J Genet Med.  2012 Dec;9(2):78-83. 10.5734/JGM.2012.9.2.78.

Maternal Plasma Hepatocyte Growth Factor Concentrations in Women Who Subsequently Developed Preeclampsia

Affiliations
  • 1Laboratory of Medical Genetics, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Seoul, Korea. hmryu@yahoo.com
  • 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this nested case-control study was to investigate the association between hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) concentrations in maternal plasma and the risk of developing preeclampsia.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Plasma HGF concentration were measured in 52 women who subsequently developed preeclampsia and 104 normal pregnant women at the time of genetic amniocentesis (15-20 weeks) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
RESULTS
Maternal plasma HGF concentrations were significantly higher in women with subsequent preeclampsia (median: 737.8 ng/mL vs. 670.4 ng/mL, P=0.003) than in normal controls. However, HGF concentrations were not significantly different between subgroups by preeclamptic complications. After adjusting for potential confounding factors, women with HGF concentrations > or =702.5 ng/mL had a 3.2-fold increased risk (95% CI 2.7-5.4, P<0.001) of subsequent development of preeclampsia compared with women with HGF concentrations <702.5 ng/mL.
CONCLUSION
Elevated maternal plasma HGF concentrations in the early second-trimester are associated with an increased risk of developing preeclampsia.

Keyword

Plasma; Hepatocyte growth factor; Risk factor; Subsequent preeclampsia

MeSH Terms

Amniocentesis
Case-Control Studies
Female
Hepatocyte Growth Factor
Hepatocytes
Humans
Plasma
Pre-Eclampsia
Pregnant Women
Risk Factors
Hepatocyte Growth Factor
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