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Plasma of pregnant and preeclamptic women activates monocytes in vitro

  • M. M. Faas
  • , R. B. Donker
  • , M. G. van Pampus
  • , A. M. F. Huls
  • , J. Salomons
  • , P. de Vos
  • , J. G. Aarnoudse

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to test the hypothesis that factors circulating in the plasma of pregnant women and women with preeclampsia activate monocytes.STUDY DESIGN: Blood samples were taken from patients with early-onset severe preeclampsia (n = 9), healthy pregnant women (n = 9), and healthy nonpregnant women (n = 9). A monocytic cell line was incubated with the plasma for 4, 16, and 24 hours. After the incubation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 expression (protein and messenger ribonucleic acid) were measured.RESULTS: Plasma of both pregnant women and women with preeclampsia, as compared with plasma from nonpregnant women, increased the mean channel brightness (MCB) of ROS after 4 hours of incubation, whereas only plasma of pregnant women increased the percentage of cells producing ROS (after 4 and 24 hours of incubation). Plasma of pregnant women and women with preeclampsia upregulated the percentage of ICAM-1-expressing cells after 4 hours and down-regulated the percentage of ICAM-1-expressing cells and MCB after 24 hours.CONCLUSION: Plasma of both pregnant women and women with preeclampsia activated monocytes in vitro.
Original languageEnglish
Article number84.e1
Number of pages8
JournalAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume199
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event52nd Annual Scientific Meeting (SGS): Advancing Gynecological Surgery: Growth through Adaptability and Accessibility - Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, United States
Duration: 22 Mar 200525 Mar 2005
https://www.sgsonline.org/52nd-annual-scientific-meeting

Keywords

  • Intercellular adhesion molecule
  • Monocytes
  • Plasma
  • Preeclampsia
  • Pregnant
  • Reactive oxygen species

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