Abstract
Pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia (PE) and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) promotes endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction. Our in vitro study aimed to evaluate the endothelial cell morphology after acute and chronic exposition to medium supplemented with serum taken from healthy pregnant women and women with IUGR and IUGR with PE. In the same condition, ECs viability, proliferation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and serum concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were also measured. Pregnant women with IUGR and IUGR with PE-delivered babies with reduced body mass and were characterized in elevated blood pressure, urine protein loss, and reduced level of VEGF. The 24 hours of exposition did not exert any morphological changes in ECs, except the reduction in cell viability, but prolonged exposition resulted in significant morphological changes concerning mostly the swelling of mitochondria with accompanying ROS production, cell autophagy, reduced cell viability, and proliferation only in complicated pregnancies. In conclusion, the sera taken from women with IUGR and IUGR with PE show a detrimental effect on ECs, reducing their viability, proliferation, and generating oxidative stress due to dysfunctional mitochondria. This multidirectional effect might have an adverse impact on the cardiovascular system in women with IUGR and PE.
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Narodowe Centrum Nauki
Poznan University of Medical Sciences
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