2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Preeclampsia and placenta-specific microRNA
| Project/Area Number |
24659737
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Obstetrics and gynecology
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| Research Institution | Showa University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SEKIZAWA Akihiko 昭和大学, 医学部, 教授 (10245839)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
YOTSUMOTO Junko 昭和大学, 医学部, 特別研究生 (30553648)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | miRNA / 絨毛細胞 / 胎盤形成期 |
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| Research Abstract |
To investigate whether there is a distinctive signature of microRNAs in the early stages of placentation by profiling the microRNA expression in chorionic villous samples at 6 and 11 weeks of gestation. Villous samples were collected from women at 6 and 11 weeks of gestation. Microarray approach was carried out to demonstrate differential miRNA expression between villous samples at 11 vs. 6 weeks of gestation. RT-PCR analysis was used to confirme the miRNA differential expression. Microarray identified 10 up-regulated miRNAs and 9 down-regulated miRNAs at 11 weeks compared with 6 weeks. Interestingly, 55% of those down-regulated miRNAs belong to the miRNA cluster coded in the 19q13.42. RT-PCR validated the lower expression of miR-520b, -520c and -520e and the higher expression of miR-30a-5p, -100-5p and -362-5p at 11 weeks. In conclusion, alterations on the expression of these miRNAs during placental development might have a role in later complications of pregnancy.
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Research Products
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