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PLACENTA
卷 34, 期 2, 页码 182-186出版社
W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2012.11.027
关键词
Pre-eclampsia; Renin-angiotensin system; Angiotensin receptors; Angiotensinogen; Pro-renin receptor; Placenta
资金
- Biotechnology and Biological Research Council (BBSRC) [BBS/S/P/2003/10412A]
There is an inverse correlation between human birthweight and umbilical venous angiotensin II (AnglI) concentrations. Oxidative stress and increased pro-renin receptor (PER) both enhance the cleavage of angiotensin I from angiotensinogen (AGT). Pre-eclampsia, a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, manifests as high blood pressure and proteinuria, and is a state of increased oxidative stress. Objectives, study design and main outcome measures: Hypothesis: Pre-eclampsia will be associated with increased placental expression of components of the renin angiotensin system, which could result in reduced infant birthweight Biopsies were taken 1 cm from the placental edge from 27 normotensive controls and 23 pre-eclamptic White European women. Immunohistochemistry was performed for AGT, PRR, glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPx3) and the AT1R and AT2R AngIl receptors. Protein expression was semi-quantitatively assessed (H-score). Results: AT1R expression was significantly increased in pre-eclamptic placentae, and negatively correlated with birthweight (r = -0.529, P = 0.009). AT1R expression was also negatively correlated with GPx3 expression overall (r = -0.647; P = 0.005). AT2R expression positively correlated with AGT (r = 0.615, P = 0.002) in the pre-eclamptic placentae only. Conclusions: The raised AT1R expression in pre-eclampsia, together with inadequate antioxidant protection, possibly through lower GPx activity, might enhance the vasoconstrictor effect of locally-generated AnglI, contributing to the restricted fetal growth characteristic of pre-eclampsia. Conversely, the AT2R:AGT association within the pre-eclamptic placenta may provide a compensatory mechanism. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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