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ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2018

Early missed abortion is associated with villous angiogenesis via the HIF-1α/VEGF signaling pathway.

Zhifu Zhi, Wenmei Yang, Liling Liu, XiaoLi Jiang, Lihong Pang

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Article in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Zhifu ZhiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5846-5415
Wenmei YangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Liling LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
XiaoLi JiangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Lihong PangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, 6 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, China. 2814785347@qq.com.
Guangxi Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyze the effects of the hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling pathway on villous angiogenesis in early missed abortion.

methodsImmunohistochemical assays were performed to detect the expression of micro-vessel density (MVD), HIF-1α, and VEGF in villous tissue samples from 30 missed abortions and 30 elective abortions in early pregnancy. We further analyzed the correlation between HIF-1α/VEGF and MVD. HTR8/SVneo cells were cultured under hypoxic (1%) or normoxic (20%) conditions, tube formation was investigated, and protein and mRNA level of HIF-1α/VEGF were determined using western blot and qRT-PCR. Finally, HIF-1α was knocked down with siRNA introduced into HTR8/SVneo cell line under hypoxia, and HIF-1α/VEGF expression and HTR8/SVneo tube formation were investigated.

resultsThe expression of HIF-1α, VEGF, and MVD was lower in the missed abortion than in the elective abortion group. Correlational analysis showed that the expression of HIF-1α and VEGF was positively correlated with MVD in both groups. The levels of HIF-1α/VEGF mRNA and protein in HTR8/SVneo cells were significantly enhanced under hypoxia. HIF-1α knockdown with siRNA inhibited HIF-1α/VEGF mRNA and protein levels of HTR8/SVneo cells induced by hypoxia. Tube formation of HTR8/SVneo cells was significantly enhanced in hypoxic culture and was inhibited by HIF-1α knockdown with siRNA.

conclusionsOur results reveal a novel role for HIF-1α/VEGF in regulating villous angiogenesis in early pregnancy and suggest that it may be a novel biomarker for missed abortion.

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Abortion, InducedAbortion, MissedFemaleHumansHypoxiaHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitNeovascularization, PathologicPregnancyRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitRNA, MessengerVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesisHIF-1αMissed abortionVEGF

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