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Ribiero Hentchke, Marta, Mistry, Hiten D., Pinheiro da Costa, Bartira Ercilia and Poli-de-Figueiredo, Carlos Eduardo (2018) Negative correlation between Placental Growth Factor and Endocan-1 in women with preeclampsia. Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia . ISSN 1806-9339 (In Press)

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Abstract

Objective: To analyse Endocan-1, a biomarker of vascular endothelial related pathologies, and Placental growth factor (PlGF), an angiogenic factor and a placental dysfunction marker in patients with pre-eclampsia (PE).

Methods: Case-control study conducted at São Lucas Hospital. Endocan-1 and PlGF levels were quantified in maternal plasma using MagPlexTH-C microspheres system and analysed by ANCOVA adjusted by BMI, gestational age and maternal age. To estimate the difference between groups, mean ratio (MR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated. Pearson correlation test was used to establish any association between Endocan-1 and PlGF levels. The null hypothesis was rejected when p<0.05.

Results: The group of patients was composed by normotensive (n=67) and patients with PE (n=50). A negative correlation between Endocan-1 and PlGF was noted in the entire group (r= -0,605; p< 0.001); as well as in the PE group (r= -0,545; p< 0.001).

Conclusion: Endocan-1 levels are increased in patients with PE and inversely correlated with PlGF levels. We suggest that it is important to analyze angiogenic and pro-inflammatory molecules concomitantly in women with PE to better understand the disease pathophysiology. Both molecules are strong competitors as a PE biomarkers and future work will examine any mechanisms connecting these factors in PE.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Pregnancy-induced hypertension; Preeclampsia; Endothelial function; Biomarkers; Preeclampsia, cytokines
Schools/Departments:	University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine > Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Related URLs:	URL URL Type http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_issues&pid=0100-7203&lng=en&nrm=iso UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Eprints, Support
Date Deposited:	12 Sep 2018 12:38
Last Modified:	12 Sep 2018 12:38
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/54422

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