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ArticlePregnancy hypertension2019

Oxidative stress in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia.

Iman M Ahmad, Matthew C Zimmerman, Tiffany A Moore

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Article in Pregnancy hypertension, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Oxidative stress biomarkers in pregnancy: a systematic review.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2024
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  3. Lower Plasma Antioxidant Defense and Heat Shock Proteins Mark Intra-Amniotic Sludge Ultrasound Finding.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026
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  12. Metabolic theory of preeclampsia: implications for maternal cardiovascular health.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Iman M AhmadDepartment of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), Omaha, USA. Electronic address: iman.ahmad@unmc.edu.
Matthew C ZimmermanDepartment of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, UNMC, Omaha, USA.
Tiffany A MooreCollege of Nursing, UNMC, Omaha, USA.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

Redox Biology CenterP30GM103335 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI BECKER, DONALD F · 2012 to 2016
$4.3M
Physiologic Stress During Pregnancy on Maternal and Infant OutcomesK01NR014474 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI MOORE, TIFFANY A · 2014 to 2016
$238k
NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103335NINR NIH HHS K01 NR014474
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPreeclampsia (PE), one of the most serious complications of pregnancy, is characterized by endothelial dysfunction and hypertension. The pathophysiology of the disease is still unknown; however, evidence suggests that placental and maternal oxidative stress promote the disease process. Several studies have assessed levels of oxidative stress during pregnancy, but after diagnosis of PE. However, few studies have examined oxidative stress before PE diagnosis. Thus, the present work was aimed to gain further insight into the role of oxidative stress prior to diagnosis of PE (i.e. 12-20 weeks of gestation) and to further understand and predict PE incidence.

methodsBlood levels of superoxide (O

resultsCAT activity, GSH, and Total glutathione (TGSH) were significantly lower with All PE pregnant groups, whereas O

conclusionCAT is the only antioxidant as shown in our study to be related to the severity of the disease and may be a promising predictor for PE. Further studies are warranted to investigate the use of CAT as a novel therapeutic for PE.

Indexed as

Oxidative StressPrenatal DiagnosisAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleGlutathioneHumansLongitudinal StudiesPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstPregnancy Trimester, SecondProspective StudiesSuperoxide DismutaseGlutathioneSuperoxide DismutaseCatalaseEarly pregnancyGlutathioneOxidative stressPreeclampsiaSuperoxideSuperoxide dismutase

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PMID31586785
PMCPMC6941664
OpenAlexW2977848620

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