Correlation between first trimester placental growth factor levels and skin microvascular reactivity assessed by laser speckle contrast imaging - a cross-sectional study
Maternal first-trimester skin microvascular reactivity indices correlate positively with serum placental biomarker levels, particularly PlGF. This suggests that maternal peripheral microvascular function, assessed by LSCI, may reflect placental microcirculation. Further studies are warranted to determine whether this tool could serve as an early marker of placental function.
Authors
- Lorenzo Tofani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9965-7667)
- Isabella Abati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4735-6771)
- C. Bartolini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7233-9546)
- Viola Seravalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8706-3925)
- Mor Huri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2855-7540)
- Arianna Vallario
- Mariarosaria Di Tommaso
- Alessia Piacenza
Institutions
- University of Florence (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Placenta
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2025.05.019
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06