| Literature DB >> 6084476 |
P Bischof, M Amandruz, C Weil-Franck, J P Baeriswyl, A Weil, W L Hermann, P C Sizonenko.
Abstract
PAPP-A is a macromolecular glycoprotein associated with human pregnancy. In vitro, PAPP-A is produced by explant cultures of trophoblast and decidua. The present work was undertaken to see if the presence of decidua had any effect on the disappearance rate of PAPP-A after removal of the placenta either by surgery or by spontaneous delivery. PAPP-A was measured before and at different times after a normal delivery (n = 6), after a termination of early pregnancy (n = 11) and after surgery for ectopic pregnancy (n = 8). The half life of PAPP-A after normal delivery (52.9 +/- 25.8 h, SD) was significantly (p less than 0.03) less than after a first trimester termination (93.9 +/- 41.6 h). After surgery for ectopic pregnancy in patients with curetted decidua, PAPP-A disappeared significantly faster (p less than 0.005) then in patients with intact decidua (84.1 +/- 17.8 vs 241.2 +/- 81.5 h). These results indicate that PAPP-A continues to be produced by the decidua after removal of the trophoblast in early pregnancy.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6084476 DOI: 10.1007/bf02134005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Gynecol ISSN: 0170-9925