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Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2007;50(3):439-448.
Published online March 1, 2007.
Analysis of HLA-G expression in preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction.
Min Jung Suh, Jeong Min Moon, Soo Young Hur, Sa Jin Kim
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea. ksajin@catholic.ac.kr
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether soluble HLA-G protein levels in plasma and/or HLA-G protein in placental tissues differ between women with gestational complications (preeclampsia and/or intrauterine growth restriction, IUGR) and women with normal pregnancies. METHODS: A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to investigate the HLA-G expression level in 11 cases of preeclampsia, 8 cases of preeclampsia with IUGR, 18 cases of IUGR, and 10 normal control subjects. RESULTS: Plasma HLA-G levels were decreased significantly in the preeclampsia group (median, 0.072 microgram/mL), the preeclampsia with IUGR group (median, 0.086 microgram/mL), and the IUGR group (median, 0.081 microgram/mL), in comparison with normal pregnant women (median, 0.360 microgram/mL) (P=0.002, P=0.049, and P=0.003, respectively). Also, Placental HLA-G levels were decreased significantly in the preeclampsia group (median, 0.016 microgram/mg), the preeclampsia with IUGR group (median, 0.015 microgram/mg), and the IUGR group (median, 0.021 microgram/mg), in comparison with normal pregnant women (median, 0.091 microgram/mg) (P<0.001, P=0.002, and P=0.001, respectively). There was a significant correlation between plasma and placental HLA-G levels (r=0.807, P<0.001). CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that the attenuated expression of placental HLA-G and reduced release of this protein into the maternal circulation in gestational complications, such as preeclampsia and IUGR may alter the maternal-fetal immune relationship, and thus could be at play in the pathophysiology of these diseases. This suggests that assessment of levels of HLA-G proteins may be useful in predicting development of preeclampsia and IUGR.
Key Words: HLA-G, Preeclampsia, Intrauterine growth restriction


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