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Determination of Maternal and Neonatal Apelinemia in Obese Women During Pregnancy

Completed
Conditions
Pregnancy
Obesity
Gestational Diabetes
Interventions
Other: blood sample
Registration Number
NCT02796456
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Lille
Brief Summary

Background :

Apelin and its receptor APJ have been implicated in pathologies including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. Little is known about the function of the apelinergic system during gestation.

Objective :

The main objective of this study is to compare apelinemia in fasting normal weight and obese women at the end of pregnancy, between 35 and 41 weeks of gestation (WG).

Strategy and method:

A prospective research evaluating will be conducted to compare apelinemia in fasting normal weight and obese women at the end of pregnancy, between 35 and 41 weeks of gestation (WG).

A third group will be created to check if gestational diabetes is not a confounding factor in obesity (group of obese women with gestational diabetes).

Investigators will try to see if apelinemia is correlated to lipidic and glycemic markers.

Samples will be collected in the cord blood to compare maternal and neonatal apelinemia and to see if neonatal apelinemia is correlated to the child's weight and birth size and to the weight of the placenta.

Placenta samples will be collected and RT-qPCR will be done to analyze RNA in each group.

Two days after delivery, obese and not obese women will be fasted and plasma and colostrum will be collected. Investigators will compare apelin levels in the colostrum between these 2 groups and then investigators will try to see if apelin level is correlated in the colostrum and in maternal plasma.

Detailed Description

Background :

Apelin and its receptor APJ have been implicated in pathologies including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity.

Little is known about the function of the apelinergic system during gestation.

In a previous study, investigators evaluated in mice this system at the feto-maternal interface in insulin-resistant obese female (HF) mice. Maternal apelinemia was decreased at term and fetal apelinemia was sixfold higher than maternal level. Ex-vivo, the placenta releases high amount of apelin at E12.5 and E18.5. In HF pregnant mice at term, apelinemia as well as placental apelin and APJ mRNA levels were increased whereas placental release of apelin was drastically reduced.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
135
Inclusion Criteria
  • Obese pregnant women
  • Age from 18 to 42 years old
  • Singleton pregnancy between 35+0 to 41+6 weeks of pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria
  • Severe heart, liver or kidney disease
  • Multiple pregnancy
  • Hypertension, preeclampsia, small for gestational age
  • Pre-gestational diabetes
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Medication other than normal pregnancy supplementations
  • Tabacco or drugs consummation during pregnancy
  • Provided artificial feeding
  • Fetal anoxia with cord pH less than 7.0
  • Genetic or chromosomal mother's and / or newborn's abnormality
  • Fetal malformation
  • Trusteeship or tutorship
  • Refusal to participate in research
  • Unable to attend the entire study

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Normal weight womenblood sampleBMI between 18.5 and 25 kg/m2 and without gestational diabetes
Obese women without gestational diabetesblood sampleBMI more than 30 kg/m2 and without gestational diabetes
Obese women with gestational diabetesblood sampleBMI more than 30 kg/m2 and with gestational diabetes
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Biological measure : Maternal apelinemia (Plasma Concentration)between 35 and 41 weeks of gestation (WG)

plasma sample

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
LDLbetween 35 and 41 weeks of gestation (WG) and 2 days after the delivery

maternal plasma sample

apolipoprotein Athe day of the delivery

neonatal plasma sample

Biological measure : LDLthe day of the delivery

neonatal plasma sample

insulinemiathe day of the delivery

neonatal plasma sample

Biological measure : Neonatal apelinemia (Plasma Concentration)the day of the delivery

plasma sample

glycemiathe day of the delivery

neonatal plasma sample

Placenta weightthe days of the delivery
Biological measure : Maternal apelinemia (Plasma Concentration)the day of the delivery and 2 days after the delivery

plasma sample

total cholesterolthe day of the delivery

neonatal plasma sample

triglyceridesthe day of the delivery

neonatal plasma sample

apolipoprotein Bthe day of the delivery

neonatal plasma sample

Biological measure : HDLthe day of the delivery

neonatal plasma sample

apelin level in the colostrum2 days after the delivery

colostrum sample

C-peptidethe day of the delivery

neonatal plasma sample

Infant sizewithin 5 days of postpartum
HDLbetween 35 and 41 weeks of gestation (WG) and 2 days after the delivery

maternal plasma sample

BMIat baseline

measure maternal gain of weight before pregnancy and during pregnancy in maternal declaration

Infant weightwithin 2 days of postpartum

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre - CHRU de Lille

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Lille, France

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