Uterine artery notch is associated with increased placental endothelial nitric oxide synthase and heat shock protein

References

• Savvidou MD, Hingorani AD, Tsikas D, frolich JC, Vallance P, Nicolaides KH. Endothelial dysfunction and raised plasma concentrations of asymmetric dimethylarginine in pregnant women who subsequently develop preeclampsia. Lancet 2003;361:1511–1517.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Harrington K, Cooper D, Lees C, Hecher K, Campbell S. Doppler ultrasound of the uterine arteries: the importance of bilateral notching in the prediction of preeclampsia, placental abruption or delivery of a small-for-gestational age baby. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 1996;7:182–188.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lowenstein CJ, Dinnerman JL, Snyder SH. Nitric oxide: a physiologic messenger. Ann Intern Med 1994;120:227–237.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Moncada S, Palmer R, Higgs E. Nitric oxide: physiology, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. Pharmacol Rev 1991;43:109–142.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tranquilli AL, Giannubilo SR, Tedeschi E, Bezzeccheri V, Suzuki H, Menegazzi M. Placental expression of nitric oxide synthase during HELLP syndrome: the correlation with maternal–fetal Doppler velocimetry. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2005;84:849–853.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim YJ, Park HS, Lee HY, Ha EH, Suh SH, Oh SK, Yoo HS. Reduced L-arginine level and decreased placental eNOS activity in preeclampsia. Placenta 2006;27:438–444.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Morris NH, Sooranna SR, Learmont JG, Poston L, Ramsey B, Pearson JD, Steer PJ. Nitric oxide synthase activities in placental tissue from normotensive, preeclamptic and growth retarded pregnancies. Br J Obstet Gynecol 1995;102:711–714.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Su CY, Chong KY, Owen OE, Dillmann WH, Chang C, Lai CC. Constitutive and inducible hsp70s are involved in oxidative resistance evoked by heat shock or ethanol. J Mol Cell Cardiol 1998;30:587–598.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee H, Park H, Kim YJ, Kim HJ, Ahn YM, Park B, Park JH, Lee BE. Expression of lectin-like oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) in human preeclamptic placenta: possible implications in the process of trophoblast apoptosis. Placenta 2005;26:226–233.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Albaiges G, Missfelder-Lobos H, Lees C, Parra M, Nicolaides KH. One-stage screening for pregnancy complications by color Doppler assessment of the uterine arteries at 23 weeks' gestation. Obstet Gynecol 2000;96:559–564.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• National High Blood Pressure Education Program: Working Group Report on High Blood Pressure in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;183:51.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lee JJ. Birth weight for gestational age patterns by sex, plurality, and parity in Korean population. Korean J Perinatol 2007;18:1–11 (Korean).
   Google Scholar
• Park YW, Cho JS, Choi HM, Kim TY, Lee SH, Yu JK, Kim JW. Clinical significance of early diastolic notch depth: uterine artery Doppler velocimetry in the third trimester. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2000;182:1204–1209.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ghosh G, Breborowicz A, Brazert M, Maczkiewicz M, Kobelski M, Dubiel M, Gudmundsson S. Evaluation of third trimester uterine artery flow velocity indices in relationship to perinatal complications. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2006;19:551–555.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Khong TY, De Wolf F, Brosens I. Inadequate maternal vascular response to placentation in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and by small-for-gestational age infants. BJOG 1986;93:1049–1059.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Parra M, Rodrigo R, Barja P, Bosco C, Fernandez V, Munoz H, Soto-Chacon E. Screening test for preeclampsia through assessment of uteroplacental blood flow and biochemical markers of oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2005;193:1486–1491.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Myatt L, Eis AL, Brockman DE, Greer IA, Lyall F. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase in placental villous tissue from normal, preeclamptic and intrauterine growth restricted pregnancies. Human Reprod 1997;12:167–172.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Orange SJ, Painter D, Horvath J, Yu B, Trent R, Hennessy A. Placental endothelial nitric oxide synthase localization and expression in normal human pregnancy and preeclampsia. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2003;30:376–381.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Napolitano M, Miceli F, Calce A, Vacca A, Gulino A, Apa R, Lanzone A. Expression and relationship between endothelin-1 messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) and inducible/endothelial nitric oxide synthase mRNA isoforms from normal and preeclamptic placentas. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000;85:2318–2323.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim YJ, Jeon YJ, Ahn YM, Lee HY, Woo SY, Park HS, Ha EH, Pang MG. Prenatal increased asymmetric dimethylarginine is asscociated with placental heat shock protein 70 and lectin-like oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor-1 expression. Arch Med Res 2007;38:839–845.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hirvonen MR, Brune B, Lapetina EG. Heat shock proteins and macrophage resistance to the toxic effects of nitric oxide. Biochem J 1996;315:845–849.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brune B, von Knethen A, Sandau KB. Nitric oxide (NO): an effector of apoptosis. Cell Death Differ 1999;6:969–975.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Brennecke SP, Gude NM, Di Iulio JL, King RG. Reduction of placental nitric oxide synthase activity in pre-eclampsia. Clin Sci 1997;93:51–55.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar