ISSN:
1471-0528
Quelle:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Thema:
Medizin
Notizen:
Summary. Placental protein 14 (PP14) levels were measured in serum samples from non-pregnant and pregnant women. amniotic fluid, cord blood, and extracts of placenta, decidua and fetal membranes. The levels were low (15–40 μg/l) in serum of non-pregnant women. In four pregnancies following in-vitro fertilization, the serum PP14 levels started to rise 2–12 days after embryo replacement. In normal pregnancy, the highest serum PP14 concentrations (up to 2200 μg/l) were detected between 6 and 12 weeks. After 16 weeks the level decreased and plateaued at 24 weeks to around 200 μg/l. In amniotic fluid, the highest PP14 levels (232 mg/l) were found between 12 and 20 weeks, being considerably higher than those in maternal serum throughout pregnancy. In cord blood, the levels were low (15–22 μg/l) or undetectable. In early pregnancy decidua. the PP14 content was higher (41–160 mg/g total protein) than in late pregnancy decidua (60–2700 μg/g total protein). In amnion and chorion laeve, the PP14 concentration varied from 50 to 750 and 50 to 1000 μg/g protein, respectively. Early pregnancy placenta contained 0-25-15 mg/g and late pregnancy placenta 3–430 μg/g protein of PP14. These results show that the levels of PP14 in pregnancy serum have a similar profile to hCG, but in contrast to other placental proteins, the amniotic fluid PP14 levels are remarkably high. This may be explained by suggesting that decidua is a source of PP14.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.1985.tb03027.x
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