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 language | English |
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| Article number | 84.e1 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Volume | 199 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting (SGS): Advancing Gynecological Surgery: Growth through Adaptability and Accessibility - Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Phoenix, United States Duration: 22 Mar 2005 → 25 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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