Q Chen, M Tong, M Wu, P Stone, S Snowise, L Chamley
INTRODUCTION: Preeclampsia remains a leading causing of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Preeclampsia is currently thought to be primarily a disease of endothelial activation and inflammation. OBJECTIVES: The deportation of trophoblast debris form the placenta was first linked to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia over a hundred years ago and it is hypothesised that deportation of necrotic trophoblast debris may contribute to maternal endothelial cell activation in preeclampsia...
July 2012: Pregnancy Hypertension