Placental Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha but Not Gamma Interferon Is Associated with Placental Malaria and Low Birth Weight in Malawian Women
AUTOR(ES)
Rogerson, Stephen J.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Malaria in pregnancy predisposes to maternal anemia and low birth weight (LBW). We examined the possible roles of the cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and gamma interferon (IFN-γ) in these adverse outcomes. We measured cytokine concentrations in placental, peripheral, and cord blood plasma in relation to malaria parasitemia and placental monocyte accumulation in 276 Malawian women. Maternal hemoglobin concentration, human immunodeficiency virus status, and infant birth weight were determined. Concentrations of TNF-α in placental blood were correlated with densities of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes (P < 0.0001) and of intervillous monocyte infiltrates (P < 0.0001) on placental histology. Peripheral blood TNF-α concentrations were relatively low and were weakly associated with malaria. TNF-α concentrations were higher in placental blood, where they were strongly associated with malaria. Placental plasma TNF-α levels were higher in women who had LBW babies (P = 0.0027), women with febrile symptoms (P < 0.0001), and teenage mothers (P = 0.04) than in other women. The presence of TNF-α in cord blood was not associated with malaria infection. IFN-γ levels were infrequently elevated, and elevated IFN-γ levels were not associated with poor pregnancy outcomes. Placental production of TNF-α, but not of IFN-γ, may be implicated in impaired fetal growth in Malawian women.
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