Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, No. 1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Wangfu Jing Street, Beijing, 100730, China.
National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), No. 1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Wangfu Jing Street, Beijing, 100730, China.
Clin Exp Med. 2023 Dec;23(8):5377-5388. doi: 10.1007/s10238-023-01195-x. Epub 2023 Oct 11.
Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) are the leading causes of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). We conducted cluster analysis to identify distinct phenotypes among aPLs-associated APOs patients. This approach aims to facilitate risk stratification and improve pregnancy outcomes for obstetric APS. This was a retrospective study of persistent aPLs positive women cohort in Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Baseline demographic characteristics, clinical manifestation, previous APOs and antibodies profiles were included for hierarchical cluster analysis. Placentae from portions of patients were collected and performed the histopathologic diagnoses. Four clusters among 209 patients with 477 pregnancies were identified. Cluster 1 comprised patients with triple aPLs positivity and demonstrates a high incidence of gestational hypertension (34.92%, P < 0.05) and preterm delivery (20.63%, P < 0.05). Patients in cluster 2 were characterized by lupus anticoagulant (LA) positivity, with high risk of whole gestational APOs. Cluster 3 included patients with isolated aPLs-IgM isotype combined with early miscarriage (60.92%, P = 0.016). Patients in cluster 4 majorly presented aPLs-IgG isotype combined with placenta insufficiency (22.73%). During the follow-up, the live birth rate in cluster 1 and 2 was only 69.20%. Placenta pathology revealed the most severe impairment within cluster 1, whereas clusters 3 and 4 exhibited relatively milder damage. By cluster analysis, we identified four clinical subtypes of aPLs-associated APOs patients. Patients with triple antibodies or high-risk lupus characteristics were prone to occurred gestational hypertension and premature delivery. Isolated LA or aCL/aβ2GPI positivity were found to be more frequently associated with early-stage fetal loss.
抗磷脂抗体(aPLs)是不良妊娠结局(APOs)的主要原因。我们进行了聚类分析,以确定与 aPLs 相关的 APO 患者中的不同表型。这种方法旨在促进风险分层并改善产科抗磷脂综合征的妊娠结局。这是一项对北京协和医院持续性 aPLs 阳性妇女队列的回顾性研究。纳入了基线人口统计学特征、临床表现、既往 APOs 和抗体谱进行层次聚类分析。从部分患者的胎盘采集并进行组织病理学诊断。在 209 名患者的 477 次妊娠中,确定了 4 个聚类。聚类 1 包括三阳性 aPLs 的患者,表现出较高的妊娠期高血压发生率(34.92%,P<0.05)和早产发生率(20.63%,P<0.05)。聚类 2 的患者特征为狼疮抗凝物(LA)阳性,全妊娠期 APOs 风险较高。聚类 3 包括孤立性 aPLs-IgM 同种型与早期流产相关(60.92%,P=0.016)。聚类 4 主要表现为 aPLs-IgG 同种型与胎盘功能不全相关(22.73%)。在随访期间,聚类 1 和 2 的活产率仅为 69.20%。胎盘病理学显示聚类 1 中损伤最严重,而聚类 3 和 4 则表现出相对较轻的损伤。通过聚类分析,我们确定了与 aPLs 相关的 APO 患者的 4 种临床亚型。三抗体阳性或高危狼疮特征的患者易发生妊娠期高血压和早产。孤立性 LA 或 aCL/aβ2GPI 阳性与早期胎儿丢失更相关。