Effect of adjuvant therapy with low molecular weight heparin on placental ultrastructure and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with fetal growth restriction
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of adjuvant therapy with low molecular weight heparin on placental ultrastructure and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in patients with fetal growth restriction (FGR). MethodsEighty patients with FGR admitted to our hospital from January 2020 to January 2021 were selected as the research objects, and they were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, with 40 cases in each group. The control group was given conventional treatment, and the experimental group was treated with low molecular weight heparin on the basis of the control group, with 10 days as a course of treatment and 3 treatment courses for both groups. The two groups of patients were followed up until the end of delivery, and placental ultrastructure and placental VEGF expression were detected and compared between the two groups. The adverse fetal outcomes of the two groups were compared. ResultsIn the control group, the microvilli on the surface of placental syncytiotrophoblasts were arranged neatly and partially missing, the rough endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria in the cytoplasm expanded, the nuclear morphology was regular, and the capillary in the villi interstitial was less. In the experimental group, the surface of placental syncytiotrophoblasts of patients showed a large number of neatly arranged microvilli, abundant rough endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria in the cytoplasm, regular morphology of the nucleus, dense and distributed nuclear chromatin, and obvious telangiectasis in the villi interstitial. In the experimental group, the expression levels of VEGF in trophoblast cells, villi interstitial cells and endothelial cells of the placental tissues were significantly higher than those of the control group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05). The total incidence of adverse fetal outcomes in the experimental group (5.0%) was lower than that in the control group (20.0%), with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05). ConclusionOn the basis of conventional treatment, low molecular weight heparin therapy can significantly improve the placental ultrastructure and vascular endothelial growth factor protein expression level in patients with fetal growth restriction, thereby promoting fetal growth and improving pregnancy outcome.