Abstract：
:Placental development requires coordinated angiogenesis regulated by multiple factors including angiopoietins. Previously we demonstrated that the concentration of angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) in the sera of women rises markedly in pregnancy in early gestation. This increase is reduced in pregnancies subsequently complicated by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). We now show that the concentration of Ang-2, but not Ang-1, in maternal serum is increased during normal pregnancy, peaking at the end of the first trimester. We also demonstrate that a key source of the elevated Ang-2 levels during pregnancy is decidual endothelial cells (DECs) but not cytotrophoblasts. Secretion of Ang-2 by DECs relies on the release from intracellular stores and the synthesis of new Ang-2 protein and is regulated by serum factors at a translational level. Further studies on the role of Ang-2 during pregnancy are warranted as well as the evaluation of Ang-2 as a marker to predict adverse pregnancy outcomes.
journal_name
Microvasc Resjournal_title
Microvascular researchauthors
Woolnough C,Wang Y,Kan CY,Morris JM,Tasevski V,Ashton AWdoi
10.1016/j.mvr.2012.08.003subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-11-01 00:00:00pages
367-74issue
3eissn
0026-2862issn
1095-9319pii
S0026-2862(12)00152-5journal_volume
84pub_type
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