Galectin-1 expression in the serum and placenta of pregnant women with fetal growth restriction and its significance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to investigate galectin-1 (Gal-1) expression in the serum and placenta of pregnant women with fetal growth restriction (FGR) and its significance.

Methods

Thirty-one pregnant women with single-birth FGR but without comorbidities, eight pregnant women with FGR and preeclampsia (PE), and eight pregnant women with FGR and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) were enrolled as the study group, while 20 pregnant women with normal singleton pregnancy in the same period were enrolled as the control group. The serum Gal-1 level was detected using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and Gal-1 expression in the placenta was detected by western blot.

Results

The results revealed that, compared with the control group, the serum Gal-1 level decre

SUBMITTER: Jin XX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789211 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature