Eicosanoidi nella pre-eclampsia. (Studio trasversale)

Starting date
January 8, 2008
Duration (months)
24
Departments
Medicine
Managers or local contacts
Minuz Pietro
Keyword
Cytochrome P450, eicosanoids, preeclampsia

Cytochrome P450 metabolites are involved in vasoprotective, antiinflammatory and renal excretory mechanisms that epitomize their critical roles in circulatory adaptations to pregnancy and modulation of hemodynamic alterations in preeclampsia.
We aim to compare levels of vasoactive cytochrome P450 metabolites of arachidonic acid in plasma, urine and red blood cells (RBCs) in the feto-placental and maternal circulations of preeclamptic and normal pregnancies.

Project participants

Cristiano Fava
Associate Professor
Pietro Minuz
Full Professor

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