Journal
HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY
Volume 35, Issue 1, Pages 1-14Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/10641955.2015.1115062
Keywords
vasoactive amines; norepinephrine; Cardiovascular risk; preeclampsia; gestational hypertension
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31140036]
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Objective: To summarize the reported evidence on the relationship between vasoactive amines and preeclampsia. Methods: A literature search was conducted in MEDLINE/PubMed and EMBASE. Results: The summarized results are as follows: (1) Menstruation can effectively eliminate vasoactive amines norepinephrine, serotonin and histamine. (2) Pregnancy increases norepinephrine production due to fetal brain development and decreases vasoactive-amine elimination due to amenorrhea. (3) Preeclampsia is associated with a low renal and/or sweating capacity, or in rare cases, with increased norepinephrine production due to maternal pheochromocytoma and fetal neuroblastoma. Conclusion: Preeclampsia is mainly due to decreased excretion of norepinephrine and other vasoactive amines.
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