HLA-G in Preeclampsia: a Pilot Study to Propose a Tolerogenic Treatment

Authors

  • César Lucio García Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMex).
  • Cynthia Ayerim Lucio García Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMex).
  • Arely Sarai Alonso Barreto Ciprés Grupo Médico S.C. (CGM)
  • María del Socorro Camarillo Romero Medical Sciences Research Center (CICMED), Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMex).
  • Cristian Fabian Layton Tovar Coordinación de Hospitales de Alta Especialidad (CHAE), Secretaría de Salud.
  • Deisy Julieth Abril Riaño Universidad El Bosque.
  • Hugo Mendieta Zerón Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, "Mónica Pretelini Sáenz" Maternal-Perinatal Hospital and Ciprés Grupo Médico S.C. (CGM).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2018.250

Keywords:

HLA-G, Preeclampsia, Risk Factors, Sexual Intercourse

Abstract

Background: The serum level of soluble Human Leukocyte Antigen-antigen-D Related (HLA)-(DR) (sHLA-DR) may appear as a useful parameter to monitor maternal immune response during pregnancy. Objective: The aim was to compare HLA-G serum levels in patients with or without preeclampsia.

Methods: Pregnant women seen at the “Mónica Pretelini Sáenz” Maternal-Perinatal Hospital (HMPMPS) were recruited at their first visit. Two groups were conformed: a) women with healthy pregnancies, and b) women with preeclampsia. The patients’ sociodemographic and laboratory data were introduced into the SPSS software program. HLA-G quantification was performed in peripheral blood samples through the Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) method.

Results: The total number of women seen was 16 (mean age, 24 ± 8 years), eight healthy women (mean age, 22 ± 3 years) and eight women with preeclampsia (mean age, 27 ± 7 years). Women with preeclampsia were older, heavier, had higher levels of Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP), and referred less sexual intercourse per week than healthy pregnant women. There was no difference in HLA-G levels.

Conclusion: The sexual intercourse frequency is a major factor to develop preeclampsia and the serum HLA-G levels measured previous to the child delivery or cesarean are not different between women with or without preeclampsia.

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Author Biography

César Lucio García, Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEMex).

César Lucio García is a recently graduated MD, beginning his private clinical practice and preparing himself for a Master Degree Program. While student, in August 2017 he was selected for an academic visit in the Department of Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery at the Moscow Clinical Scientific Center.

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2018-07-23

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Lucio García, C., Lucio García, C. A., Alonso Barreto, A. S., Camarillo Romero, M. del S., Layton Tovar, C. F., Abril Riaño, D. J., & Mendieta Zerón, H. (2018). HLA-G in Preeclampsia: a Pilot Study to Propose a Tolerogenic Treatment. International Journal of Medical Students, 6(2), 56–60. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2018.250

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