Journal
PLATELETS
Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 26-35Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/09537104.2011.589543
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Preeclampsia; gestational hypertension; nitric oxide; peroxynitrite; platelets
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- COFIN (MIUR)
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The aim of the study was to investigate platelet nitric oxide (NO) pathways in women with Gestational Hypertension (GH), Preeclampsia (PE) and Controls. Platelet NOx and peroxynitrite (ONOO-) levels, inducible (iNOS) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and Nitrotyrosine expression (N-Tyr) in 30 women with GH, 30 with PE and 30 healthy pregnant controls, age, parity and gestational age-matched, were assessed. Platelet NOx and ONOO- levels were significantly higher in GH and PE vs. Controls, with higher levels in GH vs. PE. At the same way, iNOS and N-Tyr were significantly higher in GH and PE vs. Controls, with higher levels in GH vs. PE. Since GH expressed higher amount of NO metabolites and higher activation of iNOS compared to PE, we can hypothesize that the severity of hypertensive pathology is almost not related to only NO metabolism, this research confirmed that GH and PE are associated with marked changes in NO pathways; it is not easy to understand if they could be interpreted as causes or consequence of these pathologic states.
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