Title : [Reduced and oxidized glutathione of the placenta in pregnancy complicated by pre-eclampsia].

Pub. Date : 1997 May

PMID : 9312980






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1 Glutathione, is an important molecule for cellular protection against damage, is a cofactor of many enzymes, in particular, for the glutathione peroxidase of the placental tissue; this enzyme in the placenta bed prevent the production of thromboxan and lipoperoxides; the latter are potentially damaging to the endothelium cells and can cause vasoconstriction, the most important feature of PIH. Lipid Peroxides pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, toxemia of pregnancy included) Homo sapiens