Thrombopoietin (Tpo) in the fetus and neonate: Tpo concentrations in preterm and term neonates, and organ distribution of Tpo and its receptor (c-mpl) during human fetal development.

Abstract:

:Little is known about thrombopoietin (Tpo) production in human fetuses and neonates. As a step toward determining whether Tpo is relevant to platelet production in the fetus and neonate, we hypothesized that: (1) like other cytokines, Tpo is present in the cord blood in higher concentrations than in adult plasma; (2) Tpo and its receptor (c-mpl) are expressed in fetuses at, and following, 5-6 weeks post-conception (when platelet production begins); and (3) the sites of Tpo and c-mpl production in the fetus are similar to those of adults. We quantified Tpo, by ELISA, in the plasma of 50 adults, as well as in the umbilical cord plasma of 50 preterm and term infants. We also characterized, by RT-PCR, the organ distribution of Tpo and c-mpl during fetal development (at 8 and 16 weeks). Tpo concentrations were measurable (> or =41 pg/ml) in only two of the 50 adult samples (44 and 46 pg/ml), but in 24 of the 50 cord plasma samples (of the 24 samples, the median was 62 pg/ml; mean+/-SD, 80+/-39 pg/ml). Tpo levels did not correlate with either gestational age or platelet count at birth. Similarly to adults, in the fetal tissues, Tpo transcripts were found in all organs tested, but the most dense bands were from liver. C-mpl transcripts were also predominantly from liver. We conclude that: (1) Tpo is present in higher concentrations in cord plasma than in venous plasma of adults; (2) Tpo and c-mpl transcripts are detected in human fetuses as early as the onset of platelet appearance; and(3) Tpo and c-mpl have a similar organ distribution in fetuses and adults.

journal_name

Early Hum Dev

journal_title

Early human development

authors

Sola MC,Juul SE,Meng YG,Garg S,Sims P,Calhoun DA,Dame JB,Christensen D

doi

10.1016/s0378-3782(98)00077-2

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1999-01-01 00:00:00

pages

239-50

issue

3

eissn

0378-3782

issn

1872-6232

pii

S0378378298000772

journal_volume

53

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