Abstract
Objective.To explore angiogenic factor differences in preeclamptic patients according to the absence or presence of underlying vascular disease. Methods.We prospectively compared serum soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1), soluble endoglin, and placental growth factor (PlGF) from 41 normal-risk and 32 high-risk (preexisting conditions) subjects at serial gestational ages. Results.Median sFlt1 was lower at delivery in preeclamptic patients with underlying chronic hypertension and/or chronic proteinuria (5115pg/ml) compared with normal risk preeclamptic patients (16375pg/ml). PlGF was consistently low in patients who developed preeclampsia. Conclusions.Effects of sFlt1 may be contextual, varying according to the health or disease state of vascular endothelium.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 705-711 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This study was supported by ACOG-Ortho McNeil Research Fellowship 2005–2006 and the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Stanford University.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| ACOG-Ortho McNeil | |
| Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division | |
| Author National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health The Bev Hartig Huntington's Disease Foundation National Institutes of Health | K23DA025152 |
| Department of Biological Sciences Stanford University Stanford |
Keywords
- High risk pregnancy
- Hypertension
- Placental growth factor
- Preeclampsia
- Proteinuria
- Soluble endoglin
- Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
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