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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
卷 182, 期 -, 页码 71-75出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.08.021
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PE; Animal model; (L)-NAME
Objectives: In order to address the gap in our understanding of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of PE, we optimized the NOS inhibition animal model by comparing changes in different parameters at various time frames during pregnancy, in both early and late-onset PE. Study Design: 120 nulliparous Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 5 groups (n = 24). A pregnant control, two groups that represented early and late-onset PE and two groups that were treated with sildenafil citrate (SC) to show reversal of the pre-eclamptic-like symptoms. Results: Our results showed that treatment with (L)-NAME caused significant changes in physiological parameters for both early and late-onset PE groups. There was a significant increase in systolic blood pressure (SBP) levels in the early-onset PE group (128.5 +/- 5.71 mmHg) and late-onset PE group (1283 +/- 6.15 mmHg) on day 19 compared to the SBPs on day 0, (p < 0.01). Urine excretion volumes in the early-onset PE group (13.62 +/- 3.18 mL) and in the late-onset PE (13.28 +/- 2.60 mL), compared to the pregnant control group (11.96 +/- 1.9 mL) were also increased (p < 0.05). There was also an increase in total urinary protein in the early-onset PE group (0.62 +/- 0.08 g/L and the late-onset PE group (0.45 +/- 0.05 g/L), when compared to the pregnant control group (0.38 +/- 0.07) (p < 0.05). We also found a decrease in fetal numbers in the PE group in comparison to the pregnant control and SC treated groups. The remission of these signs was seen after delivery of the fetuses. We also demonstrated that treatment of this syndrome with SC prevented the development of these signs. Conclusions: The NOS inhibition model can be used for the study of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of PE, since the pathogenic changes mimic those of early and late-PE. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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