Tim Van Mieghem1, Anne Doherty2, Dora Baczyk3, Sascha Drewlo4, David Baud5, Jose Carvalho2, John Kingdom6. 1. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium t.vanmieghem@gmail.com. 2. Division of Obstetric Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesia, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. 3. Centre for Research in Women's and Infant's health, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. 4. Centre for Research in Women's and Infant's health, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Centre for Trophoblast Research, Medical School Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. 5. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Feto-Maternal Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. 6. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Centre for Research in Women's and Infant's health, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Apelin is a potent inotropic agent and causes endothelium-mediated vasodilation. Its cardiovascular profile suggests a role in the regulation of gestational hemodynamics. METHODS: We longitudinally assessed maternal serum apelin levels and hemodynamics (cardiac output and total peripheral resistance) between 20 and 34 weeks gestation in 18 women at high risk of placental dysfunction. Placental apelin staining was assessed by immunohistochemistry in placentas from uncomplicated pregnancies (n = 6), preterm deliveries (n = 6), preeclampsia (PET, n = 8), and isolated intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR, n = 8). Placental apelin gene expression was assessed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: In the high-risk cohort, 4 fetuses developed isolated IUGR and 6 women developed PET. We obtained a median of 5 (range 2-9) hemodynamic and apelin measurements per woman. Apelin levels throughout gestation were best fitted by a quadratic curve. Apelin levels between 20 and 26 weeks gestation correlated with total peripheral resistance (r = .57, P = .01) and showed a trend toward an inverse correlation with stroke volume (r = -.42, P = .08). Apelin serum levels were 30% lower in pregnancies complicated by IUGR than in uncomplicated pregnancies or in women with preeclampsia (P = .009). Placental apelin gene expression was similar in IUGR, PET, preterm, and term normal placentas. Apelin staining was seen both in syncytiotrophoblast and stroma of the placental villi. In IUGR placentas, apelin staining was strongly decreased in both compartments compared to normals. Preeclamptic placentas showed an intermediate staining. CONCLUSIONS: Apelin levels mirror the cardiovascular changes seen in pregnancy. Serum and placental apelin levels are decreased in IUGR.
INTRODUCTION:Apelin is a potent inotropic agent and causes endothelium-mediated vasodilation. Its cardiovascular profile suggests a role in the regulation of gestational hemodynamics. METHODS: We longitudinally assessed maternal serum apelin levels and hemodynamics (cardiac output and total peripheral resistance) between 20 and 34 weeks gestation in 18 women at high risk of placental dysfunction. Placental apelin staining was assessed by immunohistochemistry in placentas from uncomplicated pregnancies (n = 6), preterm deliveries (n = 6), preeclampsia (PET, n = 8), and isolated intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR, n = 8). Placental apelin gene expression was assessed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: In the high-risk cohort, 4 fetuses developed isolated IUGR and 6 women developed PET. We obtained a median of 5 (range 2-9) hemodynamic and apelin measurements per woman. Apelin levels throughout gestation were best fitted by a quadratic curve. Apelin levels between 20 and 26 weeks gestation correlated with total peripheral resistance (r = .57, P = .01) and showed a trend toward an inverse correlation with stroke volume (r = -.42, P = .08). Apelin serum levels were 30% lower in pregnancies complicated by IUGR than in uncomplicated pregnancies or in women with preeclampsia (P = .009). Placental apelin gene expression was similar in IUGR, PET, preterm, and term normal placentas. Apelin staining was seen both in syncytiotrophoblast and stroma of the placental villi. In IUGR placentas, apelin staining was strongly decreased in both compartments compared to normals. Preeclamptic placentas showed an intermediate staining. CONCLUSIONS:Apelin levels mirror the cardiovascular changes seen in pregnancy. Serum and placental apelin levels are decreased in IUGR.
Authors: Senjuti Dasgupta; Priyanka Maity; Uma Banerjee; Partha Mukhopadhyay; Saswata Saha; Biplab Das Journal: Indian J Med Res Date: 2021-06 Impact factor: 5.274