Role of Angiogenic Factors in Preeclampsia

Authors

  • P Pradhan Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu

Keywords:

angiogenic factors, eclampsia, preeclampsia

Abstract

Preeclampsia, the syndrome of hypertension, proteinuria, edema and hyperuricemia occurring during the last trimester of pregnancy remains one of the great mysteries. Recently gene expression profiling of placental tissue from healthy and preeclamptic women used to see which genes were up or down regulated in preeclamptic patients. Alterations in circulating angiogenic proteins correlated with disease severity, earlier onset of preeclampsia and birth of small for gestational age (SGA) fetus. These findings lend support to the hypothesis that circulating angiogenic proteins may have an important biological role in preeclampsia.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njog.v9i1.11194

NJOG 2014 Jan-Jun; 2(1):71-73

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2014-09-28

How to Cite

Pradhan, P. (2014). Role of Angiogenic Factors in Preeclampsia. Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 9(1), 71–73. Retrieved from https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJOG/article/view/11194

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Brief Communication

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