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Angiogenic proteins and adipocytokines as markers for prediction of preeclampsia

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Pages 717-725 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

Preeclampsia is characterized by the onset of high blood pressure and proteinuria in pregnancy, leading to substantial maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. It involves abnormal remodeling of the placental bed vasculature, placental ischemia and endothelial cell dysfunction. Defective placental development might reflect alterations in the levels of various biological markers. Affected patients show remarkable imbalances of angiogenic factors, including PlGF, soluble FMS-like tyrosine kinase 1, soluble endoglin and angiopoietin-2; these factors could therefore be potential markers for predicting preeclampsia with or without uterine artery Doppler ultrasonography. However, use of these markers to predict preeclampsia has yet to achieve the positive and negative likelihood ratios necessary if they are to be used in clinical practice. Large-scale studies using known markers are likely to identify suitable candidates that will enable greatly improved perinatal care, including prevention and better outcomes for patients with preeclampsia.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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