Project description:Placental Tissue Samples from 36 women (17 normotensive women, denoted with a P, and 19 preeclamptic women, denoted with a Q) were analyzed for differenital methylation Preeclamptic womene were compared direclty to normotensive women controlling for gestational age, race, maternal age, and baby sex 36 samples were analyzed: 17 normotensive, 19 preeclamptic
Project description:Placental Tissue Samples from 36 women (17 normotensive women, denoted with a P, and 19 preeclamptic women, denoted with a Q) were analyzed for differenital methylation Preeclamptic womene were compared direclty to normotensive women controlling for gestational age, race, maternal age, and baby sex
Project description:Placental Tissue Samples from 36 women (17 normotensive women, denoted with a P, and 19 preeclamptic women, denoted with a Q) were analyzed for differenital methylation Preeclamptic womene were compared direclty to normotensive women controlling for gestational age, race, maternal age, and baby sex
Project description:Placental Tissue Samples from 36 women (17 normotensive women, denoted with a P, and 19 preeclamptic women, denoted with a Q) were analyzed for differenital methylation Preeclamptic womene were compared direclty to normotensive women controlling for gestational age, race, maternal age, and baby sex 36 samples were analyzed, 18 in each group
Project description:Small RNA sequencing on trophoblast debris samples was employed to profile the small RNA contents in either normotensive or preeclamptic trophoblast debris. We have identified 1278 miRNAs and 2646 non-miRNA small RNA fragments across all trophoblast debris samples. Differential expression analysis was executed by iSRAP small RNA sequencing analysis pipeline and we identified 16 miRNAs, 5 tRNA fragments from 3 different tRNAs, 13 snRNA fragments and 85 rRNA fragments differentially contained between preeclamptic and normotensive trophoblast debris
2017-11-22 | GSE85926 | GEO
Project description:Maternal plasma cell-free RNA sequencing for prematurity initiative
Project description:Liquid biopsies that measure circulating cell-free RNA (cfRNA) offer an unprecedented opportunity to noninvasively study the development of pregnancy-related complications and to bridge gaps in clinical care. Here, we sequenced cfRNA from 404 blood plasma samples (199 pregnant mothers) to identify and validate cfRNA transcriptomic changes that are associated with preeclampsia (PE), a multi-organ syndrome which is the second largest cause of maternal death globally. For each individual, samples were collected at one or more timepoints across gestation. For some, samples were also collected at least once post-partum.
Project description:The discovery of fetal mRNA transcripts in maternal circulation holds great promise for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis. To identify potential fetal biomarkers, we studied whole blood and plasma transcripts common to term pregnant women and their newborns but reduced or absent in the postpartum mothers. In whole blood, 157 potentially-fetal transcripts were identified. RT-PCR confirmed the presence of specific transcripts, SNP analysis confirmed the presence of fetal transcripts in maternal circulation. Comparison of whole blood and plasma samples from the same women suggested that placental genes are more easily detected in plasma. We conclude that fetal and placental mRNA circulates in the blood of pregnant women. [I] We profiled whole antepartum (A), postpartum (P), and umbilical cord (U) blood samples from each of 9 mothers and their 10 newborns (1 set of twins, denoted as a and b after the sample names). [II] We also profiled plasma samples (A, P, and U) from three of those mothers to allow for a direct comparison between blood and plasma.
Project description:STOX1A overexpression in mice placenta triggers a preeclamptic phenotype in the mothers, with hypertension, proteinuria and kidney alterations (Doridot et al, Hypertension, 2013), this being connected with NO depletion and increase of nutrosative stress (Doridot et al, Antiox Redox Signal, 2014). Tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) is a cofactor essential for NO production. We treated preeclamptic mice with this drug, and analyzed placental gene expression in four groups (Control mice, Control mice with BH4, Preeclamptic mice and preeclamptic mice with BH4).
Project description:Although analysis of maternal plasma cell-free content has been employed for screening of genetic abnormalities within a pregnancy, limited attention has been paid to its use for the detection of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) based on placental function. We investigated the cell-free RNA content of 102 maternal, 25 cord plasma samples and 7 non pregnant women as control. using cell-free RNA sequencing, APOs revealed seventy-one differentially expressed genes early in pregnancy. We noticed the upregulation of S100A8, MS4A3 and MMP8 that have been already associated with APOs but also the upregulation of BCL2L15 and the downregulation of ALPL that have never been associated with APOs. We constructed a classifier with a positive predictive ability (AUC) of 0.91 for APOs, 0.86 for preeclampsia alone and 0.64 for GDM. We conclude that placenta-specific cell-free nucleic acids during early gestation provide the possibility of predicting APOs prior to the emergence of characteristic clinical features.
