Table 1.
A summary of changes observed in pregnancies complicated by IUGR and IUGR + PE compared to normal controls.
| Variable | IUGR | IUGR + PE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiral artery conversion | ↓ | ↓↓ | [3,6] |
| Spiral artery atherosis | ↑ | ↑↑ | [2] |
| Villous vol. at term | ↓↓ | ↓↓ | [15] |
| Birth weight | ↓ | ↓↓ | [13] |
| Hypoxia-activated genes | Normal | ↑ | [49] |
| Placental NDRG1 expression | ↑ | ↑↑ | [48] |
| DNA damage | ↑ | ↑ | [45] |
| Syncytiotrophoblast apoptosis | ↑ | ↑↑ | [28–30] |
| Maternal serum STBM | Normal | ↑ | [32] |
| Maternal serum sFLT | Normal | ↑ | [52] |
| ↑ | ↑↑ | [53] | |
| Maternal serum PlGF | ↓ | ↓ | [52] |
| Maternal urinary PlGF | Normal | ↓↓ | [54] |
| Maternal serum cell-free fetal DNA | Normal | ↑ | [55] |
| Maternal serum leptin | Normal | ↑ | [56] |
| Maternal serum TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8 | Normal | ↑↑ | [57] |