Biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birth: a systematic review of studies using multiplex analysis
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Jossimara Polettini
, Teresa Cobo
, Marian Kacerovsky , Angela E. Vinturache, Piotr Laudanski
, Myrthe J.C.S. Peelen , Hanns Helmer , Ronald F. Lamont , Jun Takeda , Jerome Lapointe , Maria Regina Torloni , Nanbert Zhong and Ramkumar Menon
Abstract
Objective:
Despite decades of research on risk indicators of spontaneous preterm birth (PTB), reliable biomarkers are still not available to screen or diagnose high-risk pregnancies. Several biomarkers in maternal and fetal compartments have been mechanistically linked to PTB, but none of them are reliable predictors of pregnancy outcome. This systematic review was conducted to synthesize the knowledge on PTB biomarkers identified using multiplex analysis.
Materials and methods:
Three electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science) were searched for studies in any language reporting the use of multiplex assays for maternal biomarkers associated with PTB published from January 2005 to March 2014.
Results:
Retrieved citations (3631) were screened, and relevant studies (33) were selected for full-text reading. Ten studies were included in the review. Forty-two PTB-related proteins were reported, and RANTES and IL-10 (three studies) followed by MIP-1β, GM-CSF, Eotaxin, and TNF-RI (two studies) were reported more than once in maternal serum. However, results could not be combined due to heterogeneity in type of sample, study population, assay, and analysis methods.
Conclusion:
By this systematic review, we conclude that multiplex assays are a potential technological advancement for identifying biomarkers of PTB, although no single or combination of biomarkers could be identified to predict PTB risk.
Acknowledgments
This study and report is made possible by Grant support from Hologic, Inc., CA, USA to PREBIC Biomarker Working Group (PI – Menon R) that helped us to organize PREBIC biomarker working group meetings in Barcelona, Spain (December, 2014) and PREBIC Annual Meeting in Florence, Italy (May, 2015) where the idea for this report was conceived, drafted and finalized.
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- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- What’s new in preterm birth prediction and prevention?
- Academy’s Corner
- Antenatal corticosteroids: current controversies
- Review articles
- The safety of progestogen in the prevention of preterm birth: meta-analysis of neonatal mortality
- Cervical pessary for the prevention of preterm birth: is it of any use?
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- Highlight articles
- Placental malperfusion as a possible mechanism of preterm birth in patients with Müllerian anomalies
- Nifedipine increases fetoplacental perfusion
- Effect of sleep disorders on threatened premature delivery
- Risk of recurrent preterm birth among women according to change in partner
- Biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birth: a systematic review of studies using multiplex analysis
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- Comparison of the duo of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1/alpha fetoprotein (Amnioquick duo+®) and traditional clinical assessment for diagnosing premature rupture of fetal membranes
- Efficacy of a prospective community-based intervention to prevent preterm birth
- Maternal complications in settings where two-thirds of extremely preterm births are delivered by cesarean section
- The risk of neonatal respiratory morbidity according to the etiology of late preterm delivery
- Thyroid dysfunction in preterm neonates exposed to iodine
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