Placental PHLDA2 expression is increased in cases of fetal growth restriction following reduced fetal movements

Janssen, Anna Bugge, Tunster, Simon James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2242-9452, Heazell, Alexander E. P. and John, Rosalind Margaret ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3827-7617 2016. Placental PHLDA2 expression is increased in cases of fetal growth restriction following reduced fetal movements. BMC Medical Genetics 17 (1) , 17. 10.1186/s12881-016-0279-1

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Abstract

Background Maternal perception of reduced fetal movements (RFM) is associated with increased risk of fetal growth restriction (FGR) and stillbirth, mediated by placental insufficiency. The maternally expressed imprinted gene PHLDA2 controls fetal growth, placental development and placental lactogen production in a mouse model. A number of studies have also demonstrated abnormally elevated placental PHLDA2 expression in human growth restricted pregnancies. This study examined whether PHLDA2 was aberrantly expressed in placentas of RFM pregnancies resulting in delivery of an FGR infant and explored a possible relationship between PHLDA2 expression and placental lactogen release from the human placenta. Methods Villous trophoblast samples were obtained from a cohort of women reporting RFM (N = 109) and PHLDA2 gene expression analysed. hPL levels were assayed in the maternal serum (N = 74). Results Placental PHLDA2 expression was significantly 2.3 fold higher in RFM pregnancies resulting in delivery of an infant with FGR (p < 0.01), with highest levels of PHLDA2 expression in the most severe cases. Placental PHLDA2 expression was associated with maternal serum hPL levels (r = −0.30, p = 0.008, n = 74) although this failed to reach statistical significance in multiple linear regression analysis controlling for birth weight (p = 0.07). Conclusions These results further highlight a role for placental PHLDA2 in poor perinatal outcomes, specifically FGR associated with RFM. Furthermore, this study suggests a potential relationship between placental PHLDA2 expression and hPL production by the placenta, an association that requires further investigation in a larger cohort.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences
Publisher:	BioMed Central
ISSN:	1471-2350
Funders:	BBSRC, MRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Date of Acceptance:	25 February 2016
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 01:24
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/87600

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