Understanding Post-translational Modifications to Circulating Histones Via Mass Spectrometry in Pregnant Women Developing Pre-eclampsia: A Retrospective Study

NCT ID: NCT05142410

Last Updated: 2024-01-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-01

Study Completion Date

2023-12-01

Brief Summary

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This is a descriptive pilot study on a ready-constituted biobank (outside the Jardé Law). It is an ancillary study to the "GrossPath" cohort (RCB ID number: 2014-A01120-47).

Pregnancy generates an increased risk of thrombosis, and placenta-mediated diseases constitute a risk factor for cardiovascular pathologies responsible for significant maternal-fetal morbidity and mortality. Understanding and exploring the cellular and molecular mechanisms of dysfunctions of the vascular-placental interface could provide arguments to understand the systemic vascular risk, characterize it and finally detect it on the basis of new markers, thus opening the way for targeted preventive management to reinforce the general principles of precision medicine.

Netosis is a process of activation of neutrophils, which then generate filaments containing DNA, enzymes and extracellular histones. Netosis occurs in pregnancy and is increased in vascular-placental complications. It can be studied by measuring circulating histones, particularly the citrullinated histone H3. Levels of this modified histone H3, as well as those of two other modifications, have recently been shown to increase during pregnancy. These levels have also been shown to be even greater in pregnancy complications.

The aim of this study is to complete this mapping in order to obtain a precise signature for all post-translational histone modifications in normal pregnancies and pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia from the "GrossPath" cohort in order to propose new circulating biomarkers for placental vascular pathologies.

The post-translational histone modification profiles (mapping) of pregnant women with normal pregnancies will be compared with those developing pre-eclampsia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pregnancy Related Pre-Eclampsia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Plasma from women with normal pregnancies

Plasma collected from women with normal pregnancies will be analyzed by mass spectrometry

Analysis of post-translational histone modifications via mass spectrometry

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

During the "GrossHist" study (NCT04205383), only 3 post-translational histone modifications available in ELISA at the time were quantified thanks to a collaboration with the VOLITION™ company \[Bouvier and Fortier et al. 2021\]. The development of a new mass spectrometry approach based on nucleosome enrichment of plasma, developed by collaborators at VOLITION™, has made it possible to consider the description of all post-translational histone modifications (about 40 post-translational modifications involving histones H2A, H2B, H3 and H4).

Plasma from women with placenta-mediated complications

Plasma collected from women who developed preeclampsia during pregnancy will be analyzed by mass spectrometry

Analysis of post-translational histone modifications via mass spectrometry

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

During the "GrossHist" study (NCT04205383), only 3 post-translational histone modifications available in ELISA at the time were quantified thanks to a collaboration with the VOLITION™ company \[Bouvier and Fortier et al. 2021\]. The development of a new mass spectrometry approach based on nucleosome enrichment of plasma, developed by collaborators at VOLITION™, has made it possible to consider the description of all post-translational histone modifications (about 40 post-translational modifications involving histones H2A, H2B, H3 and H4).

Interventions

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Analysis of post-translational histone modifications via mass spectrometry

During the "GrossHist" study (NCT04205383), only 3 post-translational histone modifications available in ELISA at the time were quantified thanks to a collaboration with the VOLITION™ company \[Bouvier and Fortier et al. 2021\]. The development of a new mass spectrometry approach based on nucleosome enrichment of plasma, developed by collaborators at VOLITION™, has made it possible to consider the description of all post-translational histone modifications (about 40 post-translational modifications involving histones H2A, H2B, H3 and H4).

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* pregnant women followed at Nîmes University hospital for normal pregnancy or pregnancy with placental vascular pathology (pre-eclampsia and/or intra-uterine growth retardation).
* The patient must have given her free and informed consent and signed the consent form.
* The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan
* Only women are included
* Patients are at least 18 years old

* twin pregnancies.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sylvie BOUVIER, Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nîmes University Hospital

Locations

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Nîmes University Hospital

Nîmes, Gard, France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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NIMAO/2021-1/SB01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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