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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Elizabeth Ball, Professor Steve RobsonORCiD, Dr Salma Ayis, Dr Judith Bulmer
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Invasion by extravillous trophoblast of uterine decidua and myometrium and the associated spiral artery 'transformation' are essential for the development of normal pregnancy. Small pilot studies of placental bed and basal plate tissues from miscarriages have suggested that impaired interstitial and endovascular trophoblast invasion may play a role in the pathogenesis of miscarriage. The hypothesis that early miscarriage is associated with reduced extravillous trophoblast invasion and spiral artery transformation was tested in a large series of placental bed biopsies containing decidua and myometrium and at least one spiral artery from early, karyotyped embryonic miscarriages (≤12 weeks' gestation; n = 50) dated from the last menstrual period and ultrasound scan dated normal pregnancies (n = 78). Frozen sections were inummostained to demonstrate trophoblast (cytokeratin), myometrium and spiral artery medial smooth muscle (desmin), and endothelium (von Willebrand factor). Trophoblast invasion and individual features of spiral artery transformation were assessed histologically in spiral arteries of miscarriages (n = 176) and controls (n = 246) and analysed statistically using a logistic regression model. Trophoblast invasion of uterine tissues and spiral artery transformation did not differ between euploid and aneuploid early miscarriage and also did not differ significantly from normal pregnancy. These findings suggest that failed trophoblast invasion and spiral artery transformation do not have a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of early miscarriage. Copyright © 2006 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Author(s): Ball E, Robson SC, Ayis S, Lyall F, Bulmer JN
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Pathology
Year: 2006
Volume: 208
Issue: 4
Pages: 528-534
ISSN (print): 0022-3417
ISSN (electronic): 1096-9896
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/path.1926
DOI: 10.1002/path.1926
PubMed id: 16402349
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