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ReviewComprehensive Physiology2025

Endothelial Glycocalyx: The Missing Link Between Angiogenic Imbalance in Preeclampsia and Systemic Inflammation in HELLP Syndrome.

Anthony Atallah, Marie-Nathalie Sarda, Catherine McCarey, Jérôme Massardier, Cyril Huissoud

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Review in Comprehensive Physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Anthony AtallahDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Groupement Hospitalier Est, Bron, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4805-2083
Marie-Nathalie SardaClaude Bernard University Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
Catherine McCareyGeneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
Jérôme MassardierDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Groupement Hospitalier Est, Bron, France.
Cyril HuissoudDepartment of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Groupement Hospitalier Est, Bron, France.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pathophysiology of preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome relies on systemic vascular endothelial dysfunction, resulting from angiogenic imbalance due to abnormal uteroplacental vascular remodeling and placental ischemia/reperfusion. Recent studies demonstrated that HELLP syndrome falls within the spectrum of secondary microangiopathy due to abnormal complement activation. However, to date, the link between angiogenic imbalance, endothelial dysfunction, and complement activation remains unclear. Building upon current understanding of complement regulation, this paper proposes a novel pathophysiological approach, suggesting a new understanding of HELLP syndrome and preeclampsia, including the undebatable role of sFlt-1/PlGF and the knowledge of maternal systemic endothelial and renal diseases. We hypothesize that endothelial glycocalyx may be the missing link between angiogenic factors, inflammatory regulation, and endothelial maternal lesions. Targeting the glycocalyx-endothelium axis may enable novel therapeutic strategies that delay delivery and reduce maternal-neonatal morbidity in preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome.

Indexed as

Endothelium, VascularGlycocalyxHELLP SyndromeInflammationPre-EclampsiaAnimalsFemaleHumansPregnancyendotheliumgestational hypertensive disorderglycocalyxHELLP syndromepathophysiologypreeclampsiapregnancy

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PMID40746214
PMCPMC12314582

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