Article
Role of corin and atrial natriuretic peptide in preeclampsia.
Placenta - 1 Feb 2013
Zhou Y, Wu Q
Abstract excerpt
In pregnancy, uterine spiral artery remodeling is an adaptive morphological change at the maternal and fetal interface, which is critical for dilating the artery and promoting blood flow to the fetus. Incompletely remodeled spiral arteries have been recognized as a common pathological feature in preeclamptic patients. To date, the molecular mechanism that controls spiral artery remodeling is not well defined....
Topics
- Animals
- Atrial Natriuretic Factor
- Disease Models, Animal
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mutation
- Pre-Eclampsia
- Pregnancy
- Serine Endopeptidases
- Uterine Artery
- Uterus
