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Shen P, Wu W, Jiang Y. The influence of previous preterm birth with singleton pregnancy on the risk of recurrence in subsequent twin pregnancy: a meta-analysis. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2024; 44:2368769. [PMID: 38984814 DOI: 10.1080/01443615.2024.2368769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Preterm birth is a significant obstetrical concern around the globe. With this study, we aimed to determine whether a prior singleton pregnancy preterm birth increases the likelihood of preterm birth in subsequent twin pregnancies. We designed his systematic review to provide valuable information for pregnant women and obstetricians during counselling and for individuals involved in the planning of preventive strategies. METHODS We comprehensively searched the PubMed, Embase and Scopus databases to identify relevant studies published until October 2023 following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We applied a random-effects meta-analysis to the data gathered from the selected studies. RESULTS Among the 460 initially identified studies, only eight met the eligibility criteria. The analysis of incidence revealed an event rate of 9.5% (95% CI, 4.4-19.5%) for a history of preterm singleton birth in the cohort of women with subsequent twin pregnancies. Subgroup analyses focused on the risk of preterm twin births (<37 weeks, <34 weeks and <32 weeks) in women with prior preterm singleton births. Our results revealed a significantly elevated risk of subsequent preterm twin births associated with prior preterm singleton births at <37 weeks (OR, 2.94; 95% CI, 1.99-4.33; p < .001), <34 weeks (OR, 1.89; 95% CI, 1.67-2.14; p < .001) and <32 weeks (OR, 2.51; 95% CI, 1.58-3.99; p < .001), without heterogeneity in the included studies. CONCLUSIONS Our systematic analysis indicates a consistent and statistically significant association between a history of preterm singleton births and preterm twin births at various gestational ages. These findings underscore the importance of the obstetric history during assessments to predict the risk of preterm births in twin pregnancies. Clinicians should monitor pregnancies with a history of preterm singleton births, as targeted interventions and improved prenatal care can mitigate the risk of preterm birth during twin pregnancies.
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- Pinghua Shen
- Department of Obstetrics, Huzhou Maternity & Child Health Care Hospital, Huzhou city, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Huzhou Maternity & Child Health Care Hospital, Huzhou city, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Huzhou Maternity & Child Health Care Hospital, Huzhou city, China
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BRAVEMAN PAULA. The Black-White Disparity in Preterm Birth: Race or Racism? Milbank Q 2023; 101:356-378. [PMID: 37096619 PMCID: PMC10126979 DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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Policy Points Racism is an upstream determinant of health that influences health through many midstream and downstream factors. This Perspective traces multiple plausible causal pathways from racism to preterm birth. Although the article focuses on the Black-White disparity in preterm birth, a key population health indicator, it has implications for many other health outcomes. It is erroneous to assume by default that underlying biological differences explain racial disparities in health. Appropriate science-based policies are needed to address racial disparities in health; this will require addressing racism.
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Pisacreta E, Mannella P. Molecular and endocrine mechanisms involved in preterm birth. Gynecol Endocrinol 2022; 38:368-378. [PMID: 35319334 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2022.2053519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Preterm birth is a worldwide social problem. Incidence rates may vary from 5 to 18% of all deliveries, with important differences observed between developed and developing countries. Preterm birth has a negative impact on newborns and neonatal mortality and morbidity are high. Despite improvements in modern neonatal care, we know little of the mechanisms that determine the onset and development of preterm birth. Infections seem to be one the most important triggers, determining the activation of protective mechanisms aimed at ending the pregnancy and safeguarding the health of the woman. However, threatened preterm birth often occurs even in women who do not have any ongoing infectious process. Of these, which are the majority, the causes and the activation mechanisms remain unknown or unclear; however, there are several molecular and endocrine mechanisms that finally lead to preterm birth. In this review, we seek to shed light and summarize the molecular and endocrine mechanisms underlying the development of preterm birth. Their understanding could help us to understand the dynamics of premature birth but, above all, to allow an early diagnosis and primary prevention of the problem.
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- Elena Pisacreta
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Braveman P, Dominguez TP, Burke W, Dolan SM, Stevenson DK, Jackson FM, Collins JW, Driscoll DA, Haley T, Acker J, Shaw GM, McCabe ERB, Hay WW, Thornburg K, Acevedo-Garcia D, Cordero JF, Wise PH, Legaz G, Rashied-Henry K, Frost J, Verbiest S, Waddell L. Explaining the Black-White Disparity in Preterm Birth: A Consensus Statement From a Multi-Disciplinary Scientific Work Group Convened by the March of Dimes. FRONTIERS IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 2021; 3:684207. [PMID: 36303973 PMCID: PMC9580804 DOI: 10.3389/frph.2021.684207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In 2017–2019, the March of Dimes convened a workgroup with biomedical, clinical, and epidemiologic expertise to review knowledge of the causes of the persistent Black-White disparity in preterm birth (PTB). Multiple databases were searched to identify hypothesized causes examined in peer-reviewed literature, 33 hypothesized causes were reviewed for whether they plausibly affect PTB and either occur more/less frequently and/or have a larger/smaller effect size among Black women vs. White women. While definitive proof is lacking for most potential causes, most are biologically plausible. No single downstream or midstream factor explains the disparity or its social patterning, however, many likely play limited roles, e.g., while genetic factors likely contribute to PTB, they explain at most a small fraction of the disparity. Research links most hypothesized midstream causes, including socioeconomic factors and stress, with the disparity through their influence on the hypothesized downstream factors. Socioeconomic factors alone cannot explain the disparity's social patterning. Chronic stress could affect PTB through neuroendocrine and immune mechanisms leading to inflammation and immune dysfunction, stress could alter a woman's microbiota, immune response to infection, chronic disease risks, and behaviors, and trigger epigenetic changes influencing PTB risk. As an upstream factor, racism in multiple forms has repeatedly been linked with the plausible midstream/downstream factors, including socioeconomic disadvantage, stress, and toxic exposures. Racism is the only factor identified that directly or indirectly could explain the racial disparities in the plausible midstream/downstream causes and the observed social patterning. Historical and contemporary systemic racism can explain the racial disparities in socioeconomic opportunities that differentially expose African Americans to lifelong financial stress and associated health-harming conditions. Segregation places Black women in stressful surroundings and exposes them to environmental hazards. Race-based discriminatory treatment is a pervasive stressor for Black women of all socioeconomic levels, considering both incidents and the constant vigilance needed to prepare oneself for potential incidents. Racism is a highly plausible, major upstream contributor to the Black-White disparity in PTB through multiple pathways and biological mechanisms. While much is unknown, existing knowledge and core values (equity, justice) support addressing racism in efforts to eliminate the racial disparity in PTB.
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- Paula Braveman
- School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
- *Correspondence: Paula Braveman
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- USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, United States
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- Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- School of Medicine, Oregon State University, Portland, OR, United States
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- University of Georgia College of Public Health, Athens, GA, United States
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, United States
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- March of Dimes, White Plains, NY, United States
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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Lancaster EE, Lapato DM, Jackson-Cook C, Strauss JF, Roberson-Nay R, York TP. Maternal biological age assessed in early pregnancy is associated with gestational age at birth. Sci Rep 2021; 11:15440. [PMID: 34326348 PMCID: PMC8322056 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94281-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Maternal age is an established predictor of preterm birth independent of other recognized risk factors. The use of chronological age makes the assumption that individuals age at a similar rate. Therefore, it does not capture interindividual differences that may exist due to genetic background and environmental exposures. As a result, there is a need to identify biomarkers that more closely index the rate of cellular aging. One potential candidate is biological age (BA) estimated by the DNA methylome. This study investigated whether maternal BA, estimated in either early and/or late pregnancy, predicts gestational age at birth. BA was estimated from a genome-wide DNA methylation platform using the Horvath algorithm. Linear regression methods assessed the relationship between BA and pregnancy outcomes, including gestational age at birth and prenatal perceived stress, in a primary and replication cohort. Prenatal BA estimates from early pregnancy explained variance in gestational age at birth above and beyond the influence of other recognized preterm birth risk factors. Sensitivity analyses indicated that this signal was driven primarily by self-identified African American participants. This predictive relationship was sensitive to small variations in the BA estimation algorithm. Benefits and limitations of using BA in translational research and clinical applications for preterm birth are considered.
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- Eva E Lancaster
- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA.
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA.,Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA.,Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 23220, USA
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Volozonoka L, Rots D, Kempa I, Kornete A, Rezeberga D, Gailite L, Miskova A. Genetic landscape of preterm birth due to cervical insufficiency: Comprehensive gene analysis and patient next-generation sequencing data interpretation. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0230771. [PMID: 32214361 PMCID: PMC7098624 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Preterm delivery is both a traumatizing experience for the patient and a burden on the healthcare system. A condition distinguishable by its phenotype in prematurity is cervical insufficiency, where certain cases exhibit a strong genetic component. Despite genomic advancements, little is known about the genetics of human cervix remodeling during pregnancy. Using selected gene approaches, a few studies have demonstrated an association of common gene variants with cervical insufficiency. However, until now, no study has employed comprehensive methods to investigate this important subject matter. In this study, we asked: i) are there genes reliably linked to cervical insufficiency and, if so, what are their roles? and ii) what is the proportion of cases of non-syndromic cervical insufficiency attributable to these genetic variations? We performed next-generation sequencing on 21 patients with a clinical presentation of cervical insufficiency. To assist the sequencing data interpretation, we retrieved all known genes implicated in cervical functioning through a systematic literature analysis and additional gene searches. These genes were then classified according to their relation to the questions being posed by the study. Patients' sequence variants were filtered for pathogenicity and assigned a likelihood of being contributive to phenotype development. Gene extraction and analysis revealed 12 genes primarily linked to cervical insufficiency, the majority of which are known to cause collagenopathies. Ten patients carried disruptive variants potentially contributive to the development of non-syndromic cervical insufficiency. Pathway enrichment analysis of variant genes from our cohort revealed an increased variation burden in genes playing roles in tissue mechanical and biomechanical properties, i.e. collagen biosynthesis and cell-extracellular matrix communications. Consequently, the proposed idea of cervical insufficiency being a subtle form of collagenopathy, now strengthened by our genetic findings, might open up new opportunities for improved patient evaluation and management.
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- Ludmila Volozonoka
- Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Scientific Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
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Cao G, Cui R, Liu C, Zhang Z. MicroRNA regulation of transthyretin in trophoblast biofunction and preeclampsia. Arch Biochem Biophys 2019; 676:108129. [PMID: 31593646 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2019.108129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Preeclampsia (PE) is the major cause of maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality affecting approximately 2-7% of pregnancies. Transthyretin (TTR) is down-regulated in PE pregnancies serum and placenta. Our bioinformatic analysis showed that TTR is a predicted target for miR-200a-3p and miR-141-3p. The aim of this study was to determine whether miR-200a-3p and miR-141-3p are involved in preeclampsia through its targeting of TTR in human placental trophoblasts. In human PE placenta, TTR transcript and protein levels were significantly lower associated with high expression of miR-141-3p and 200a-3p. We found that miR-200a-3p and miR-141-3p inhibited TTR expression by directly binding to the 3'UTR of TTR, which is reversed by mutation in the microRNA binding site. In preeclamptic plasm, TTR levels were significantly downregulated. TTR was validated as a direct target of miR-200a-3p and miR-141-3p using dual luciferase assays in JEG3 cells. Transwell insert invasion assays showed that TTR mediated the invasion-inhibitory effect of miR-200a-3p and miR-141-3p in JEG3 cells. These data provides new insight into physiological role of miR-141-3p and miR-200a-3p in regulating TTR during trophoblast dysfunction and PE development.
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- Guangming Cao
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100020, China.
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