Serum pentraxin-3 levels at 11 to 14 weeks' gestation: association with maternal and placental characteristics

Ahmet A. Baschat, Tania L. Kasdaglis, Graham W. Aberdeen, Ozhan M. Turan, Jerome L. Kopelman, Robert Atlas, Chuka Jenkins, Miriam Blitzer, Christopher R. Harman

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Abstract

Objective: Pentraxin (PTX)-3 is an inflammatory molecule that may be increased in the first trimester in pregnancies with subsequent preeclampsia. We measured first-trimester serum PTX-3 and correlated levels with maternal/placental factors related to placental development. Study Design: Prospectively enrolled women had ultrasound, physical examination, and blood draw at 11-14 weeks. PTX-3 determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was related to maternal age, parity, race, body mass index (BMI), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), smoking/caffeine, and uterine/umbilical artery Doppler pulsatility index (PI). Results: In 111 patients PTX-3 levels ranged from 0.2-13.8 ng/mL. Spearman correlation between PTX-3 and gestational age (rho = 0.096), maternal age (rho = -0.049), BMI (rho = -0.07), MAP (rho = -0.085), mean uterine artery PI (rho = 0.150), and umbilical artery PI (rho = -0.021) was nonsignificant (all P > .05). Similarly, PTX-3 distribution was unaffected by smoking/caffeine use, BMI >30, MAP >100 mm Hg, or uterine artery notching (P > .05 for all). Conclusion: First-trimester PTX-3 is unrelated to maternal characteristics and placental Doppler.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)298.e1-298.e6
JournalAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Volume201
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • fetal Doppler
  • maternal Doppler
  • pentraxin-3
  • placenta

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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