Journal article
Variable effect of maternal oral glucose load on circulating cell-free placental mRNAs
TM MacDonald, TJ Kaitu’u-Lino, SP Walker, KM Dane, EB Lockie, S Tong, CL Whitehead, L Hui
Journal of Maternal Fetal and Neonatal Medicine | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background: It is not known whether fasting affects levels of circulating placenta-specific transcripts. Objective: To assess whether a glucose load affects circulating placenta-specific transcripts. Method: RNA was extracted from paired blood samples (fasting and 1-h post 75 g oral glucose) from 22 women. Placenta-specific genes were measured by RT-qPCR. Results: There was no change in ADM, CSH1, PAPPA2, PSG1 or TAC3 expression between fasting and post-glucose states. However, HTRA1 decreased after glucose load. Conclusion: Maternal fasting state does not influence expression of the majority of placenta-specific genes but may need to be accounted for when validating biomarkers of placental ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors report no conflict of interest. This study was supported by NHMRC Grant 1065854 and RANZCOG Taylor Hammond Scholarship with thanks.