Circulating Levels of Pregnancy-Associated, Placenta-Specific microRNAs in Pregnant Women With Placental Abruption

The aim of this study was to clarify the association between circulating pregnancy-associated, placenta-specific microRNAs (miRNAs) in maternal plasma and placental abruption. All samples were obtained after receiving written informed consent, and the study protocol was approved by the institutional...

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Published in:Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) Calif.), 2017-01, Vol.24 (1), p.148-155
Main Authors: Miura, Kiyonori, Higashijima, Ai, Murakami, Yuko, Fuchi, Naoki, Tsukamoto, Ozora, Abe, Shuhei, Hasegawa, Yuri, Miura, Shoko, Masuzaki, Hideaki
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Language:English
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Embryology
Medicine & Public Health
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
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Reproductive Medicine
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Summary:The aim of this study was to clarify the association between circulating pregnancy-associated, placenta-specific microRNAs (miRNAs) in maternal plasma and placental abruption. All samples were obtained after receiving written informed consent, and the study protocol was approved by the institutional review board. Maternal blood samples (7 mL) were obtained at 25 to 40 weeks of gestation from 15 cases of placental abruption (placental abruption group) and from 24 cases of uncomplicated pregnancies (uncomplicated pregnancy group). The plasma concentrations of pregnancy-associated, placenta-specific miRNAs (miR-515-3p, -517a, -517c, and -518b) were measured by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. There were no significant differences in clinical characteristics between the 2 groups. The median concentration of plasma cell-free miR-517c in the placental abruption group was 21 672.2 copies/mL, whereas that in the uncomplicated pregnancy group was 13 452.0 copies/mL (Mann-Whitney U test, P = .047). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that plasma cell-free miR-517c levels discriminated placental abruption from uncomplicated pregnancy with an area under the curve of 0.692. When a cutoff negative/positive value of 15 669.6 copies/mL was selected, the sensitivity and specificity were 73.3% and 62.5%, respectively. In addition, the positive and negative predictive values were 55.0% and 78.9%, respectively. Plasma cell-free miR-517a and miR-517c levels in the large abruption (degree of abruption ≥50% of placenta) group were significantly higher than in the small abruption (
ISSN:1933-7191
1933-7205
DOI:10.1177/1933719116653837