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ArticleBioMed research international2018

Therapeutic Effect of Long-Term Epidural Block in Rats with Pregnancy Induced Hypertension.

Nianjiao Han, Yang Li, Youjing Dong

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Article in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nianjiao HanDepartment of Anesthesia, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Herping District, Shenyang 110004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8621-1102
Yang LiDepartment of Anesthesia, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Herping District, Shenyang 110004, China.
Youjing DongDepartment of Anesthesia, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Herping District, Shenyang 110004, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0470-0982
China Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) causes a variety of systemic disorders that negatively affect the maternal placenta and fetal growth. Epidural sympathetic block elicits symptoms of decreased blood pressure. This study was designed to determine the therapeutic effect of long-term epidural block in rats with PIH.

methodsForty healthy pregnant Sprague Dawley rats were randomized into four groups with each group consisting of 10 rats. On gestation day (GD) 14, rats in control group underwent a sham procedure; rats in RUPP group were operated on to obtain reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP); rats in RUPP plus normal saline (NS) group were also subjected to the RUPP procedure and underwent epidural block with 25

resultsThe mean arterial pressure (MAP) of rats in RUPP group (147.6 ± 6.0 mmHg) was markedly increased when compared with control group (80.8 ± 4.6 mmHg) (

conclusionThis study demonstrates that long-term epidural block decreases blood pressure in PIH rats and improves the serum concentrations of VEGF and sFlt-1. Taken together, long-term epidural block may have a potential role in PIH treatment.

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Anesthesia, EpiduralAnimalsBlood PressureDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedPlacentaPregnancyRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Avascular endothelial growth factor A, ratVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1

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PMID29568742
PMCPMC5820560
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