Preeclampsia (PE) is a complex, multisystem disorder that remains a leading cause of
morbidity and mortality in pregnancy. Four main classes of dysregulation accompany PE …

Procalcitonin (PCT), a precursor for calcitonin, is a prohormone involved in the inflammatory
processes, which has been poorly studied in the context of pregnancy. During severe …

This review summarizes current knowledge from experimental and clinical studies on renal
function and venous hemodynamics in normal pregnancy, in gestational hypertension (GH) …

BACKGROUND Important roles for G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been
identified in the maternal physiological adaptations to pregnancy and in the pathogenesis of …

The role of vasopressin in preeclampsia pathogenesis has been recently supported by
experimental studies. This meta-analysis aims to accumulate literature evidence and …

Depression and preeclampsia share risk factors and are bi-directionally associated with
increased risk for each other. Despite epidemiological evidence linking selective serotonin …

Background: Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder affecting 5%-8% of pregnant women.
Considering the ongoing debate over the predicting value of some commercial first trimester …

Problem Procalcitonin (PCT) is the prohormone of calcitonin which is usually released from
neuroendocrine cells of the thyroid gland (parafollicular) and the lungs (K cells). PCT is …

Background The utility of procalcitonin to identify obstetric sepsis is unknown. Objective To
calculate the mean (range) procalcitonin in pregnancy among healthy women not in labor …

Background/Aims: The prognostic role of serum procalcitonin level in critically ill patients
with ventilator-associated pneumonia was unclear. The aim of our study was to investigate …