Increased Levels of Cell-Free miR-517a and Decreased Levels of Cell-Free miR-518b in Maternal Plasma Samples From Placenta Previa Pregnancies at 32 Weeks of Gestation.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this study was to clarify the association between placenta previa and circulating levels of cell-free pregnancy-associated placenta-specific microRNAs (miRNAs) in maternal plasma.

METHOD:

Twenty singleton pregnancies with placenta previa (placenta previa group) and 26 uncomplicated pregnancies (control group) were recruited. Blood sampling was performed at 32 weeks of gestation, and cesarean delivery in all cases of placenta previa was performed at a mean gestational age of 37 weeks. The maternal plasma concentrations of cell-free pregnancy-associated placenta-specific miRNAs (miR-517a and miR-518b) were measured by absolute quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.

RESULTS:

Plasma concentrations of cell-free miR-517a were significantly higher in the placenta previa group than that in the control group (P = .011), while the plasma concentration of cell-free miR-518b was significantly lower in the placenta previa group than that in the control group (P = .004). Plasma concentrations of cell-free miR-517a in placenta previa were significantly higher in placenta previa with alert bleeding later group than those in placenta previa without alert bleeding group or control group (P = .030 or .047, respectively) and correlated with the volume of hemorrhage at delivery (R and P value: .512 and .025).

CONCLUSION:

Plasma concentrations of cell-free miR-517a and miR-518b at 32 weeks of gestation were altered in pregnant women with placenta previa, and the circulating level of cell-free miR-517a in placenta previa may be a predictive marker for the risks of alert bleeding later and massive hemorrhage at delivery.

• Authors: Yuri Hasegawa, Kiyonori Miura, Ai Higashijima, Shuhei Abe, Shoko Miura, Koh-ichiro Yoshiura, Hideaki Masuzaki
• Journal: Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) (Reprod Sci) Vol. 22 Issue 12 Pg. 1569-76 (Dec 2015) ISSN: 1933-7205 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 26040940 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © The Author(s) 2015.

Chemical References

• Biomarkers
• MIRN517 microRNA, human
• MIRN518 microRNA, human
• MicroRNAs

Topics

• Adult
• Biomarkers (blood)
• Case-Control Studies
• Cesarean Section (adverse effects)
• Down-Regulation
• Female
• Gestational Age
• Humans
• MicroRNAs (blood, genetics)
• Pilot Projects
• Placenta Previa (blood, diagnosis, genetics, surgery)
• Postpartum Hemorrhage (etiology)
• Pregnancy
• Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Up-Regulation