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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
The concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) and its presumed second messenger, cyclic guanosine-3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP) were determined in maternal plasma and amniotic fluid. Samples were obtained from normal and pathological pregnancies revealing hydramnios or severe Rh incompatibility between week 16 of gestation and delivery. For analysis of ANP and cGMP, radioimmunoassays were used. ANP and cGMP concentrations in maternal plasma did not differ in normal and pathological pregnancies. In amniotic fluid, we found ANP levels of about 120 pg/ml at 16 weeks of gestation which then decreased below the detection limit of 15.6 pg/ml. In contrast, cGMP levels were low at the beginning of pregnancy (4 pmol/ml) and rose significantly (14 pmol/ml), at the end of pregnancy. Pregnancies revealing severe Rh incompatibility exhibited the same levels as normal pregnancies when regular prenatal transfusions resulted in sufficient blood volume substitution. ANP, a volume-homeostasis-regulating hormone, is already produced in early pregnancy. The meaning of the presumed second messenger, cGMP, requires further investigation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0378-7346
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
101-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Atrial natriuretic peptide and cyclic guanosine-3',5'-monophosphate in normal and pathological pregnancies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, FRG.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article