Oxidative status of maternal blood in pregnancies burdened by inherited thrombophilias

PLoS One. 2020 Jun 17;15(6):e0234253. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234253. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Oxidative status of maternal blood represents an important parameter of pregnancy that is involved in both, regulation of physiological processes and (if significantly altered) development of different pregnancy complications. Inherited thrombophilias represent genetic disorders that increase the risk of thromboembolism in pregnancy. Little is known about the impact of thrombophilia on the oxidative status of maternal blood. In this study, we analyzed oxidative status of blood of 56 women with pregnancies burdened by inherited thrombophilias. The status was established at three different trimesters using biochemical assays and electrochemical measurements, and it was compared to 10 age- and trimester-matching controls. Activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione reductase in the 1st and the 2nd trimester of thrombophilic pregnancy were lower than controls. Also, there was less oxidation in the plasma, according to higher concentration of reduced thiols and lower oxidation-reduction potential. Therefore, it appears that thrombophilic mothers do not experience oxidative stress in the circulation in the first two trimesters. However, the rise in GPx, GR and SOD activities in the 3rd trimester of thrombophilic pregnancy implies that the risk of oxidative stress is increased during the late pregnancy. These results are important for developing antioxidative treatment that could tackle thrombophilia-related pregnancy complications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cohort Studies
  • Erythrocytes / enzymology
  • Female
  • Glutathione Peroxidase / blood
  • Humans
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Oxidoreductases / blood
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / blood*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / enzymology
  • Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / metabolism*
  • Thrombophilia / blood*
  • Thrombophilia / enzymology
  • Thrombophilia / metabolism*

Substances

  • Oxidoreductases
  • Glutathione Peroxidase

Supplementary concepts

  • Thrombophilia, hereditary

Grants and funding

The study was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, grant No III43010 (MO) and OI173014 (MB, VM, ZM, IS). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.