Abstract

    Open Access Research Article Article ID: JGRO-4-152

    PlGF, sFlt-1 and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio: Promising markers for predicting pre-eclampsia

    Ola H El-Demerdash, Mona M Zaki, Mohamed O El Maraghy, Doaa M A Elzoghby, Marwa A Abdel-Wahed* and Ahmed M Mamdouh

    Objective: To evaluate placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) as early predictors of pre-eclampsia. 

    Methods: Cohort study at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University Hospitals, enrolling eighty pregnant women between 14 and 19 weeks’ gestation, sera were collected, and stored at -80°C. Thirty women developed pre-eclampsia, fifty continued to be normotensive and their second blood samples were collected. Serum sFlt-1 and PlGF were assayed using chemiluminescence. All enrolled subjects were divided into Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 according to serum levels of sFlt-1, PlGF and sFlt-1/PlGF. 

    Results: The combined sFlt-1/PlGF ratio (cut-off 40) and PlGF (cut-off 328 pg/mL) had high overall diagnostic performance for early prediction of pre-eclampsia during the second trimester. The Odds ratio for the occurrence of pre-eclampsia was 5.4 in Q4 versus Q3 women and 4.05 higher in Q3 versus Q2 women. Women in Q2 and Q1 had similar risk for developing pre-eclampsia. 

    Conclusion: The combined use of sFlt-1/PlGF ratio with PlGF or sFlt-1, improved the predictive and diagnostic performance of each separate marker. 

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    Published on: Aug 30, 2018 Pages: 18-23

    Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/jgro.000052
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