Maternal and fetal plasma endothelin levels in intrauterine growth restriction: relation to umbilical artery Doppler flow velocimetry
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A. Erdem
Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine maternal and fetal endothelin-1 (ET-1) in pregnancies complicated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and to correlate these data with umbilical artery Doppler flow velocity waveforms (FVW). Higher mean maternal (13.8±6,4 vs 9.2±3,4 pmol/L, p < 0.05 ) and fetal (18.5±9.6 vs 11.7±6.9 pmol/L, p < 0.05) ET-1 levels were found in pregnancies complicated with IUGR than in controls. Fetal ET-1 level was related to birth weight percentile for gestational week. Maternal and fetal ET-1 concentrations were not related to umbilical artery Doppler flow S/D ratio, PI and RI. Maternal or fetal ET- 1 concentrations were also not related to umbilical artery pH, PO2 and PCO2. Pregnancy-induced hypertenXsion was significantly associated with an elevated fetal and maternal ET-1 concentration. In conclusion, increased production and secretion of ET-1 may play a role in the pathophysiology of idiopathic IUGR. Over-production of ET-1 in IUGR is not associated with increased placental resistance as reflected in abnormal umbilical artery Doppler FVW.
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