Evaluation of oxidative stress markers in first trimester for assessment of preeclampsia risk (original) (raw)

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Aim The aim of this study is to determine the predictive values of oxidative stress markers and antioxidants in the development of preeclampsia between 10–14 and also at 20–24 weeks of gestation, after the completion of vascular transformation. Materials and methods Levels of oxidative stress parameters such as malondialdehyde (MDA), lipidhydroperoxide (LHP) and prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), oxidized LDL (oxLDL), and antioxidant status parameters such as paraoxonase 1 (PON1), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) levels were measured and compared in 21 preeclamptic and 24 healthy pregnant women. Results In preeclamptic women, both between 10–14 and also at 20–24 weeks of gestation the levels of oxLDL, MDA and PGF2α were significantly higher (P P P P P Conclusion Increased levels of serum MDA and PGF2α, low levels of SOD and PON1 activity, in 10–14 GW may have been associated with preeclampsia etiology. High levels of MDA and PGF2α indicate that the oxidative damage is present well before the clinical symptoms occur. A panel of oxidative stress markers such as MDA and PGF2α in maternal blood can predict the development of preeclampsia long before clinical onset.

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