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Trial reportPloS one2013

Association between low levels of Mannan-binding lectin and markers of autoimmune thyroid disease in pregnancy.

Eliska Potlukova, Tomas Freiberger, Zdenka Limanova, Jan Jiskra, Zdenek Telicka, Jana Bartakova, Drahomira Springer, Hana Vitkova, Marten Trendelenburg

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Trial report in PloS one, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eliska PotlukovaThird Department of Medicine, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic.
Tomas Freiberger
Zdenka Limanova
Jan Jiskra
Zdenek Telicka
Jana Bartakova
Drahomira Springer
Hana Vitkova
Marten Trendelenburg
Charles University · CZMasaryk University · CZUniversity Hospital of Basel · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functional deficiency of mannan-binding lectin (MBL) has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcome. Adverse events during pregnancy have also been described in women with autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD), and thyroid hormones have been shown to influence serum levels of MBL. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse the impact of MBL-deficiency on the outcome of pregnancy in relation to the presence of AITD. Almost one year after delivery, we assessed serum MBL levels and MBL2-genotypes in 212 women positively screened for AITD in pregnancy. In 103 of these women, we could also measure MBL levels in frozen serum samples from the 9-12(th) gestational week, obtaining 96 pairs of MBL values (pregnancy vs. follow-up). As controls, 80 sera of pregnant women screened negatively for AITD were used. MBL2-genotyping was performed using multiplex PCR. Women with thyroid dysfunction and/or thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) had lower MBL levels during pregnancy than controls, (3275 vs. 5000 ng/ml, p<0.05). The lowest levels were found in women with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in the absence of TPOAb (2207 ng/ml; p<0.01 as compared to controls). MBL2 genotype distribution did not differ between subgroups. At a median follow-up period of 17 months (range: 3-78 months) after delivery, median MBL level had decreased further to 1923 ng/ml (p<0.0001) without significant changes in TSH. In an explorative survey, functional MBL-deficiency was neither linked to a history of spontaneous abortion, nor other obstetric complications, severe infections throughout life/pregnancy or antibiotics use in pregnancy. In conclusion, hypothyroidism during pregnancy is associated with decreased MBL levels, and the levels decreased further after delivery.

Indexed as

Pregnancy OutcomeAdultAutoantibodiesAutoantigensBiomarkersFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIodide PeroxidaseIron-Binding ProteinsMannose-Binding LectinPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy Trimester, FirstRetrospective StudiesThyroiditis, AutoimmuneAutoantibodiesAutoantigensBiomarkersIodide PeroxidaseIron-Binding ProteinsMannose-Binding LectinMBL2 protein, humanThyrotropinTPO protein, human

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PMID24339961
PMCPMC3858249
OpenAlexW2013671263

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