title: Human early pregnancy factor and early pregnancy associated protein before and after therapeutic abortion in comparison with beta-hCG, estradiol, progesterone and 17-hydroxyprogesterone.
abstract: Serum activities and concentrations, respectively, of early pregnancy factor (EPF), early pregnancy associated protein (EPAP), beta-hCG, estradiol, progesterone and 17-hydroxyprogesterone were estimated in 20 healthy primigravidae within the tenth to twelfth completed gestational week before and after therapeutic abortion. EPF, beta-hCG and estradiol markedly decreased after termination of pregnancy, whereas progesterone and 17-hydroxyprogesterone concentrations moderately fell. EPAP showed no significant alterations in a 24 hours period. Because of its possible role as immunosuppressive substance and its short half-life EPF may be a promising immunobiomarker for disturbances in early pregnancy.
authors: Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, GDR.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Hübel
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Straube
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Loh
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Wodrig
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Weber
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Klima
mesh_terms: D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone; D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D018835:Chaperonin 10; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000097:blood; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D006908:Hydroxyprogesterones / Q000097:blood; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D013491:Suppressor Factors, Immunologic; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D018835:Chaperonin 10; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D018997:Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human; D006728:Hormones; D006908:Hydroxyprogesterones; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins; D013491:Suppressor Factors, Immunologic; C025124:early pregnancy factor; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol; D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone