Endothelial Dysfunction in Severe Preeclampsia is Mediated by Soluble Factors, Rather than Extracellular Vesicles

Abstract In severe early-onset preeclampsia (sPE) the placenta releases soluble angiogenesis-regulating proteins, trophoblast-derived fragments, and extracellular vesicles (EVs). Their relative importance in disease pathogenesis is not presently understood. We explanted placental villi from healthy...

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Main Authors: Michelle O’Brien, Dora Baczyk, John C. Kingdom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06178-z