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Infant birth weight and third trimester maternal plasma markers of vascular integrity: the MIREC study
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis
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Abstract
- Background: There is paucity of information on mechanisms constituting adverse birth outcomes. We assessed here the relationship between vascular integrity and adverse birth effects. Methods and results: Third trimester maternal plasma (n = 144) from the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals Study (MIREC) was analysed for vascular, inflammatory and oxidative stress markers by HPLC-fluorescence, protein array and EIA method. Analysis of the 75th percentile birth weight subgroups revealed markers associated with birth weight (ETs, MMP-9, VEGF, and 8-isoPGF-2α) and gestational age (ET-1, MMP-2, and VEGF). Conclusions: Mechanistic insights into adverse birth outcome pathways can be achieved by integrating information on multiple biomarkers, physiology using systems biology approach.
- Subjects :
- 3. Good health
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- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........ebd73bbfc9f037e8a5d20ec30f21912c