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(Hypertension. 1999;33:83-89.)
© 1999 American Heart Association, Inc.
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Evidence for Peroxynitrite Formation in the Vasculature of Women With Preeclampsia
From the Perinatal Research Centre, Departments of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Correspondence to Sandra T. Davidge, 220 Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada T6G 2S2. E-mail sandra.davidge{at}ualberta.ca
Abstract—Preeclampsia is a multisystemic disorder of pregnancy in which the normal vascular adaptations to pregnancy are compromised. Oxidative stress as well as endothelial cell dysfunction have been implicated as pathophysiological features of preeclampsia. Endothelial cells produce the vasorelaxant nitric oxide (NO). However, NO is also known to react with superoxide anions (produced under conditions of oxidative stress), yielding peroxynitrite that may impair vascular function. Our objective was to use immunohistochemical techniques to determine whether there is evidence of peroxynitrite formation in the maternal systemic vasculature of women with preeclampsia. Vessels were obtained from a biopsy of subcutaneous fat at the time of cesarean section from normal pregnant (n=7) and preeclamptic (n=7) women or at the time of hysterectomy from nonpregnant women (n=5). There were significantly more vessels staining with greater intensity for nitrotyrosine and endothelial NO synthase in the endothelium of vessels from women with preeclampsia compared with that of normal pregnant women or nonpregnant women. Both endothelial and smooth muscle cells from all vessels showed evidence for the presence of superoxide dismutase (SOD), an enzyme that scavenges superoxide anions. However, the intensity of staining for SOD in the endothelium was significantly lower in the preeclamptic and nonpregnant women than in normal pregnant women. These data of increased endothelial NO synthase, decreased SOD, and increased nitrotyrosine immunostaining in the maternal vasculature of women with preeclampsia suggest increased peroxynitrite formation. We speculate that peroxynitrite is involved in endothelial cell dysfunction in preeclamptic women and contributes to the pathophysiology of this pregnancy disorder.
Key Words: endothelium • nitric oxide synthase • superoxide dismutase • nitrotyrosine
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