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Retinol and ?-tocopherol in pregnancy: Establishment of reference intervals and associations with CBC.

ABSTRACT: Profound physiological changes during pregnancy may affect the requirement of retinol and tocopherol, which are essential micronutrients for the maintenance of maternal health and foetal development. However, the current reference intervals (RIs) of retinol and tocopherol are based on non-pregnant population. In the present study, a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry quantitation method for serum retinol and ?-tocopherol was established and validated. In addition, we established trimester-specific RIs of retinol and ?-tocopherol using the data from paired screening test for 31,301 outpatients who participated in the prenatal vitamins A/E evaluation program at our hospital using the Hoffmann method, which is a simple indirect RI estimation method that does not require the recruitment of healthy subjects. Further, to explore the associations between the levels of retinol and ?-tocopherol and the parameters of complete blood count (CBC), the results of retinol, ?-tocopherol, and CBC of 1,977 pregnant outpatients in the third trimester were analysed. The testing interval between the levels of vitamins and CBC was no more than 7 days. Although no significant changes were noticed in the levels of retinol, the ?-tocopherol levels continuously increased with normal physiological changes throughout pregnancy. Lower retinol levels were associated with the higher incidence of anaemia, whereas higher levels of retinol and lower levels of ?-tocopherol were associated with higher platelet count.

SUBMITTER: Liu J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7296784 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Retinol and α-tocopherol in pregnancy: Establishment of reference intervals and associations with CBC.

Liu Jingrui J Zhan Sien S Jia Yan Y Li Youran Y Liu Ying Y Dong Ying Y Tang Guodong G Li Lin L Zhai Yanhong Y Cao Zheng Z

Maternal & child nutrition 20200305 3

Profound physiological changes during pregnancy may affect the requirement of retinol and tocopherol, which are essential micronutrients for the maintenance of maternal health and foetal development. However, the current reference intervals (RIs) of retinol and tocopherol are based on non-pregnant population. In the present study, a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry quantitation method for serum retinol and α-tocopherol was established and validated. In addition, we established trim ...[more]

PMID: 32141189

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Project description:BackgroundDisturbances in maternal lipid metabolism may increase the risk of developing pregnancy complications and adverse perinatal outcomes. However, there is no consensus as to what constitutes normal serum lipid ranges during pregnancy. Our study was aimed to establish trimester-specific serum lipid reference intervals (RIs) and investigate the associations between maternal dyslipidaemia and adverse outcomes in a population-based study.MethodsThe first- and third-trimester lipid profiles were derived from 16,489 singlet pregnant women for regular antenatal check-ups between 2017 and 2019. The serum samples were assayed for total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) in the institutional clinical laboratory. The trimester-specific lipid RIs were estimated with both of the direct observational and the indirect Hoffmann methods. The associations between maternal lipid profiling and pregnancy complications and perinatal outcomes were assessed statistically.ResultsSerum levels of TC, TG, LDL-C and HDL-C were all increased significantly in the third trimester of pregnancy. There was no significant difference between the observed RIs established with healthy pregnant women and the calculated RIs derived from the Hoffmann method. A trend towards increased risks of gestational complications and adverse perinatal outcomes was observed in the subjects with elevated levels of TC, TG, and LDL-C or decreased level of HDL-C.ConclusionsIn pregnancy, increased serum levels of TC, TG and LDL-C, and a decreased level of HDL-C posed higher risks of developing pregnancy complications and adverse perinatal outcomes.Key messagesIt is necessary to establish trimester-specific reference intervals for serum lipids including TC, TG, LDL-C and HDL-C that were found significantly increased as the gestational age went up. More importantly, around the upper reference limits of TC, TG and LDL-C (or the lower reference limit of HDL-C), the higher the serum lipid levels were (or the lower the HDL-C level was), the higher risks of developing pregnancy complications and adverse perinatal outcomes were observed.

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Retinol and ?-tocopherol in pregnancy: Establishment of reference intervals and associations with CBC.

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Retinol and α-tocopherol in pregnancy: Establishment of reference intervals and associations with CBC.

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