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  • Title: Auto-antibodies against the angiotensin II type I receptor in women with uteroplacental acute atherosis and preeclampsia at delivery and several years postpartum.
    Author: Rieber-Mohn AB, Sugulle M, Wallukat G, Alnæs-Katjavivi P, Leite Størvold G, Bolstad N, Redman CW, Dechend R, Staff AC.
    Journal: J Reprod Immunol; 2018 Aug; 128():23-29. PubMed ID: 29843114.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Uteroplacental acute atherosis is a pregnancy-specific lesion resembling early stages of atherosclerosis found frequently in preeclampsia. Preeclampsia is associated with an increased risk for future maternal atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The renin-angiotensin-system plays a role both in atherosclerosis and in preeclampsia. Circulating agonistic autoantibodies at the angiotensin-II type 1 receptor (AT1-AA) are increased in preeclampsia. We hypothesized an association between AT1-AA at delivery and postpartum with acute atherosis in pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Maternal serum and decidua basalis tissue was collected at elective cesarean section (n = 41; 24 preeclampsia, 17 normotensive controls). Circulating AT1-AA were detected by a bioassay using spontaneously beating rat cardiomyocytes at delivery (n = 41) and 5-8 years postpartum in a subgroup (n = 10). Decidual acute atherosis was assessed by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Significantly less normotensive controls (18%; 3/17) than women with preeclampsia (58%; 14/24) were AT1-AA positive at delivery, p<0.01. Uteroplacental acute atherosis and circulating AT1-AA at delivery were not significantly correlated. Postpartum, 2 prior preeclamptic women had circulating AT1-AA, both without acute atherosis in pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: Our results confirm that circulating AT1-AA are present significantly more often in preeclampsia than in normotensive pregnancy, however without association to acute atherosis. Whether circulating maternal AT1-AA or acute atherosis target young women at increased long-term cardiovascular risk warrants further investigations.
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