目的观察妊娠肝内胆汁淤积症(ICP)胎盘CRHR-1的表达情况。方法随机选择于37~40周择期剖宫产终止妊娠的ICP与正常妊娠各10例,采用Westemblot及巢式实时荧光定量PeR测定胎盘CRHR-1表达强度。正态分布数据以均数土标准差-X±S)表示,采用t检验。偏态分布数据采用中位数(M)及四分位距(IQR)表示为M(IQR),采用Wflcoxon秩和检验。检验水准a(双侧)=0.05。结果CRHR-1cDNA目的扩增片段为172bp。ICP组胎盘CRHR-1表达的免疫杂交蛋白条带荧光强度1.55±0.28弱于正常组1.60±0.37,但两组比较,差异无统计学意义(t=0.349,P=0.732)l巢式实时荧光定量PeR扩增CRHR-1mRNA相对含量0.139(0.268)高于正常组的0.031(0.245),两组比较,t=1.504,P=0.136,差异无统计学意义。结论ICP胎盘CRHR-1有低表达趋势,可能导致ICP胎盘小叶绒毛血管容积下降和CRH超短阳性反馈回路受损。
Objective To explore the expression level of corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type-1 (CRHR-1) in intrahepatic cholestatic placental (ICP) tissue. Methods Human placental samples were collected from 10 ICP patients and 10 healthy controls after parturition at 37-40 weeks of gestation. CRHR-1 protein and mRNA expression was assessed by western blotting and nested-real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR, respectively. Normally distributed data were summarized as mean + standard deviation, and intergroup comparisons were made by two-tailed Student's t-test. Non-normally distributed data were presented as median with interquartile range, and intergroup comparisons were made by Wilcoxon test. For all statistical analyses, a two-tailed P-value of 〈 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results The CR/-IR-1 fluorescence intensity was lower in ICP tissues (1.55 ± 0.28) than in placental tissues from healthy controls (1.60 ± 0.37), but the difference did not reach statistical significance (t = 0.349, P = 0.732). The CRHR-1 mRNA content was slightly higher in the ICP tissues [0.139(0.268)] than in the placental tissues from healthy controls [0.031(0.245)], but the difference did not reach statistical significance (t = 1.504, P = 0.136). Conclusion CRHR-1 expression is decreased in ICP tissues, which may lead to a smaller volume of placental lobular villi vessels and restrict the CRH positive feedback loop, ultimately promoting acute hypoxic stress and possible harm to the fetus.