PMID: 20646444Jul 22, 2010Paper

Effect of hydrogen peroxide on human leukocyte antigen-G expression in placental trophoblasts in pre-eclampsia

Zhonghua fu chan ke za zhi
Xue ZhouYin Yin

Abstract

To explore the effect of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) on the expression of human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) in placental trophoblasts in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia. Forty pregnant women, delivered through cesarean section in the Department of Obstetrics of and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from October 2008 to October 2009, were enrolled, including 20 women with pre-eclampsia and 20 healthy gravidas (control group). Colorimetry and western blot were applied, respectively, to determine the level of H2O2 and the expression of HLA-G protein in placental tissues and the correlation between them were analyzed. After 24 hours of seeding, JEG-3 cells (the HLA-G positive cell line of choriocarcinoma) were divided into two groups: intervention group (exposure to 175 micromol/L H2O2) and control group (without H2O2). Immunofluorescence and western blot were used to investigate the expression of HLA-G protein in JEG-3 cells at 24 hours and 48 hours after incubation. (1) The level of H2O2 in placenta in the pre-eclampsia group was significantly higher than that in control group [(105+/-13) nmolxmg(-1)xprot(-1) vs (62+/-18) nmol.mg(-1)xprot(-1), P<0.05]. (2) The expression of HLA-G protein in pl...Continue Reading

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