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ArticleCells2024

Association between Plasma HLA-DR+ Placental Vesicles and Preeclampsia: A Pilot Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Marianna Onori, Rita Franco, Donatella Lucchetti, Silvio Tartaglia, Silvia Buongiorno, Giuliana Beneduce, Fabio Sannino, Silvia Baroni, Andrea Urbani, Antonio Lanzone and 3 more

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Article in Cells, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Crosstalk of extracellular vesicles in maternal-fetal interaction.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  4. Systemic and Local Immunological Markers in Preeclampsia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marianna OnoriFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go F.Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Rita FrancoFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go F.Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Donatella LucchettiFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go F.Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Silvio TartagliaFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, L.go A.Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Silvia BuongiornoFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, L.go A.Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Giuliana BeneduceFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go F.Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Fabio SanninoFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go F.Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Silvia BaroniFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go F.Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-8528-7533
Andrea UrbaniFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go F.Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Antonio LanzoneFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go F.Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Giovanni ScambiaFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, L.go F.Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Nicoletta Di SimoneDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20072 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1273-3335
Chiara TersigniFondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, L.go A.Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1590-3942
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITHumanitas University · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Preeclampsia (PE) usually presents with hypertension and proteinuria, related to poor placentation. Reduced maternal-fetal immunological tolerance is a possible trigger of inadequate placentation. Aberrant antigen expression of HLA-DR has been observed in the syncytiotrophoblast of PE patients. In this study, we analyzed plasma levels of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-DR+ syncytiotrophoblast-derived extracellular vesicles (STEVs) during the three trimesters of pregnancy in relation to PE onset. (2) Methods: Pregnant women underwent venous blood sampling during the three trimesters. STEVs were collected from plasma via ultracentrifugation (120,000 g) and characterized by Western blot, nanotracking analysis and flow cytometry for the expression of Placental Alkaline Phosphatase (PLAP), a placental-derived marker, and HLA-DR. (3) Results: Out of 107 women recruited, 10 developed PE. STEVs were detected in all three trimesters of pregnancy with a zenith in the second trimester. A significant difference was found between the non-PE and PE groups in terms of plasma levels of HLA-DR+ STEVs during all three trimesters of pregnancy. (4) Conclusions: More research is needed to investigate HLA-DR+ as a potential early marker of PE.

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PlacentaPre-EclampsiaFemaleHLA-DR AntigensHumansLongitudinal StudiesPlacentationPregnancyHLA-DR AntigensbiomarkerHLA-DRpreeclampsiasyncytiotrophoblast-derived extracellular vesicles

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PMID38275821
PMCPMC10814451
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