Inflammatory Disturbances in Preeclampsia: Relationship between Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood

• Main Authors: Cristina Catarino (Author), Alice Santos-Silva (Author), Luís Belo (Author), Petronila Rocha-Pereira (Author), Susana Rocha (Author), Belmiro Patrício (Author), Alexandre Quintanilha (Author), Irene Rebelo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Preeclampsia (PE) is one of the main causes of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. PE is associated with an inflammatory state and with oxidative stress, in maternal circulation. Our aim was to evaluate and compare the levels of oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in maternal and umbil...