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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2023

Maternal Interleukin-17 and disease activity influence pregnancy outcomes in women with psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.

Ehab F Girbash, Shaimaa M Abdelwahab, Rehab M Atef, Hala E Sherif, Hussein M Abdeldayem, Doaa S Atta, Ahmed M Radwan

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2023. 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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Ehab F GirbashObstetrics and Gynecology department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Egypt. ehab_fg@hotmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6637-6719
Shaimaa M AbdelwahabObstetrics and Gynecology department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Egypt.
Rehab M AtefClinical and Chemical Pathology department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Egypt.
Hala E SherifObstetrics and Gynecology department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Egypt.
Hussein M AbdeldayemObstetrics and Gynecology department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Egypt.
Doaa S AttaRheumatology and Rehabilitation department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Egypt.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4259-7162
Ahmed M RadwanObstetrics and Gynecology department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig City, Egypt.
Zagazig University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe aimed in this study to evaluate the impact of maternal interleukin -17A and the activity of the illness on pregnancy outcomes in Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients.

methodsThis prospective cohort research was carried out on 48 Psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis pregnant women attending the inpatient and outpatient clinics of the Rheumatology & Rehabilitation and Obstetrics & Gynecology Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University Hospitals in Egypt and 30 apparently healthy age- and sex-matched pregnant women between January 1,2018, and December 31, 2019.

resultsThe study group patients had a higher risk of preterm labour (32-36 weeks gestation) (aRR 1.80, 95% CI 0.79-4.17), oligohydramnios (aRR 3.15, 95% CI 1.26-8.42), Caesarean delivery (aRR 1.57, 95% CI 1.41-2.68), and delivering infants small for gestational age (aRR 7.04, 95% CI 2.36-12.42). There was significant difference between the control group and the study groups regarding the level of IL-17A.

conclusionMany females with PsA and AS have uninhibited pregnancy with regard to adverse events, but in comparison with normal pregnancies particularly with high IL-17A during the third trimester we noticed a growing risk of preterm labour, oligohydramnios and cesarean section. Further studies are needed to evaluate high maternal IL-17A levels and fetal outcomes.

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Arthritis, PsoriaticObstetric Labor, PrematureOligohydramniosSpondylitis, AnkylosingCesarean SectionFemaleHumansInterleukin-17PregnancyPregnancy OutcomeProspective StudiesInterleukin-17Ankylosing spondylitisMaternal interleukin-17Pregnancy outcomesPsoriatic arthritis

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PMID36650451
PMCPMC9847183
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