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ArticleRevista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)2025

Maternal soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor levels in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: a predictor of neonatal intensive care unit admission.

Betül Akgün Aktaş, Zahid Agaoglu, Betül Nur Peker, Ezgi Başaran, Nazlı Orhan, Burcu Bozkurt Özdal, Dilek Şahin

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Betül Akgün AktaşUşak Education and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology - Uşak, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4523-011X
Zahid AgaogluMinistry of Health, Ankara City Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-1075
Betül Nur PekerMinistry of Health, Ankara City Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3726-2117
Ezgi BaşaranMinistry of Health, Ankara City Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5062-3316
Nazlı OrhanMinistry of Health, Ankara City Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3974-9417
Burcu Bozkurt ÖzdalMinistry of Health, Ankara City Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-6644-3890
Dilek ŞahinMinistry of Health, Ankara City Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology - Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8567-9048

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objectiveThe aim of this study was to compare maternal plasma soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor levels in pregnant women diagnosed with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy with those in healthy pregnant women and to evaluate its predictive value for neonatal intensive care unit admission.

methodsThis study is a prospective case-control study and was conducted with a total of 80 participants, including 38 pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and 42 healthy pregnant women between 28 and 37 weeks of gestation. To evaluate the predictive value of maternal suPAR and bile acid levels for neonatal intensive care unit admission, receiver operating characteristic curves were generated.

resultsMaternal serum alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and direct bilirubin levels were statistically significantly higher in the intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy group compared to the control. In the intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy group, the plasma soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor level was 0.42±0.6 ng/mL, whereas in the control group it was 0.18±0.1 ng/mL (p=0.038). The intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy group delivered at an earlier gestational age and with lower birth weight, and the need for neonatal intensive care unit admission was statistically significantly higher. In both the severe and mild intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy groups, spontaneous preterm birth was more frequent than iatrogenic preterm birth. In the severe intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy group, there was one neonatal death and one meconium-stained birth. The discriminatory power of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor levels in predicting neonatal intensive care unit need was found to be statistically significant (area under the curve: 0.757; 95%CI 0.552-0.962; p=0.022).

conclusionHigh maternal plasma soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor levels may predict adverse pregnancy outcomes.

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Cholestasis, IntrahepaticIntensive Care Units, NeonatalPregnancy ComplicationsReceptors, Urokinase Plasminogen ActivatorAdultAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesFemaleGestational AgeHumansInfant, NewbornPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyProspective StudiesAlanine TransaminaseAspartate AminotransferasesBiomarkersReceptors, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator

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