Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3975015 | Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2016 | 4 Pages |
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with thrombosis that may contribute to recurrent pregnancy loss (habitual abortion), specifically differences in serum levels of platelet-activating factor and thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (carboxypeptidase B2) between women with a history of recurrent miscarriage and those with no recurrent miscarriage history.Materials and methodsA case-controlled, prospective study design was adopted to compare women with a history of two or more first-trimester miscarriages (n = 42) with those with no history of recurrent miscarriage (n = 36). Participants were recruited from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Turgut Ozal University Hospital. Platelet-activating factor and thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor levels in serum samples were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.ResultsPlatelet-activating factor levels were significantly (p = 0.018) higher in the recurrent miscarriage group. There was no difference in levels of thrombin-activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor expression between the groups.ConclusionPlatelet-activating factor is significantly higher in serum of patients with a history of recurrent miscarriage than in those without such a history, with potential implications for placental function and fetal growth, which could be relevant to miscarriage recurrence. Larger studies are indicated to further examine these findings.