Vascular dysfunction has been reported in ladies with recurrent being pregnant loss (RPL). We investigated the severity of vascular dysfunction in non-pregnant ladies with RPL and its correlation with anti-heat shock protein (HSP) antibodies which might be recognized to induce arteriosclerosis.
We measured the serum anti-HSP60 antibodies, anti-HSP70 antibodies, and anti-phospholipid antibodies (APA) in 68 ladies with RPL and 29 wholesome controls. Among the many ladies with RPL, 14 had a prognosis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), and within the remaining 54, the causes for RPL have been unexplained.
In comparison with the controls, the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), carotid augmentation index (cAI), and uterine artery pulsatility index (PI) have been all considerably increased within the ladies with each APS and unexplained RPL. In comparison with the controls, the anti-HSP60 antibody ranges have been considerably increased within the APA-positive group of girls with unexplained RPL, and the anti-HSP70 antibody ranges have been considerably increased in APS and APA-positive group of girls with unexplained RPL.
Nonetheless, the anti-HSP60 and anti-HSP70 antibody ranges didn’t correlate with the values of baPWV or cAI. Our outcomes demonstrated anti-HSP60 and anti-HSP70 antibodies are elevated in ladies with unexplained RPL. Additional research are wanted to elucidate the roles of anti-HSP antibodies and their pathophysiology in unexplained RPL.