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The aim of this study was to investigate further the mechanism accounting for the beneficial effect of oral administration of ursodeoxycholic acid (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UDCA<\/jats:styled-content>), which is the standard treatment, regarding bile acid and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PMS<\/jats:styled-content> homeostasis in the mother\u2010placenta\u2010foetus trio.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Using <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">HPLC<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MS<\/jats:styled-content>\/<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">MS<\/jats:styled-content> bile acids and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PMS<\/jats:styled-content> were determined in maternal and foetal serum and placenta. The expression of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ABC<\/jats:styled-content> proteins in placenta was determined by real time quantitative PCR (<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">RT<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">QPCR<\/jats:styled-content>) and immunofluorescence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICP<\/jats:styled-content>, markedly increased concentrations of bile acids (tauroconjugates &gt; glycoconjugates &gt;&gt; unconjugated), progesterone and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PMS<\/jats:styled-content> in placenta and maternal serum were accompanied by enhanced concentrations in foetal serum of bile acids, but not of <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PMS<\/jats:styled-content>. <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UDCA<\/jats:styled-content> treatment reduced bile acid accumulation in the mother\u2010placenta\u2010foetus trio, but had no significant effect on progesterone and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PMS<\/jats:styled-content> concentrations. <jats:italic><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ABCG<\/jats:styled-content>2<\/jats:italic>\u2005<jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">mRNA<\/jats:styled-content> abundance was increased in placentas from <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICP<\/jats:styled-content> patients <jats:italic>vs.<\/jats:italic> controls and remained stable following <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UDCA<\/jats:styled-content> treatment, despite an apparent further increase in <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ABCG<\/jats:styled-content>2.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">UDCA<\/jats:styled-content> administration partially reduces <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">ICP<\/jats:styled-content>\u2010induced bile acid accumulation in mothers and foetuses despite the lack of effect on concentrations of progesterone and <jats:styled-content style=\"fixed-case\">PMS<\/jats:styled-content> in maternal serum. 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