Angiogenic Properties of Menstrual Stem Cells Are Impaired in Women with a History of Preeclampsia

• Main Authors: Manuel Varas-Godoy (Author), Stephanie Acuña-Gallardo (Author), Sebastian Venegas-Duarte (Author), Charlotte Hill (Author), Albano Caceres-Verschae (Author), Ornella Realini (Author), Lara J. Monteiro (Author), Gabriela Zavala (Author), Maroun Khoury (Author), Roberto Romero (Author), Gregory Rice (Author), Sebastian E. Illanes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific disorder defined by the new onset of hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation. Although its precise etiology is still unknown, there is evidence suggesting that it may be a consequence of impaired decidual and stromal cell function. Recently, a st...