Longitudinal Study of the Vascular Glycocalyx and Urinary Podocyte Markers During Pregnancy
We aimed to assess the longitudinal changes of glycocalyx, a proteoglycan/glycoprotein layer that lines and protects endothelial cells in normotensive pregnancies (NPs); to correlate glycocalyx parameters with kidney injury markers (podocin-positive to nephrin-positive [P/N] ratio); and to explore c...
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| Vydané v: | Journal of the American Heart Association Ročník 14; číslo 15; s. e039904 |
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| Hlavní autori: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
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England
Wiley
05.08.2025
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| ISSN: | 2047-9980, 2047-9980 |
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| Shrnutí: | We aimed to assess the longitudinal changes of glycocalyx, a proteoglycan/glycoprotein layer that lines and protects endothelial cells in normotensive pregnancies (NPs); to correlate glycocalyx parameters with kidney injury markers (podocin-positive to nephrin-positive [P/N] ratio); and to explore changes in P/N ratio in preeclampsia.
Plasma and urine samples and glycocalyx measurements using side-stream darkfield imaging were collected at each trimester from pregnant women (n=31). Plasma glycocalyx components were measured by ELISA, and urinary P/N-positive extracellular vesicles by flow cytometry.
In NPs (n=26), glycocalyx degradation increased from the first to the second trimester (
=0.008) and returned to first-trimester values in the third trimester (
=0.008). Microvascular perfusion decreased from the first to the second trimester (
=0.006) and increased back to first-trimester values by the third trimester (
=0.039). Plasma syndecan 1 level showed a steady increase from the first to the second trimester (
<0.001) and further in the third trimester (
<0.001); hyaluronic acid increased from the first to the second trimester (
=0.016) without further changes. Glycocalyx degradation was associated with an increase in P/N ratio from the first to the second trimester of NPs and remained stable through the third trimester. P/N ratio strongly correlated with elevated syndecan 1 and hyaluronic acid levels in the third trimester. Comparison of P/N ratios between NP and preeclampsia (n=5) showed higher values in preeclampsia across all trimesters (
=0.028).
Glycocalyx changes during NPs are associated with elevated urinary podocyte markers. Increase in P/N ratio across NPs, and further in preeclampsia, suggests that podocyte injury in preeclampsia is extension of physiological changes in pregnancy, which may predate its clinical presentation. |
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| ISSN: | 2047-9980 2047-9980 |
| DOI: | 10.1161/JAHA.124.039904 |