IFPA meeting 2015 workshop report II: mechanistic role of the placenta in fetal programming; biomarkers of placental function and complications of pregnancy

P H Andraweera; G Bobek; C Bowen; G J Burton; P Correa Frigerio; A Chaparro; H Dickinson; G Duncombe; J Hyett; S E Illanes; E Johnstone; S Kumar; T K Morgan; J Myers; R Orefice; C T Roberts; C M Salafia; K L Thornburg; C L Whitehead; S A Bainbridge

doi:10.1016/j.placenta.2015.12.012

IFPA meeting 2015 workshop report II: mechanistic role of the placenta in fetal programming; biomarkers of placental function and complications of pregnancy

Placenta. 2016 Dec:48 Suppl 1:S7-S11. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.12.012. Epub 2015 Dec 20.

Authors

P H Andraweera¹, G Bobek², C Bowen³, G J Burton⁴, P Correa Frigerio⁵, A Chaparro⁵, H Dickinson⁶, G Duncombe⁷, J Hyett⁸, S E Illanes⁵, E Johnstone⁹, S Kumar¹⁰, T K Morgan¹¹, J Myers¹², R Orefice¹³, C T Roberts¹, C M Salafia¹⁴, K L Thornburg¹¹, C L Whitehead¹⁵, S A Bainbridge¹⁶

Affiliations

¹ Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
² University of Western Sydney, Australia.
³ Shimadzu Scientific, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Trophoblast Research, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
⁵ Biology of Reproduction Laboratory, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
⁶ The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia.
⁷ University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
⁸ Department of High Risk Obstetrics, RPA Women and Babies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁹ Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
¹⁰ Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
¹¹ Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
¹² Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK.
¹³ Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
¹⁴ Placental Analytics, LLC, Larchmont, NY, USA; Institute for Basic Research, Staten Island, NY, USA.
¹⁵ Translational Obstetrics Group, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
¹⁶ Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences and Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada. Electronic address: shannon.bainbridge@uottawa.ca.

PMID: 26733365
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.12.012

Abstract

Workshops are an integral component of the annual International Federation of Placenta Association (IFPA) meeting, allowing for networking and focused discussion related to specialized topics on the placenta. At the 2015 IFPA meeting (Brisbane, Australia) twelve themed workshops were held, three of which are summarized in this report. These workshops focused on various aspects of placental function, particularly in cases of placenta-mediated disease. Collectively, these inter-connected workshops highlighted the role of the placenta in fetal programming, the use of various biomarkers to monitor placental function across pregnancy, and the clinical impact of novel diagnostic and surveillance modalities in instances of late onset fetal growth restriction (FGR).

Keywords: Biomarkers; Diagnostic tests; Fetal growth restriction; Fetal programming; Gestational diabetes; IFPA Workshop; Placenta; Placenta-mediated diseases; Placental shape; Predictive tests; Preeclampsia; Translational research.

Publication types

Congress

MeSH terms

Biomarkers
Female
Fetal Development / physiology*
Humans
Placenta / physiology*
Placentation / physiology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / physiopathology*

Substances

Biomarkers

Grants and funding

NIHR-CS-011-020/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom