Vitamin D Reduces Oxidative Stress–Induced Procaspase-3/ROCK1 Activation and MP Release by Placental Trophoblasts
Author(s) -
Jie Xu,
Xiu-Yue Jia,
Yang Gu,
David F. Lewis,
Xin Gu,
Yuping Wang
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-3753
Subject(s) - trophoblast , downregulation and upregulation , enos , oxidative stress , endocrinology , preeclampsia , medicine , placenta , chemistry , andrology , biology , nitric oxide , nitric oxide synthase , fetus , biochemistry , pregnancy , genetics , gene
Increased microparticle (MP) shedding by placental trophoblasts contributes to maternal vascular inflammatory response and endothelial dysfunction in preeclampsia. Vitamin D has beneficial effects in pregnancy; however, its effect on trophoblast MP release has not been investigated.
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