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Peripartum Investigation of Red Blood Cell Properties in Women Diagnosed with Early-Onset Preeclampsia

Csiszár, Beáta and Galos, Gergely and Kevey, Dóra Kinga and Meggyes, Mátyás and Szereday, László and Kenyeres, Péter and Tóth, Kálmán and Sándor, Barbara (2021) Peripartum Investigation of Red Blood Cell Properties in Women Diagnosed with Early-Onset Preeclampsia. CELLS. ISSN 2073-4409

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Abstract

We investigated peripartum maternal red blood cell (RBC) properties in early-onset preeclampsia (PE). Repeated blood samples were taken prospectively for hemorheological measurements at PE diagnosis (n = 13) or during 26–34 weeks of gestation in healthy pregnancies (n = 24), then at delivery, and 72 h postpartum. RBC aggregation was characterized by M index (infrared light transmission between the aggregated RBCs in stasis) and aggregation index (AI—laser backscattering from the RBC aggregates). We observed significantly elevated RBC aggregation (M index = 9.8 vs. 8.5; AI = 72.9% vs. 67.5%; p < 0.001) and reduced RBC deformability in PE (p < 0.05). A positive linear relationship was observed between AI and gestational age at birth in PE by regression analysis (R 2 = 0.554; p = 0.006). ROC analysis of AI showed an AUC of 0.84 (0.68–0.99) (p = 0.001) for PE and indicated a cutoff of 69.4% (sensitivity = 83.3%; specificity = 62.5%), while M values showed an AUC of 0.75 (0.58–0.92) (p = 0.019) and indicated a cutoff of 8.39 (sensitivity = 90.9% and specificity = 50%). The predicted probabilities from the combination of AI and M variables showed increased AUC = 0.90 (0.79–1.00) (p < 0.001). Our results established impaired microcirculation in early-onset PE manifesting as deteriorated maternal RBC properties. The longer the pathologic pregnancy persists, the more pronounced the maternal erythrocyte aggregation. AI and M index could help in the prognostication of early-onset PE, but further investigations are warranted to confirm the prognostic role before the onset of symptoms.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: R Medicine / orvostudomány > R1 Medicine (General) / orvostudomány általában > R850-854 Experimental medicine / kisérleti orvostudomány
Depositing User: Dr. Meggyes Mátyás
Date Deposited: 21 Sep 2022 08:46
Last Modified: 21 Sep 2022 08:46
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/149197

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