Muresan Maria Cezara, Belovan Biliana, Sîrbu Ioan, Popa Zoran Laurentiu, Citu Cosmin, Sas Ioan, Ratiu Adrian
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Doctoral School, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Square 2, 300041 Timisoara, Romania.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2025 May 23;61(6):964. doi: 10.3390/medicina61060964.
: Maternal dyslipidaemia and low-grade inflammation are recognised drivers of in utero vascular remodelling, yet composite dynamic markers that integrate lipid-glycaemic, inflammatory and endothelial signals have not been evaluated. We investigated whether eight-week trajectories in the triglyceride-glucose index (TyG), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) outperform single-timepoint lipids for predicting fetal aortic remodelling. : In a prospective repeated-measures study, 90 singleton pregnancies were examined at 24-26 weeks (Visit-1) and 32-34 weeks (Visit-2). At each visit, we obtained fasting lipids, TyG index, hsCRP, IL-6, oxidative-stress markers (MDA, NOx), brachial flow-mediated dilation (FMD), carotid IMT and uterine-artery Doppler, together with advanced fetal ultrasonography (abdominal-aorta IMT, ventricular strain, Tei-index, fetal pulse-wave velocity). Mothers were grouped by k-means clustering of the visit-to-visit change (Δ) in TG, TyG, hsCRP, IL-6 and FMD into three Metabolic-Inflammatory Response Phenotypes (MIRP-1/2/3). Linear mixed-effects models and extreme-gradient-boosting quantified associations and predictive performance. : Mean gestational TG rose from 138.6 ± 14.1 mg/dL to 166.9 ± 15.2 mg/dL, TyG by 0.21 ± 0.07 units and FMD fell by 1.86 ± 0.45%. MIRP-3 ("Metabolic + Inflammatory"; n = 31) showed the largest change (Δ) Δ-hsCRP (+0.69 mg/L) and Δ-FMD (-2.8%) and displayed a fetal IMT increase of +0.17 ± 0.05 mm versus +0.07 ± 0.03 mm in MIRP-1 ( < 0.001). Mixed-effects modelling identified Δ-TyG (β = +0.054 mm per unit), Δ-IL-6 (β = +0.009 mm) and Δ-FMD (β = -0.007 mm per %) as independent determinants of fetal IMT progression. An XGBoost model incorporating these Δ-variables predicted high fetal IMT (≥90th percentile) with AUROC 0.88, outperforming logistic regression (AUROC 0.74). : A short-term surge in maternal TyG, IL-6 and endothelial dysfunction delineates a high-risk phenotype that doubles fetal aortic wall thickening and impairs myocardial performance. Composite dynamic indices demonstrated superior predictive value compared with individual lipid markers.
母亲血脂异常和低度炎症是子宫内血管重塑的公认驱动因素,但整合脂质-血糖、炎症和内皮信号的复合动态标志物尚未得到评估。我们研究了甘油三酯-葡萄糖指数(TyG)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)和血流介导的血管舒张(FMD)的八周轨迹在预测胎儿主动脉重塑方面是否优于单时间点血脂。:在一项前瞻性重复测量研究中,对90例单胎妊娠在孕24 - 26周(访视1)和32 - 34周(访视2)进行检查。每次访视时,我们获取空腹血脂、TyG指数、hsCRP、IL-6、氧化应激标志物(MDA、NOx)、肱动脉血流介导的血管舒张(FMD)、颈动脉内膜中层厚度(IMT)和子宫动脉多普勒,以及先进的胎儿超声检查(腹主动脉IMT、心室应变、Tei指数、胎儿脉搏波速度)。母亲们通过对TG、TyG、hsCRP、IL-6和FMD的访视间变化(Δ)进行k均值聚类分为三种代谢-炎症反应表型(MIRP-1/2/3)。线性混合效应模型和极端梯度提升法量化了关联和预测性能。:平均孕期TG从138.6±14.1mg/dL升至166.9±15.2mg/dL,TyG升高0.21±0.07单位,FMD下降1.86±0.45%。MIRP-3(“代谢+炎症”;n = 31)显示出最大变化(Δ),Δ-hsCRP(+0.69mg/L)和Δ-FMD(-2.8%),并且与MIRP-1相比,胎儿IMT增加了+0.17±0.05mm,而MIRP-1为+0.07±0.03mm(<0.001)。混合效应模型确定Δ-TyG(β = +0.054mm/单位)、Δ-IL-6(β = +0.009mm)和Δ-FMD(β = -0.007mm/%)是胎儿IMT进展的独立决定因素。纳入这些Δ变量的XGBoost模型预测高胎儿IMT(≥第90百分位数)的曲线下面积(AUROC)为0.88,优于逻辑回归(AUROC 0.74)。:母亲TyG、IL-6和内皮功能障碍的短期激增描绘了一种高风险表型,使胎儿主动脉壁增厚加倍并损害心肌性能。与个体脂质标志物相比,复合动态指标显示出更高的预测价值。