Serum biomarker analysis in patients with recurrent spontaneous abortion.

Abstract

Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) occurs in 1‑5% of parturients. The sustained therapy and research for RSA is expensive, which is a serious issue faced by both patients and doctors. The aim of the present study was to detect protein expression profiles in the serum of RSA patients and healthy controls, and to identify potential biomarkers for this disease. A 1,000‑protein microarray consisting of a combination of Human L‑507 and L‑493 was used. The microarray data revealed that eight serum protein expression levels were significantly upregulated and 143 proteins were downregulated in RSA patients compared with the healthy controls. ELISA individually validated 5 of these 151 proteins in a larger cohort of patients and control samples, demonstrating a significant decrease in insulin‑like growth factor‑binding protein‑related protein 1 (IFGBP‑rp1)/IGFBP‑7, Dickkopf‑related protein 3 (Dkk3), receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and angiopoietin‑2 levels in patients with RSA. Sensitivity and specificity analyses were calculated by a receiver operating characteristics curve, and were revealed to be 0.881, 0.823, 0.79 and 0.814, with diagnostic cut‑off points of 95.44 ng/ml for IFGBP‑rp1, 32.84 ng/ml for Dkk3, 147.27 ng/ml for RAGE and 441.40 ng/ml for angiopoietin‑2. The present study indicated that these four proteins were downregulated in RSA samples and may be useful as biomarkers for the prediction and diagnosis of RSA. Subsequent studies in larger‑scale cohorts are required to further validate the diagnostic value of these markers.

• Authors: Ying Wu, Junqin He, Chunyu Guo, Ying Zhang, Wei Yang, Mingwei Xin, Xinyun Liang, Xiaodan Yin, Jingshang Wang, Yanfeng Liu
• Journal: Molecular medicine reports (Mol Med Rep) Vol. 16 Issue 3 Pg. 2367-2378 (Sep 2017) ISSN: 1791-3004 [Electronic] Greece
• PMID: 28677727 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• ANGPT2 protein, human
• Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
• Angiopoietin-2
• Antigens, Neoplasm
• Biomarkers
• Chemokines
• DKK3 protein, human
• Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins
• Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
• insulin-like growth factor binding protein-related protein 1
• MOK protein, human
• Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases

Topics

• Abortion, Habitual (blood)
• Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
• Adult
• Angiopoietin-2 (blood)
• Antigens, Neoplasm (blood)
• Biomarkers (blood)
• Chemokines
• Female
• Humans
• Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (blood)
• Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins (blood)
• Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (blood)
• Pregnancy
• Protein Array Analysis