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| - Expression of human chorionic gonadotrophin α and β subunits is depressed in trophoblast from pregnancies with early embryonic failure
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| - The expression of the placental proteins human chorionic gonadotrophin α (HCGα), β (HCGβ) and human placental lactogen (HPL) was examined in trophoblast from human normal pregnancy and early embryonic failure (EEF) using Northern blot analysis. Trophoblast from EEF expressed significantly depressed levels of HCGα (P< 0.05) and HCGβ (P< 0.01) when compared to normal pregnancy. Levels of expression of HPL in EEF were not significantly different to those from normal pregnancy. The gestational ages of the two groups were not significantly different. Immunocytochemistry on paraffin-fixed tissue sections supported these data and showed that mRNA levels reflected protein production of HCG within the tissue. It appears from these data that the depressed level of HCG found in the serum of women with early pregnancy failure is not solely a consequence of diminished placentation in these pregnancies, or placental necrosis, but that the genes of the α and β HCG subunits are down-regulated. This study further suggests that there are two subsets of women with early pregnancy failure; those with apparently normal levels of placental proteins, and those with severely depressed levels. It would seem likely that these two groups have different aetiologies.
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