Plasma Levels of the Cerebral Biomarker, Neuron-Specific Enolase, are Elevated During Pregnancy in Women Developing Preeclampsia

Conclusion: In pregnant women developing preeclampsia, the levels of NSE remained high throughout pregnancy, whereas in healthy women, these tended to decline over time, especially at the 2 last time points. The result might be confounded in early pregnancy by extracerebral sources of NSE, such as the corpus luteum. Findings need to be confirmed in a larger prospective study.

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Source: Reproductive Sciences - February 8, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Bergman, L., Akerud, H. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research