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Variable expression of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 in patients at high risk for preeclampsia JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE Dwyer, B. K., Krieg, S., Balise, R., Carroll, I. R., Chueh, J., Nayak, N., Druzin, M. 2010; 23 (7): 705-711

Abstract

To explore angiogenic factor differences in preeclamptic patients according to the absence or presence of underlying vascular disease.We prospectively compared serum soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1), soluble endoglin, and placental growth factor (PlGF) from 41 normal-risk and 32 high-risk (preexisting conditions) subjects at serial gestational ages.Median sFlt1 was lower at delivery in preeclamptic patients with underlying chronic hypertension and/or chronic proteinuria (5115 pg/ml) compared with normal risk preeclamptic patients (16375 pg/ml). PlGF was consistently low in patients who developed preeclampsia.Effects of sFlt1 may be contextual, varying according to the health or disease state of vascular endothelium.

View details for DOI 10.3109/14767050903258753

View details for Web of Science ID 000279865300024

View details for PubMedID 19895348