WHICH PLASMA FACTORS BRING ABOUT DISTURBANCE OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN PREECLAMPSIA

Authors
ARBOGAST BW LEEPER SC MERRICK RD OLIVE KE TAYLOR RN
Citation
Bw. Arbogast et al., WHICH PLASMA FACTORS BRING ABOUT DISTURBANCE OF ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN PREECLAMPSIA, Lancet, 343(8893), 1994, pp. 340-341
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Lancet → ACNP
ISSN journal
01406736
Volume
343
Issue
8893
Year of publication
1994
Pages
340 - 341
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-6736(1994)343:8893<340:WPFBAD>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The characteristic pathophysiological changes in preeclampsia are thou ght to be related to abnormalities of the maternal vascular endotheliu m. We suggest that the blood components that affect the risk of such d amage are very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL), which injure the endot helium, and toxicity-preventing activity (the pl 5.6 form of plasma al bumin), which protects against VLDL-induced injury.