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The levels of hypoxia-regulated microRNAs in plasma of pregnant women with fetal growth restriction.

Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. While mostly intracellular, a portion of cellular miRNAs is released to the circulation and their level in the plasma is altered in certain pathological conditions such as cancer, and also during pregnancy. We examined the circulating levels of a set of trophoblastic miRNAs, which we recently found to be regulated by hypoxia, in the plasma of pregnant women with fetal growth restriction (FGR). Pregnancy was associated with increased plasma levels of several placenta-specific miRNAs, compared to non-pregnant controls. Among pregnant women, the overall levels of miRNA species that we analyzed were increased by 1.84-fold (p < or = 0.01) in plasma of women with pregnancies complicated by FGR, but decreased in FGR placentas by 24% (p < or = 0.01) compared to values from uncomplicated pregnancies. Together, our results show that plasma concentration of miRNAs is regulated in pregnancy, and that FGR is associated with increased circulating miRNA levels, highlighting the need to explore plasma miRNAs as potential biomarkers for placental diseases.
AuthorsJ-F Mouillet, T Chu, C A Hubel, D M Nelson, W T Parks, Y Sadovsky
JournalPlacenta (Placenta) Vol. 31 Issue 9 Pg. 781-4 (Sep 2010) ISSN: 1532-3102 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID20667590 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • MicroRNAs
Topics
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fetal Growth Retardation (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia (metabolism)
  • MicroRNAs (metabolism)
  • Placenta (metabolism)
  • Pregnancy

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