Expression of leukemia inhibitory factor in chorionic villi of normal early pregnancy, threatened abortion and inevitable abortion / 中华妇产科杂志

ABSTRACT

0.05). The levels of progesterone and hCG in the inevitable group were significantly decreased to(36?17) nmol/L and(13 ?3) kU/L, respectively. The differences when compared to the other groups were statistically significant (P0.05). Conclusion LIF may play a role in the maintenance of normal pregnancy. Reduction of LIF expression in chorionic villi may induce the decrease of serum progesterone and hCG levels and, ultimately, cause inevitable abortion.