Spencer, R. orcid.org/0000-0002-3019-0322 and Farrelly, R. Maternal plasma extracellular vesicle size and concentration in pregnancies affected by early-onset fetal growth restriction. In: BMFMS Annual Conference 2022, 17 Nov 2022 - 18 Nov 2023, Birmingham, UK. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Background: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles thought to be involved in cell-to- cell communication. Despite their popularity in other fields, there remains a notable literature gap in their role in pregnancy. This study aimed to characterise maternal circulating EVs at the time of delivery in cases of early-onset fetal growth restriction (FGR).
Method: Pre-delivery maternal plasma samples were collected from 18 pregnancies diagnosed with early-onset FGR (estimated fetal weight <3rd centile at 20 + 0–26 + 6 weeks). EVs were isolated using IZON size-exclusion columns and analysed for size and concentration by nanoparticle tracking analysis.
Results: Gestation at delivery ranged from 25 + 0 to 38 + 6 weeks with seven male and 11 female infants. EV size and concentration did not differ by fetal sex or between pregnancies with or without hypertensive disease, raised umbilical artery pulsatility index or placental classification of maternal vascular malperfusion. EV size and concentration showed no association with birthweight z score (BWz) overall, but in the eight pregnancies unaffected by hypertensive disease there was a significant positive association between modal EV size and BWz (p = 0.072). This association remained significant after adjustment for gestational age.
Conclusion: Our results suggest several important preg-nancy characteristics are not associated with differences in maternal EV size or concentration. In non-hypertensive pregnancies modal diameter increased with increasing birthweight z score. This association requires confirmation in a larger cohort, including appropriate-for-gestational- age pregnancies. Future work will explore the association be-tween EV cargo and the placental transcriptome
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is a conference poster originally presented at the BMFMS Annual Conference 2022, 17-18 Nov 2022, Birmingham, UK. |
Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Medical Research (LIMR) > Division of Pathology and Data Analytics |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2023 13:08 |
Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2023 17:44 |
Status: | Unpublished |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:206014 |
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