Aims: This study was aimed to explore the interaction between environment and CD28/B7 pathway to provide the potential epidemiology for prevention and treatment of recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA).
Methods: The retrospective study included 630 RSA cases and 1320 healthy women during their middle and late prenatal care. Their living environment was investigated, and the influence of environmental factors on pregnancy abortion was analyzed. The genomic DNAs were extracted from the study subjects, and the polymorphisms of CD28 and B7 were analyzed. Finally, the interaction of gene and environment on RSA was analyzed with the logistic regression analyses.
Results: The multi-variate regression analysis indicated that vitamin supplement, intake of fresh fruits or vegetables, night shift, staying up late, history miscarriage, as well as history induced abortion were, independently, risk factors for RSA (all P< 0.05). Moreover, rs3116496 (T>C), rs3181098 (G>A) and rs3181100 (G>C) of CD28, rs1915087 (C>T) of B7-2, as well as rs6804441 (A>G) and rs41271391 (G>T) of B7-1 were correlated with modified RSA risk (all P< 0.05). The haplotypes TGT and TAG could also regulate the risk of RSA (both P< 0.05). The synthetic influences of the aforementioned SNPs and environmental factors could also significantly affect the susceptibility to RSA (all P< 0.05).
Conclusion: The interaction of environment and SNPs of CD28/B7 pathway on RSA risk was distinct from CD28/B7 pathway or environment alone.
Keywords: CD28/B7 pathway; Environment Single Nucleotide Polymorphism; Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion.
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