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ArticleArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2023

Spontaneous abortion is associated with differentially expressed angiogenic chemokines in placenta and decidua.

Michail Spathakis, Eirini Filidou, Chrysoula Pappa, Bourazan Chalil Arzou, Anastasios Georgiadis, Emmanuel N Kontomanolis, Nikos Nikolettos, George Kolios, George Galazios, Konstantinos Arvanitidis

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Article in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Michail SpathakisLaboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5758-4201
Eirini FilidouLaboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7146-4684
Chrysoula PappaLaboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2776-8197
Bourazan Chalil ArzouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Anastasios GeorgiadisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5079-3588
Emmanuel N KontomanolisDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Nikos NikolettosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5805-4819
George KoliosLaboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2066-4782
George GalaziosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece. ggalaz@med.duth.gr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4708-0226
Konstantinos ArvanitidisLaboratory of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0639-2474
Democritus University of Thrace · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMiscarriage is one of the most common complications of pregnancy. Although chromosomal abnormalities of the embryo is a well-known cause of miscarriage, a lot of cases remain unexplained, with immunologic and vascular growth alterations being considered as probable causes. Chemokines are produced by a variety of cells and exhibit several functions including both pro and anti-angiogenic properties. In this study, we investigated the role of the angiogenic and angiostatic chemokines in placenta and decidua tissues from spontaneous and induced abortions.

methodsTotal RNA was extracted from the placenta and decidua tissues, which was then purified and converted into cDNA. Real-time PCR was then performed for the expression of the angiogenic CCL2, CCL5, CCL20, CXCL1, CXCL2, CXCL3, CXCL5, CXCL6, CXCL7, CXCL8 and CXCL4, and the angiostatic CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11, CXCL12 and CXCL14 and results were then statistically analyzed.

resultsRegarding the placenta, CXCL7 (2.29-fold, 2.16-2.38, p < 0.05), CXCL4 (1.01-fold, 0.74-4.447, p < 0.05), CXCL9 (0.87-fold, 0.43-1.34, p < 0.05) and CXCL11 (0.31-fold, 0.22-0.45, p < 0.05) were altered in spontaneous abortions. CCL2, CCL5, CXCL2-3, CXCL8, CXCL10, CXCL12 and CXCL14 were not statistically significant altered. Regarding the decidua, CXCL7 (7.13-fold, 6.32-7.54, p < 0.01), CXCL8 (11.02-fold, 8.58-13.45, p < 0.05), CCL20 (1.21-fold, 0.29-1.89, p < 0.05) and CXCL9 (5.49-fold, 3.67-6.39, p < 0.05) were overexpressed in spontaneous abortions. CXCL2-4, CCL2, CCL5, CXCL10-12 and CXCL14 did not show any differences. The expression of the chemokines CXCL1, CXCL5-6 was absent in either tissue or group.

conclusionOur results show that the overexpression of angiostatic and diminished expression of angiogenic chemokines takes place in the placenta and decidua of spontaneous abortions, suggesting that dysregulation of angiogenesis could be a contributive factor to the pathogenesis of miscarriage.

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Abortion, SpontaneousDeciduaFemaleHumansPlacentaPregnancyAngiogenesisCCLChemokinesCXCLMiscarriageSpontaneous abortion

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