Scavenger receptor for hemoglobin in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes pregnancies complicated by histological chorioamnionitis

Author: Kacerovsky Marian   Cobo Teresa   Hornychova Helena   Andrys Ctirad   Ryska Ales   Musilova Ivana   Kriz Jaroslav Thierry   Kostal Milan   Jacobsson Bo  

Publisher: Informa Healthcare

ISSN: 1476-4954

Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, Vol.25, Iss.11, 2012-11, pp. : 2291-2297

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Abstract

Objective: We sought to evaluate the distribution of scavenger receptor for hemoglobin positive (CD163+) cells in the placenta and fetal membranes from pregnancies complicated by preterm prelabor rupture of membranes with respect to the presence and absence of histological chorioamnionitis. Methods: Sixty-two women with singleton pregnancies with a gestational age between 24+0 and 36+6 weeks were included in a prospective cohort study. CD163 was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in the placenta and fetal membranes. The number of CD163+ cells and neutrophils was counted in the following locations: fetal membranes’ amnion, chorion, and decidua, as well as the placenta’s amnion, chorionic plate, subchorionic fibrin, stem villi, terminal villi, and decidua. Results: CD163+ cells were found in all compartments of the placenta and the fetal membranes regardless of the inflammatory status. A positive correlation between the number of CD163+ cells and neutrophils in the subchorionic fibrin and the chorionic plate was found. The number of CD163+ cells was higher in the placental subchorionic fibrin and chorionic plate when histological chorioamnionitis was present. Conclusion: The presence of histological chorioamnionitis affected the number of CD163+ cells in the placental chorionic plate and in the subchorionic fibrin but not in the fetal membranes.

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