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Hachenberg J, Guenther J, Steinkasserer L, Brodowski L, Dueppers AL, Delius M, Chiaie LD, Lobmaier S, Sourouni M, Richter MF, Manz J, Parchmann O, Schmidt S, Winkler J, Werring P, Kraft K, Kunze M, Manz M, Eichler C, Schaefer V, Berghaeuser M, Schlembach D, Seeger S, Schäfer-Graf U, Kyvernitakis I, Bohlmann MK, Ramsauer B, Morfeld CA, Ruediger M, Pecks U, von Kaisenberg C. Evolution of Fetal Growth in Symptomatic Sars-Cov-2 Pregnancies. Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2024; 228:57-64. [PMID: 38330960 DOI: 10.1055/a-2224-2262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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INTRODUCTION SARS-CoV-2 is a viral disease with potentially devastating effects. Observational studies of pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2 report an increased risk for FGR. This study utilizes data from a prospective SARS-CoV-2 registry in pregnancy, investigating the progression of fetuses to fetal growth restriction (FGR) at birth following maternal SARS-CoV-2 and evaluating the hypothesis of whether the percentage of SGA at birth is increased after maternal SARS-CoV-2 taking into account the time interval between infection and birth. MATERIALS & METHODS CRONOS is a prospective German registry enrolling pregnant women with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection during their pregnancy. SARS-CoV-2 symptoms, pregnancy- and delivery-specific information were recorded. The data evaluated in this study range from March 2020 until August 2021. Women with SARS-CoV-2 were divided into three groups according to the time of infection/symptoms to delivery: Group I<2 weeks, Group II 2-4 weeks, and Group III>4 weeks. FGR was defined as estimated and/or birth weight<10% ile, appropriate for gestational age (AGA) was within 10 and 90%ile, and large for gestational age (LGA) was defined as fetal or neonatal weight>90%ile. RESULTS Data for a total of 2,650 SARS-CoV-2-positive pregnant women were available. The analysis was restricted to symptomatic cases that delivered after 24+0 weeks of gestation. Excluding those cases with missing values for estimated fetal weight at time of infection and/or birth weight centile, 900 datasets remained for analyses. Group I consisted of 551 women, Group II of 112 women, and Group III of 237 women. The percentage of changes from AGA to FGR did not differ between groups. However, there was a significantly higher rate of large for gestational age (LGA) newborns at the time of birth compared to the time of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Group III (p=0.0024), respectively. CONCLUSION FGR rates did not differ between symptomatic COVID infections occurring within 2 weeks and>4 weeks before birth. On the contrary, it presented a significant increase in LGA pregnancies in Group III. However, in this study population, an increase in the percentage of LGA may be attributed to pandemic measures and a reduction in daily activity.
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- Jens Hachenberg
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Frauenklinik, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, LMU, München, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, City of Stuttgart Hospitals, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universitat München, München, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Darmstadt Hospital, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, HELIOS Klinik Sangerhausen, Sangerhausen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Dresden University Hospital, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Christophorus-Kliniken GmbH Betriebsstätte Sankt-Vincenz-Hospital Coesfeld, Coesfeld, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, München Klinik Harlaching, München, Germany
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- Frauenklinik, Universitätsklinik Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Klinikum Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Franziskus-Hospital Münster GmbH, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Marburg Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Florence-Nightingale-Krankenhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- KH St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara Halle, Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Perinatalzentrum, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Klinik für Geburtshilfe, St Joseph Krankenhaus Berlin-Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany
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- Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, St Elisabethen-Krankenhaus Lörrach gGmbH, Lörrach, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vivantes Klinikum Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Neonatology, Dresden University Hospital, Dresden, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Kiel, Germany
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Epigenetic Modifications at the Center of the Barker Hypothesis and Their Transgenerational Implications. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182312728. [PMID: 34886453 PMCID: PMC8656758 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Embryo/fetal nutrition and the environment in the reproductive tract influence the subsequent risk of developing adult diseases and disorders, as formulated in the Barker hypothesis. Metabolic syndrome, obesity, heart disease, and hypertension in adulthood have all been linked to unwanted epigenetic programing in embryos and fetuses. Multiple studies support the conclusion that environmental challenges, such as a maternal low-protein diet, can change one-carbon amino acid metabolism and, thus, alter histone and DNA epigenetic modifications. Since histones influence gene expression and the program of embryo development, these epigenetic changes likely contribute to the risk of adult disease onset not just in the directly affected offspring, but for multiple generations to come. In this paper, we hypothesize that the effects of parental nutritional status on fetal epigenetic programming are transgenerational and warrant further investigation. Numerous studies supporting this hypothesis are reviewed, and potential research techniques to study these transgenerational epigenetic effects are offered.
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Okai CA, Wölter M, Russ M, Koy C, Petre BA, Rath W, Pecks U, Glocker MO. Profiling of intact blood proteins by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry without the need for freezing - Dried serum spots as future clinical tools for patient screening. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2021; 35:e9121. [PMID: 33955049 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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RATIONALE To open up new ways for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS)-based patient screening, blood serum is the most preferred specimen because of its richness in patho-physiological information and due to ease of collection. To overcome deleterious freeze/thaw cycles and to reduce high costs for shipping and storage, we sought to develop a procedure which enables MALDI-MS protein profiling of blood serum proteins without the need for serum freezing. METHODS Blood sera from patients/donors were divided into portions which after pre-incubation were fast frozen. Thawed aliquots were deposited on filter paper discs and air-dried at room temperature. Intact serum proteins were eluted with acid-labile detergent-containing solutions and were desalted by employing a reversed-phase bead system. Purified protein solutions were screened by MALDI-MS using standardized instrument settings. RESULTS MALDI mass spectra from protein solutions which were eluted from filter paper discs and desalted showed on average 25 strong ion signals (mass range m/z 6000 to 10,000) from intact serum proteins (apolipoproteins, complement proteins, transthyretin and hemoglobin) and from proteolytic processing products. Semi-quantitative analysis of three ion pairs: m/z 6433 and 6631, m/z 8205 and 8916, as well as m/z 9275 and 9422, indicated that the mass spectra from either pre-incubated fast-frozen serum or pre-incubated dried serum spot eluted serum contained the same information on protein composition. CONCLUSIONS A workflow that avoids the conventional cold-chain and yet enables the investigation of intact serum proteins and/or serum proteolysis products by MALDI-MS profiling was developed. The presented protocol tremendously broadens the clinical application of MALDI-MS and simultaneously allows a reduction in the costs for storage and shipping of serum samples. This will pave the way for clinical screening of patients also in areas with limited access to health care systems, and/or specialized laboratories.
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- Charles A Okai
- Proteome Center Rostock, Medical Faculty and Natural Science Faculty, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69, Rostock, 18057, Germany
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- Proteome Center Rostock, Medical Faculty and Natural Science Faculty, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69, Rostock, 18057, Germany
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, University of Rostock, Clinic Südstadt, Rostock, 18059, Germany
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- Proteome Center Rostock, Medical Faculty and Natural Science Faculty, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69, Rostock, 18057, Germany
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- Proteome Center Rostock, Medical Faculty and Natural Science Faculty, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69, Rostock, 18057, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Bd. Carol I, No.11, Iasi, 700506, Romania
- Transcend Research Center, Regional Institute of Oncology, General Henri Mathias, No.2-4, Iasi, 700483, Romania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52062, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty, University of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Straße 3, Kiel, 24105, Germany
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- Proteome Center Rostock, Medical Faculty and Natural Science Faculty, University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69, Rostock, 18057, Germany
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