This retrospective case-control study investigated the potential role of circulating relaxin levels and estimated placental volumes (EPV) in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorders. It compared these parameters in patients diagnosed with PAS versus healthy controls.
This study aimed to compare relaxin levels in umbilical cord and peripheral blood and estimated placental volumes (EPV) between PAS cases and controls. Additionally, subgroup analysis was conducted to evaluate relaxin levels and EPV among PAS subtypes (accreta, increta, and percreta).A retrospective case-control study was conducted at a tertiary referral center, analyzing data from January 2022 to December 2022.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
The primary source of relaxin in pregnancy is the corpus luteum, but it is also produced in other tissues, such as the decidua and placenta. Importantly, relaxin's pleiotropic effects include endothelial-dependent vasodilation, extracellular matrix remodeling, and potential contributions to placental development. These properties make relaxin a molecule of interest in the context of PAS disorders, where abnormal placental invasion may reflect disruptions in vascular and extracellular matrix regulation. Additionally, recent findings have indicated altCirculating relaxin levels were assessed before routinely storing maternal venous blood and umbilical cord arterial blood samples are anelyzed. This study aimed to compare relaxin levels in umbilical cord and peripheral blood and estimated placental volumes (EPV) between PAS cases and controls. Additionally, subgroup analysis was conducted to evaluate relaxin levels and EPV among PAS subtypes (accreta, increta, and percreta).
Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Circulating relaxin (RLN2) levels in peripheral and umbilical cord blood
The primary source of relaxin in pregnancy is the corpus luteum, but it is also produced in other tissues, such as the decidua and placenta. Importantly, relaxin's pleiotropic effects include endothelial-dependent vasodilation, extracellular matrix remodeling, and potential contributions to placental development. These properties make relaxin a molecule of interest in the context of PAS disorders, where abnormal placental invasion may reflect disruptions in vascular and extracellular matrix regulation. Additionally, recent findings have indicated altered expression of relaxin, its receptor RXFP1, and insulin-like peptide 4 (INSL4) in PAS cases, suggesting potential roles in its pathogenesis.
Time frame: 11 months
placental volume
Placental volume, assessed through imaging modalities, has been explored as a potential biomarker for abnormal placental development, including PAS. Studies have demonstrated that larger placental volumes may be associated with invasive placentation, suggesting a correlation between placental growth patterns and PAS severity.
Time frame: 11 months
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