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Isolation of Primary Human Decidual Cells from the Fetal Membranes of Term Placentae
Published on: April 30, 2018
Vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA and its protein expression in decidua after terminating early pregnancy by
1Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310006, China. hlili@mail.hz.zj.cn
Objective:
To investigate the action of mifepristone plus misoprostol on decidua at the level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA and its protein expression, as well as the mechanism of prolonged uterine hemorrhage after terminating early pregnancy with these drugs.
Methods:
Forty-five decidua specimens were obtained from 45 pregnant women with amenorrhea of 6-7 weeks' duration, in which 15 women were treated with mifepristone and 15 were given mifepristone plus misoprostol. Enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) were used to detect VEGF protein and mRNA levels in decidua.
Results:
In all three groups, only the VEGF121 amplification product of 452 bp was visualized. The mRNA and protein levels of VEGF showed no significant differences among the three groups (P > 0.05).
Conclusion:
In humans, early decidua VEGF121 mRNA is the main isoform. The action of mifepristone plus misoprostol on blood vessels in human decidua may be medicated by some factors other than VEGF.
