Hannah Blakey, Ruyue Sun, Long Xie, Rebecca Russell, Nadia Sarween, James Hodson, Beata Hargitai, Tamas Marton, Desley A H Neil, Edwin Wong, Neil S Sheerin, Kate Bramham, Claire L Harris, Ellen Knox, Mark Drayson, Graham Lipkin
OBJECTIVES: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a leading cause of obstetric morbidity, with no definitive therapy other than delivery. We aimed to compare complement markers in maternal and fetal circulation, and placental tissue, between women with PE and healthy pregnant controls. STUDY DESIGN: Maternal and umbilical cord blood was tested for iC3b, C3, C4, properdin, Ba and C5b-9, and placental tissue for C3d, C4d, C9 and C1q, from women with PE (n = 34) and healthy pregnant controls (n = 33)...
April 21, 2023: Pregnancy Hypertension