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- Title
Histopathological Clues of Enhanced Inflammation in the Placental Tissue of Women with Chronic Venous Disease in Lower Limbs during Pregnancy.
- Authors
Sánchez-Gil, María Asunción; Fraile-Martinez, Oscar; García-Montero, Cielo; Toledo, María Del Val; Guijarro, Luis G.; De León-Luis, Juan A.; Bravo, Coral; Díaz-Pedrero, Raúl; López-Gonzalez, Laura; Saez, Miguel A.; Álvarez-Mon, Melchor; García-Honduvilla, Natalio; Ortega, Miguel A.
- Abstract
It is estimated that approximately one in three women develop chronic venous disease (CVD) during pregnancy, a broad spectrum of morphofunctional disorders affecting the venous system in different regions of the body, including the lower limbs. A growing body of evidence supports the diverse maternofetal consequences derived from this condition, with the placenta being an organ particularly affected. Among other consequences, having CVD during pregnancy has been associated with systemic inflammation and altered cytokines and chemokine profiles in the maternal and fetal serum related to this condition. In the present work, we aimed to analyze if these inflammatory changes also occurred in the placental tissue of women with CVD, exploring by immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) gene and protein expression of critical inflammatory markers like allograft inflammatory factor 1 (AIF-1), interleukin 10 (IL-10), IL-12A, and IL-18. Our results demonstrate an enhanced tissue expression of AIF-1, IL-12A, and IL-18, accompanied by a decrease in IL-10 in the placentas of women who had undergone CVD during pregnancy. Overall, our results suggest a possible pathophysiological role of inflammation in the placental tissue of women with CVD during pregnancy, although the precise consequences of this feature remain to be deeply analyzed.
- Subjects
CHRONIC diseases; PLACENTA; PLACENTA praevia; PREGNANCY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; GENE expression; ABRUPTIO placentae
- Publication
Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2024, Vol 14, Issue 1, p87
- ISSN
2075-4426
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jpm14010087