Elevated glucocorticoid metabolism in placental tissue from first trimester pregnancies at increased risk of pre-eclampsia. S Mukherjee,J L James,B Thilaganathan,G St J Whitley,A E Michael,J E Cartwright Placenta
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2010
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The local actions of glucocorticoids in the placenta can be modulated by 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11?HSD) enzymes, which catalyse inter-conversion of cortisol with its inert metabolite, cortisone, and are known to be expressed in the term placenta and decidua. However, the expression and activity of these enzymes have not been well characterised in the first trimester placenta. The aim of this study was to compare 11?HSD2 expression and activity in first trimester placental tissue from pregnancies at either relatively low or high risk of developing pre-eclampsia as determined by Doppler ultrasound. | 21767875
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