Manisha Mishra, Arora Pallavi, Saxena Shobhit, Gupta Sunil, Mochan Sankat, Kasapuram Dheeraj, Singh Seema, Bhatla Neerja,Sharma Arundhati, Dhingra Renu and Rani Neerja
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Mol Genet Med
Introduction & Aim: Imbalanced Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) expression, including MMP2, has been
demonstrated in preeclampsia. However, little is known about the effect of MMP2 gene polymorphisms
on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Therefore, we examined matrix metalloproteinase (MMP2) gene
polymorphisms (g.-735C/T and -1306 C/T) and their association with Preeclampsia (PE) and measured the
levels of MMP2 serum concentrations in PE Patients.
Material & Methods: 30 preeclamptic and 30 healthy pregnant women (control group) were enrolled from
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AIIMS, New Delhi after getting approval from Institute Ethical
Committee. Genomic DNA was extracted from blood and amplified by PCR. MMP2 gene polymorphisms of
-735C/T and -1306 C/T were detected by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP). The levels of
MMP2 in sera were measured by ELISA.
Results: The maternal serum MMP2 levels was found to be more in PE patients as compared to control group
(p=0.03). The increased frequency of CT genotype for MMP2 (-735C/T) Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
was seen in PE patients as compared to control group whereas the MMP2-1306C/T (rs243865) didnā??t show any
change in patients as well as controls. However the difference in genotype frequency in both polymorphisms
was not statistically significant.
Conclusion: More no of sample size is required to understand the relevance of MMP2 and its genetic
polymorphisms in the pathophysiology of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy like preeclampsia and IUGR.
Manisha Mishra had completed Bachelor of Dental Surgery and MSc Anatomy from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. She is currently a Senior Reseach Fellow at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India.
E-mail: mani040790@gmail.com
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