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A Role of sFlt-1 in Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Human and Mouse Pre-Eclamptic Trophoblasts1
23 Jul 2015
Abstract excerpt
Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive disorder that occurs during pregnancy, and is a multifactorial disease. The antiangiogenic factor, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1), has been reported to be important in the pathogenesis of PE, but the mechanism of its involvement remains unknown. To test the effects of sFlt-1 on pregnancy, we injected pregnant mice with exogenous mouse sFlt-1. After 18 days of...
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