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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Amniotic fluid from patients with pre-eclampsia was compared with samples obtained from normotensive controls with respect to the inhibiting effect on platelet aggregation (PGI2-like activity) and activating effect on the plasma kallikrein assay and Russell's viper venom test. After 39 weeks gestation, amniotic fluid from pre-eclamptic patients showed significantly less PGI2-like activity ( p less than 0.01) and significantly lower kallikrein levels (p less than 0.01) than that from normotensive controls. The study suggests that the biosynthesis and release of PGI2-like activity and kallikrein may be impaired in pre-eclampsia. In view of the association of pre-eclampsia with intravascular clotting, the highly significant reduction of PGI2-like activity seems important and appears to warrant a clinical trial of prostacyclin administration in this disorder.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0306-5456
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1217-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Prostacyclin-like, and kallikrein activity of amniotic fluid in pre-eclampsia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article