Kumar Dinesh, Soni Jagdish S
PhD Scholar, Department of Anatomy, Parul Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Faculty of Medicine, Parul University, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy, Parul Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Faculty of Medicine, Parul University, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2025 May;17(Suppl 1):S770-S773. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_543_25. Epub 2025 Apr 25.
Three vessels-one vein and two arteries-allow the fetus and placenta to exchange waste, oxygen, and nutrients in the umbilical cord. Single umbilical artery (SUA), a congenital abnormality with one umbilical artery, can occur in some pregnancies.
The current observational study was conducted at the Parul Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Waghodia, Vadodara, Gujarat. Ten percent formalin was used to preserve 5 cm segment of the placental cord after delivery. Paraffin-embedded slices were produced, and H and E staining was performed on a 3 μm segment.
This study compared 125 normal and 125 intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) infant umbilical cords. IUGR neonates had significantly thinner umbilical vessel walls than normal newborns, although their cross-sectional area was similar between sexes.
The thickness of umbilical cord blood arteries affects IUGR, according to this study. These large vessel wall thickness changes may indicate IUGR or associated disorders.
三条血管——一条静脉和两条动脉——使胎儿和胎盘能够在脐带中交换废物、氧气和营养物质。单脐动脉(SUA)是一种先天性异常,即脐带中只有一条脐动脉,在某些妊娠中可能会出现。
本观察性研究在古吉拉特邦瓦多达拉市瓦戈迪亚的帕鲁医学科学与研究学院进行。分娩后,用10%的福尔马林保存5厘米长的胎盘脐带段。制作石蜡包埋切片,并对3微米厚的切片进行苏木精-伊红染色。
本研究比较了125条正常婴儿脐带和125条宫内生长受限(IUGR)婴儿脐带。IUGR新生儿的脐血管壁明显比正常新生儿薄,尽管其横截面积在性别之间相似。
根据本研究,脐动脉的厚度会影响IUGR。这些大血管壁厚度的变化可能表明IUGR或相关疾病。