Andrew D Franklin1, Juanita Saqibuddin2, Kelli Stephens2, Robert Birkett2, Lily Marsden3, Linda M Ernst4, Karen K Mestan2. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, 225 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. Electronic address: andrew.franklin@northwestern.edu. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, 225 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. 3. Utah State Office of the Medical Examiner, 4451 2700 W, Taylorsville, UT, 84129, USA. 4. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, NorthShore University HealthSystem, 2560 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intrauterine growth restriction is often accompanied by placental vascular disease, of which histologic maternal vascular malperfusion is prominent. Maternal vascular malperfusion is characterized by accelerated villous maturation consistent with placental aging. Alpha klotho is an anti-aging protein produced by the placenta. We hypothesize that cord blood alpha klotho varies with maternal vascular malperfusion and small for gestational age infants through dysregulated angiogenesis. METHODS: Nested case-control study of 54 preterm infants (N = 22 small for gestational age infants, 32 appropriate for gestational age infants, mean gestational age = 33.7 ± 2.7 weeks) and validation sample (N = 39) from a longitudinal birth cohort at Prentice Women's Hospital, Chicago, IL. Cord blood alpha klotho was measured via enzyme-linked immunoassay; concentrations were linked to multiplex data of cord blood angiogenic growth factors. RESULTS: Median cord blood alpha klotho was decreased in small for gestational age infants (1200 [859, 2083] pg/mL) versus controls (3193 [1703, 3963] pg/mL; p < 0.01) and with severe maternal vascular malperfusion (1170 [760, 2645] pg/mL; P < 0.01), consistent with validation sample. Alpha klotho was decreased with maternal vascular malperfusion sublesions signifying accelerated villous maturation, including increased syncytial knots (1230 [805, 3606] pg/mL; p < 0.05) and distal villous hypoplasia (1170 [770, 3390] pg/mL; p < 0.05). Among 15 angiogenic markers, alpha klotho correlated directly with angiopoietin-2 (beta-coefficient = 2.6, p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Cord blood alpha klotho is decreased with small for gestational infants and maternal vascular malperfusion sublesions of accelerated placental villous maturation, and correlated with angiopoietin-2. Alpha klotho may play a role in vascular-mediated accelerated placental aging leading to intrauterine growth restriction.
BACKGROUND: Intrauterine growth restriction is often accompanied by placental vascular disease, of which histologic maternal vascular malperfusion is prominent. Maternal vascular malperfusion is characterized by accelerated villous maturation consistent with placental aging. Alpha klotho is an anti-aging protein produced by the placenta. We hypothesize that cord blood alpha klotho varies with maternal vascular malperfusion and small for gestational age infants through dysregulated angiogenesis. METHODS: Nested case-control study of 54 preterm infants (N = 22 small for gestational age infants, 32 appropriate for gestational age infants, mean gestational age = 33.7 ± 2.7 weeks) and validation sample (N = 39) from a longitudinal birth cohort at Prentice Women's Hospital, Chicago, IL. Cord blood alpha klotho was measured via enzyme-linked immunoassay; concentrations were linked to multiplex data of cord blood angiogenic growth factors. RESULTS: Median cord blood alpha klotho was decreased in small for gestational age infants (1200 [859, 2083] pg/mL) versus controls (3193 [1703, 3963] pg/mL; p < 0.01) and with severe maternal vascular malperfusion (1170 [760, 2645] pg/mL; P < 0.01), consistent with validation sample. Alpha klotho was decreased with maternal vascular malperfusion sublesions signifying accelerated villous maturation, including increased syncytial knots (1230 [805, 3606] pg/mL; p < 0.05) and distal villous hypoplasia (1170 [770, 3390] pg/mL; p < 0.05). Among 15 angiogenic markers, alpha klotho correlated directly with angiopoietin-2 (beta-coefficient = 2.6, p = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Cord blood alpha klotho is decreased with small for gestational infants and maternal vascular malperfusion sublesions of accelerated placental villous maturation, and correlated with angiopoietin-2. Alpha klotho may play a role in vascular-mediated accelerated placental aging leading to intrauterine growth restriction.
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