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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2018

Placental hypoxia-regulating network in relation to birth weight and ponderal index: the ENVIRONAGE Birth Cohort Study.

Karen Vrijens, Maria Tsamou, Narjes Madhloum, Wilfried Gyselaers, Tim S Nawrot

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Karen VrijensCenter for Environmental Sciences, Molecular & Environmental Epidemiology, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Karen.vrijens@uhasselt.be.ORCID 0000-0002-0292-4544
Maria TsamouCenter for Environmental Sciences, Molecular & Environmental Epidemiology, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Narjes MadhloumCenter for Environmental Sciences, Molecular & Environmental Epidemiology, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Wilfried GyselaersDepartment of Obstetrics, East-Limburg Hospital, 3600, Genk, Belgium.
Tim S NawrotCenter for Environmental Sciences, Molecular & Environmental Epidemiology, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Hasselt University · BEZiekenhuis Oost-Limburg · BE

Funding

Flemish Research Council 12D7714NFlemish Research Council G073315NH2020 European Research Council ERC-2012-StG 310898
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHIF1α, miR-210 and its downstream targets ISCU, COX-10, RAD52 and PTEN are all part of the placental hypoxia-responsive network. Tight regulation of this network is required to prevent development of maternal-fetal complications such as fetal growth restriction. HIF1α expression is increased in preeclamptic placentae, but little is known about its association with birth weight in normal pregnancies.

methodsWe measured placental levels of HIF1α, miR-20a, miR-210, ISCU, COX-10, RAD52 and PTEN in 206 mother-newborn pairs of the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort.

resultsPlacental HIF1α gene expression was inversely associated with the ponderal index (PI): for a doubling in placental HIF1α expression, PI decreased by 6.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.3 to 12.0%, p = 0.01). Placental RAD52 expression also displayed an inverse association with PI, a doubling in gene expression was associated with a 6.2% (CI 0.2 to 12.1% p = 0.04) decrease in PI. As for birth weight, we observed a significant association with placental miR-20a expression only in boys, where a doubling in miR-20a expression is associated with a 54.2 g (CI 0.6 to 108 g, p = 0.05) increase in birth weight.

conclusionsThe decrease in fetal growth associated with expression of hypoxia-network members HIF1a, RAD52 and miR-20a indicates that this network is important in potential intrauterine insults.

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Birth WeightAdultCohort StudiesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansHypoxiaMaleMicroRNAsPlacentaPregnancyRNA, MessengerMicroRNAsRNA, MessengerBirth weightGene expressionHIF1αHypoxiaPlacenta

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