Decreased Risk of Preeclampsia in Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy

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BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that upregulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) plays a role in immune dysregulation in both preeclampsia and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

AIMS: We aimed to investigate whether anti-TNF therapy during pregnancy decreases the risk of preeclampsia in women with IBD.

METHODS: The study population included women with IBD and pregnancies who were followed at a tertiary care center from 2007 to 2021. Cases of preeclampsia were compared with controls with a normotensive pregnancy. Data on patient demographics, disease type and activity, pregnancy complications, and additional risk factors for preeclampsia were collected. The association between anti-TNF therapy and preeclampsia was analyzed using univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression.

RESULTS: Women with preeclampsia were more likely to have a preterm delivery (44% vs. 12%, p < 0.001). More women without preeclampsia were exposed to anti-TNF therapy during pregnancy than women with preeclampsia (55% vs. 30%, p = 0.029). The majority of women (32/44) on anti-TNF therapy, either adalimumab or infliximab, continued to have some degree of exposure during the third trimester. Though not significant, multivariate analysis showed a trend towards a protective effect of anti-TNF therapy against developing preeclampsia if exposed during the third trimester (OR 0.39; 95% CI 0.14-1.12, p = 0.08).

CONCLUSIONS: In this study, anti-TNF therapy exposure was higher in IBD patients who did not develop preeclampsia than in those who did. While not significant, there was a trend towards a protective effect of anti-TNF therapy against preeclampsia if exposed during the third trimester.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:68

Enthalten in:

Digestive diseases and sciences - 68(2023), 9 vom: 04. Sept., Seite 3557-3561

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Patel, Nisha B [VerfasserIn]
Vinsard, Daniela Guerrero [VerfasserIn]
Kattah, Andrea G [VerfasserIn]
Kane, Sunanda V [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adalimumab
Anti-TNF
B72HH48FLU
Crohn’s disease
FYS6T7F842
Inflammatory bowel disease
Infliximab
Journal Article
Preeclampsia
Pregnancy
TNF-α
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
Ulcerative colitis

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Date Completed 24.08.2023

Date Revised 26.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10620-023-08016-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359041604