Histomorphometric features of placentae from women having malaria and HIV coinfection with preterm births.
| Autor: | Adam KY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi. Kenya.; Basic Clinical and Translational Research Laboratory, Nairobi. Kenya., Moses OM; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi. Kenya.; Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi. Kenya.; Basic Clinical and Translational Research Laboratory, Nairobi. Kenya., Gitaka J; College of Health Sciences, Mount Kenya University. Kenya., Walong E; Department of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi. Kenya., Ogutu O; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi. Kenya., Ojwang SBO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nairobi. Kenya. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | MedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences [medRxiv] 2023 Oct 31. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 31. |
| DOI: | 10.1101/2023.10.30.23297751 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Malaria and HIV are associated with preterm births possibly due to partial maternal vascular malperfusion resulting from altered placental angiogenesis. There is a paucity of data describing structural changes associated with malaria and HIV coinfection in the placentae of preterm births thus limiting the understanding of biological mechanisms by which preterm birth occurs. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the differences in clinical characteristics, placental parenchymal histological, and morphometric features of the terminal villous tree among women with malaria and HIV coinfection having preterm births. Methods: Twenty-five placentae of preterm births with malaria and HIV coinfection (cases) were randomly selected and compared to twenty-five of those without both infections (controls). Light microscopy was used to determine histological features on H&E and MT-stained sections while histomorphometric features of the terminal villous were analyzed using image analysis software. Clinical data regarding maternal age, parity, marital status, level of education, gestational age and placental weight were compared. Results: Placental weight, villous perimeter and area were significantly lower in cases as compared to controls 454g vs. 488g, 119.32μm vs. 130.47μm, and 937.93μm 2 vs. 1132.88μm 2 respectively. Increased syncytial knots and accelerated villous maturity were significantly increased in the cases. The relative risk of development of partial maternal vascular malperfusion was 2.1 (CI: 1.26-3.49). Conclusion: These findings suggest that malaria and HIV coinfection leads to partial maternal vascular malperfusion that may lead to chronic hypoxia in the placenta and altered weight, villous perimeter and surface area. This may represent a mechanism by which malaria and HIV infection results in pre-term births. Competing Interests: Conflict of interest No conflict of interest to declare |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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