Intraplatelet cyclic guanosine-3',5'-monophosphate levels during pregnancy and preeclampsia. |
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| Authors: | Enrique Teran Carlos Escudero Sandra Vivero Armando Enriquez Andres Calle |
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| Affiliation: | Experimental Pharmacology and Cellular Metabolism Unit, Biomedical Center, Central University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador. eteran@ucentral.edu.ec |
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| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the intraplatelet cyclic guanosine-3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP) levels during normal pregnancy and preeclampsia. STUDY DESIGN: Pregnant women (n = 15), women with preeclampsia (n = 15), and nonpregnant, normotensive women (n = 15) were included. Intraplatelet cyclic guanosine-3',5'-monophosphate levels were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: Intraplatelet cGMP levels were significantly different among all groups (p < 0.02). The values were higher in normal pregnant women (mean 19.8 SD 2.6 fmol/10(5) platelets) in comparison to nonpregnant women (mean 7.6 SD 0.3 fmol/10(5)platelets; p = 0.001) and women with preeclampsia (mean 11.3 SD 1.8 fmol/10(5) platelets; p = 0.05). Plasma nitric oxide levels did not reveal differences between all groups. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study in a high-risk Andean population demonstrated that intraplatelet cyclic guanosine-3',5'-monophosphate levels are decreased during preeclampsia compared to normal pregnancy, suggesting a lack in action of nitric oxide. |
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