title: [Relationship of vascular endothelial growth factor with bile acid in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) with bile acid in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy patients (ICP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty three ICP patients and 30 normal pregnant women in late pregnancy were studied, maternal serum VEGF concentrations were examined by enzyme linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA). Capillaries density in placenta are detected by s-ABC immunohistochemistry, radio-immunity method is used to assay the maternal serum glycocholic acid.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Serum VEGF in ICP (2 072 +/- 17) ng/L has negative correlation with glycocholic acid (47.9 +/- 14.2) ng/L, however, positive correlation with capillaries density in placenta (68 +/- 5)/HP; The serum VEGF in normal pregnant woman (2 256 +/- 30) ng/L does not have relationship to glycocholic acid (1.6 +/- 0.7) ng/L but it has positive correlation with capillaries density in placenta (74 +/- 7)/HP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cytotoxicity of high concentration bile acids impairs vascular endothelial cells resulting in lower excretion of VEGF in vascular endothelial cells of ICP, which lead to placental blood capillaries dysplasia and lower permeability, it may be one of reasons of fetal distress and fetal death in uteri in ICP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology of Obstetrics, Naval General Hospital, Beijing 100037, China.
authors.forename: Songyun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Zhuqin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001647:Bile Acids and Salts / Q000097:blood*; D002780:Cholestasis, Intrahepatic / Q000097:blood*; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000097:blood*; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
chemical_list: D001647:Bile Acids and Salts; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008222:Lymphokines; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors