Clinical trial NCT05817448: Hypoxia-induced Autophagy in the Pathogenesis of MAP
Official title: The Possible Role of Hypoxia-induced Autophagy and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in the Pathogenesis of Morbidly Adherent Placenta.
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Hypoxia
Autophagy
Placenta
Morbidly Adherent Placenta
Keywords: HIF1α
hypoxia-induced autophagy
LC3B
invasion-related markers
MMP-9
Morbidly Adherent Placenta
Lead sponsor: Assiut University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-04-18
Enrollment: 80
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 45
Standard ages: ADULT
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: selected from out patient's clinic of the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt,

Brief summary: To investigate the role of HIF 1α and LC3B in the pathogenesis of MAP, to evaluate the role of MMP-9 in the antenatal prediction of MAP, and to compare the expression of HIF1α, LC3B, and level MMP-9 between patients of placenta previa with MAP and patients with normal placentation.

Detailed description: Cesarean section (CS) rate has been rising rapidly in the recent years.One of the complications of repeated CS is placenta previa, an implantation of placenta on or near internal os.

Morbidly adherent placenta (MAP), known also as placenta accreta spectrum, has histopathologic and clinical types. The placenta becomes abnormally adherent to the uterine wall, fails to separate leading to massive blood loss and possible hysterectomy. The risk of MAP in patient with placenta previa increases with repeated CS.

Theories for development of MAP include abnormal trophoblastic invasion of myometrium, abnormal decidualization, neovascularization and reduction of apoptosis of trophobalsts.

In early pregnancy: the trophoblasts invade spiral arteries and reduce blood flow to the placenta 00leading to hypoxia. Hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α), a protein involved in cellular adaptation to hypoxia, increases throughout pregnancy and contributes in the invasion of trophoblasts. Excessive invasion in MAP might prolong the hypoxia, increasing the expression of HIF1α.

Autophagy is a process for managing and removing the damaged organelles and cellular proteins in hypoxia. It supports the trophoblasts. Hypoxia induced autophagy markers such as LC3B might be enhanced by MAP.

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) plays an important role in cell invasion and placental implantation. Disturbance of MMP-9 might alter the trophobalsts invasion resulting in MAP .

The investigators hypothesize that hypoxia, autophagy and invasiveness are linked to the pathophysiology of MAP, so we will assess the expression of HIF1α, LC3B to estimate their role beside MMP-9.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Gestational age: more than 28 weeks up to 40 weeks.
2. Pregnant women with at least one previous CS.
3. Singleton pregnancy.
4. Patient known to have placenta previa by 2D ultrasound.
5. Heamodynamically stable patient.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Multiple pregnancy.
2. Gestational age less than 28 weeks.
3. Heamodynamically unstable patient.
4. Hypertensive disorder with pregnancy.
5. Gestational diabetes.
6. IUGR.
7. Patient with bleeding tendency or using anticoagulant.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Compare the expression of HIF 1α and LC3B by immunohistochemistry and the level of MMP-9
timeFrame: 28-40 weeks of gestation.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Measure MMP-9 concentration in the maternal plasma
timeFrame: 28-40 weeks of gestation.
Other outcomes:
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