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Chang KJ, Seow KM, Chen KH. Preeclampsia: Recent Advances in Predicting, Preventing, and Managing the Maternal and Fetal Life-Threatening Condition. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2994. [PMID: 36833689 PMCID: PMC9962022 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20042994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Preeclampsia accounts for one of the most common documented gestational complications, with a prevalence of approximately 2 to 15% of all pregnancies. Defined as gestational hypertension after 20 weeks of pregnancy and coexisting proteinuria or generalized edema, and certain forms of organ damage, it is life-threatening for both the mother and the fetus, in terms of increasing the rate of mortality and morbidity. Preeclamptic pregnancies are strongly associated with significantly higher medical costs. The maternal costs are related to the extra utility of the healthcare system, more resources used during hospitalization, and likely more surgical spending due to an elevated rate of cesarean deliveries. The infant costs also contribute to a large percentage of the expenses as the babies are prone to preterm deliveries and relevant or causative adverse events. Preeclampsia imposes a considerable financial burden on our societies. It is important for healthcare providers and policy-makers to recognize this phenomenon and allocate enough economic budgets and medical and social resources accordingly. The true cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying preeclampsia remain largely unexplained, which is assumed to be a two-stage process of impaired uteroplacental perfusion with or without prior defective trophoblast invasion (stage 1), followed by general endothelial dysfunction and vascular inflammation that lead to systemic organ damages (stage 2). Risk factors for preeclampsia including race, advanced maternal age, obesity, nulliparity, multi-fetal pregnancy, and co-existing medical disorders, can serve as warnings or markers that call for enhanced surveillance of maternal and fetal well-being. Doppler ultrasonography and biomarkers including the mean arterial pressure (MAP), uterine artery pulsatility index (UtA-PI), and serum pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) can be used for the prediction of preeclampsia. For women perceived as high-risk individuals for developing preeclampsia, the administration of low-dose aspirin on a daily basis since early pregnancy has proven to be the most effective way to prevent preeclampsia. For preeclamptic females, relevant information, counseling, and suggestions should be provided to facilitate timely intervention or specialty referral. In pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia, closer monitoring and antepartum surveillance including the Doppler ultrasound blood flow study, biophysical profile, non-stress test, and oxytocin challenge test can be arranged. If the results are unfavorable, early intervention and aggressive therapy should be considered. Affected females should have access to higher levels of obstetric units and neonatal institutes. Before, during, and after delivery, monitoring and preparation should be intensified for affected gravidas to avoid serious complications of preeclampsia. In severe cases, delivery of the fetus and the placenta is the ultimate solution to treat preeclampsia. The current review is a summary of recent advances regarding the knowledge of preeclampsia. However, the detailed etiology, pathophysiology, and effect of preeclampsia seem complicated, and further research to address the primary etiology and pathophysiology underlying the clinical manifestations and outcomes is warranted.
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- Kai-Jung Chang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Tzu-Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei 231, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Tzu-Chi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzu-Chi Medical Foundation, Taipei 231, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien 970, Taiwan
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Zhang Y, Sheng C, Wang D, Chen X, Jiang Y, Dou Y, Wang Y, Li M, Chen H, He W, Yan W, Huang G. High-normal liver enzyme levels in early pregnancy predispose the risk of gestational hypertension and preeclampsia: A prospective cohort study. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:963957. [PMID: 36172586 PMCID: PMC9510982 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.963957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Gestational hypertension (GH) and preeclampsia (PE) are severe adverse gestational complications. Previous studies supported potential link between elevated liver enzyme levels and GH and PE. However, given the transient physiological reduction of liver enzyme levels in pregnancy, little is known whether the associations of the high-normal liver enzyme levels in early pregnancy with GH and PE exist in pregnant women. Methods Pregnant women in this study came from a sub-cohort of Shanghai Preconception Cohort, who were with four liver enzyme levels examined at 9–13 gestational weeks and without established liver diseases, hypertension and preeclampsia. After exclusion of pregnant women with clinically-abnormal liver enzyme levels in the current pregnancy, associations of liver enzyme levels, including alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), with GH and PE status were assessed by multivariable log-binomial regression. Population attributable fraction was measured to estimate the fractions of GH and PE that were attributable to the high-normal liver enzyme levels. Results Among 5,685 pregnant women 160 (2.8%) and 244 (4.3%) developed GH and PE, respectively. After adjustment for potential covariates, higher ALP, ALT and GGT levels were significantly associated with the risk of GH (adjusted risk ratio (aRR):1.21 [95% confidence interval, 1.05–1.38]; 1.21 [1.05–1.38]; and 1.23 [1.09–1.39]), as well as the risk of PE(1.21 [1.13–1.29]; 1.15 [1.03–1.28]; 1.28 [1.16–1.41]), respectively. The cumulative population attributable fraction of carrying one or more high-normal liver enzyme levels (at 80th percentile or over) was 31.4% for GH and 23.2% for PE, respectively. Conclusion Higher ALT, ALP and GGT levels within the normal range in early pregnancy are associated with increased risk of GH and PE. The documented associations provide new insight to the role of hepatobiliary function in GH and PE pathogenesis.
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- Yi Zhang
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- Pediatric Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
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- Pediatric Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
- Research Unit of Early Intervention of Genetically Related Childhood Cardiovascular Diseases (2018RU002), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Weili Yan
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- Pediatric Heart Center, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, National Children's Medical Center, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Birth Defects, Shanghai, China
- Research Unit of Early Intervention of Genetically Related Childhood Cardiovascular Diseases (2018RU002), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China
- Guoying Huang
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Augustin G, Hadzic M, Juras J, Oreskovic S. Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy complicated by liver rupture or hematoma: a systematic review of 391 reported cases. World J Emerg Surg 2022; 17:40. [PMID: 35804368 PMCID: PMC9270816 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-022-00444-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background Spontaneous liver rupture in pregnancy is often unrecognized, highly lethal, and not completely understood. The goal was to summarize and define the etiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, appropriate diagnostic methods, and therapeutic options for spontaneous hepatic rupture during pregnancy/puerperium (SHRP) complicated by the hypertensive disorder. Methods Literature search of all full-text articles included PubMed (1946–2021), PubMed Central (1900–2021), and Google Scholar. Case reports of a spontaneous hepatic rupture or liver hematoma during pregnancy or puerperium as a complication of hypertensive disorders (preeclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome) were searched. There was no restriction of language to collect the cases. Additional cases were identified by reviewing references of retrieved studies. PRISMA guidelines for the data extraction and quality assessment were applied. Results Three hundred and ninety-one cases were collected. The median maternal age was 31 (range 17–48) years; 36.6% were nulliparous. Most (83.4%) occurred in the third trimester. Maternal and fetal mortality was 22.1% and 37.2%, respectively. Maternal and fetal mortality was significantly higher 1) before the year 1990, 2) with maternal hemodynamic instability, and 3) eclampsia. The most important risk factors for SHRP were preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. Most women had right lobe affected (70.9%), followed by both lobes in 22.1% and left lobe in 6.9%. The most common surgical procedure was liver packing. Liver transplantation was performed in 4.7% with 100% survival. Maternal mortality with liver embolization was 3.0%. Higher gestational age increases fetal survival. Conclusion The diagnosis and treatment of SHRP are often delayed, leading to high maternal and fetal mortality. SHRP should be excluded in hemodynamically unstable patients with preeclampsia/eclampsia or HELLP syndrome and right upper abdominal pain. Liver embolization and liver transplantation contribute to maternal survival. Maternal and fetal mortality was significantly higher before the year 1990. Hemodynamic instability, preeclampsia, and eclampsia have a significant negative influence on maternal survival. Level of evidence Level V Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13017-022-00444-w.
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- Goran Augustin
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia. .,School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Šalata 2, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Surgery, Clinical Hospital ''Sveti Duh'', Ul. Sveti Duh 64, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Petrova 13, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Petrova 13, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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Molecular Advances in Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23073851. [PMID: 35409211 PMCID: PMC8999044 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23073851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Preeclampsia (PE) constitutes one of the principal reasons for maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The circumstance typically implicates formerly healthful normotensive women, after 20 weeks of gestation, typically withinside the third trimester, without regarded threat elements or past deliveries. PE can be further complicated with hemolysis and thrombocytopenia, leading to the emergence of HELLP syndrome (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low platelets). Both conditions are classified as hypertensive diseases of pregnancy (HDP), and their pathogenesis has been linked to an excessive maternal inflammatory response, accompanied by enhanced endothelial activation. Several studies have found that in pregnancies affected by PE/HELLP, von Willebrand factor (vWF) antigen levels (vWF:Ag) are significantly elevated, while its cleaving protease (ADAMTS-13, A Disintegrin-like and Metalloprotease with Thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13) activity is normal to decreased. Furthermore, the higher urine excretion of the terminal complement complex C5b-9, as well as its greater deposition in the placental surface in preeclamptic women, imply that the utero-placental unit’s distinctive deficits are intimately tied to disproportionate complement activation. The goal of this updated evaluation is to provide the most up-to-date molecular advances in the pathophysiology of PE/HELLP syndromes. Recent medical data on vWF:Ag levels in patients with PE, ADAMTS-13, and dysregulation of the complement system, are highlighted and evaluated. Furthermore, we discuss the relationship between those entities and the progression of the disease, as well as their significance in the diagnostic process. Finally, considering the difficulties in analyzing and controlling those symptoms in pregnant women, we can provide a current diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm.
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Pregnancy Complications Can Foreshadow Future Disease—Long-Term Outcomes of a Complicated Pregnancy. Medicina (B Aires) 2021; 57:medicina57121320. [PMID: 34946265 PMCID: PMC8704070 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57121320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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During gestation, the maternal body should increase its activity to fulfil the demands of the developing fetus as pregnancy progresses. Each maternal organ adapts in a unique manner and at a different time during pregnancy. In an organ or system that was already vulnerable before pregnancy, the burden of pregnancy can trigger overt clinical manifestations. After delivery, symptoms usually reside; however, in time, because of the age-related metabolic and pro-atherogenic changes, they reappear. Therefore, it is believed that pregnancy acts as a medical stress test for mothers. Pregnancy complications such as gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes mellitus foreshadow cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes later in life. Affected women are encouraged to modify their lifestyle after birth by adjusting their diet and exercise habits. Blood pressure and plasmatic glucose level checking are recommended so that early therapeutic intervention can reduce long-term morbidity. Currently, the knowledge of the long-term consequences in women who have had pregnancy-related syndromes is still incomplete. A past obstetric history may, however, be useful in determining the risk of diseases later in life and allow timely intervention.
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The effect of therapeutic plasma exchange on management of HELLP Syndrome: The report of 47 patients. Transfus Apher Sci 2021; 60:103248. [PMID: 34420883 DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2021.103248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES HELLP syndrome is a life-threatening condition that may potentially cause complications during pregnancy. If not diagnosed and treated quickly, HELLP syndrome may lead to serious complications both for the mother and the baby. The aim of this study was to determin the effectiveness of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) for treatment of Class-I HELLP syndrome. MATERIALS AND METHODS Laboratory results from 47 patients with Class-I HELLP syndrome patients who underwent TPE between 2011 and 2020 were recorded before and after the procedure. A central venous catheter was inserted, and TPE was performed in patients who had not responded to delivery, steroid, and supportive therapy (blood products, anti-hypertensive therapy, intravenous fluid administration, and antibiotics) within 24 hours after the diagnosis of Class I HELLP syndrome according to the Mississippi Criteria. RESULTS The average age of patients was 33 ± 4.7 years (range; 21-39 years). A mean of 5 (range; 4 to 6) TPE sessions were performed. There was a statistically significant decrease in total bilirubin, lactic dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase levels in all patients, whereas a significant increase in platelet count was observed (p < 0.05). Furthermore, clinical and laboratory improvement was achieved. CONCLUSION In all patients with HELLP syndrome, a dramatically clinical and laboratory improvement occurred after TPE. Our study suggests that postpartum use of TPE within 24 hours is an efficient treatment option for Class-I HELLP syndrome.
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Hansen JD, Perri RE, Riess ML. Liver and Biliary Disease of Pregnancy and Anesthetic Implications: A Review. Anesth Analg 2021; 133:80-92. [PMID: 33687174 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Liver and biliary disease complicates pregnancy in varying degrees of severity to the mother and fetus, and anesthesiologists may be asked to assist in caring for these patients before, during, and after birth of the fetus. Therefore, it is important to be familiar with how different liver diseases impact the pregnancy state. In addition, knowing symptoms, signs, and laboratory markers in the context of a pregnant patient will lead to faster diagnosis and treatment of such patients. This review article discusses changes in physiology of parturients, patients with liver disease, and parturients with liver disease. Next, general treatment of parturients with acute and chronic liver dysfunction is presented. The article progresses to specific liver diseases with treatments as they relate to pregnancy. And finally, important aspects to consider when anesthetizing parturients with liver disease are discussed.
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- Jennette D Hansen
- From the Department of Anesthesiology, North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- From the Department of Anesthesiology, North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Missouri.,Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.,Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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Maternal microvascular dysfunction during preeclamptic pregnancy. Clin Sci (Lond) 2021; 135:1083-1101. [PMID: 33960392 DOI: 10.1042/cs20200894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy effecting ∼5-8% of pregnancies in the United States, and ∼8 million pregnancies worldwide. Preeclampsia is clinically diagnosed after the 20th week of gestation and is characterized by new onset hypertension accompanied by proteinuria and/or thrombocytopenia, renal insufficiency, impaired liver function, pulmonary edema, or cerebral or visual symptoms. This broad definition emphasizes the heterogeneity of the clinical presentation of preeclampsia, but also underscores the role of the microvascular beds, specifically the renal, cerebral, and hepatic circulations, in the pathophysiology of the disease. While the diagnostic criteria for preeclampsia relies on the development of de novo hypertension and accompanying clinical symptoms after 20-week gestation, it is likely that subclinical dysfunction of the maternal microvascular beds occurs in parallel and may even precede the development of overt cardiovascular symptoms in these women. However, little is known about the physiology of the non-reproductive maternal microvascular beds during preeclampsia, and the mechanism(s) mediating microvascular dysfunction during preeclamptic pregnancy are largely unexplored in humans despite their integral role in the pathophysiology of the disease. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to provide a summary of the existing literature on maternal microvascular dysfunction during preeclamptic pregnancy by reviewing the functional evidence in humans, highlighting potential mechanisms, and providing recommendations for future work in this area.
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Bakrania BA, Spradley FT, Drummond HA, LaMarca B, Ryan MJ, Granger JP. Preeclampsia: Linking Placental Ischemia with Maternal Endothelial and Vascular Dysfunction. Compr Physiol 2020; 11:1315-1349. [PMID: 33295016 PMCID: PMC7959189 DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c200008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Preeclampsia (PE), a hypertensive disorder, occurs in 3% to 8% of pregnancies in the United States and affects over 200,000 women and newborns per year. The United States has seen a 25% increase in the incidence of PE, largely owing to increases in risk factors, including obesity and cardiovascular disease. Although the etiology of PE is not clear, it is believed that impaired spiral artery remodeling of the placenta reduces perfusion, leading to placental ischemia. Subsequently, the ischemic placenta releases antiangiogenic and pro-inflammatory factors, such as cytokines, reactive oxygen species, and the angiotensin II type 1 receptor autoantibody (AT1-AA), among others, into the maternal circulation. These factors cause widespread endothelial activation, upregulation of the endothelin system, and vasoconstriction. In turn, these changes affect the function of multiple organ systems including the kidneys, brain, liver, and heart. Despite extensive research into the pathophysiology of PE, the only treatment option remains early delivery of the baby and importantly, the placenta. While premature delivery is effective in ameliorating immediate risk to the mother, mounting evidence suggests that PE increases risk of cardiovascular disease later in life for both mother and baby. Notably, these women are at increased risk of hypertension, heart disease, and stroke, while offspring are at risk of obesity, hypertension, and neurological disease, among other complications, later in life. This article aims to discuss the current understanding of the diagnosis and pathophysiology of PE, as well as associated organ damage, maternal and fetal outcomes, and potential therapeutic avenues. © 2021 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 11:1315-1349, 2021.
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- Bhavisha A. Bakrania
- Cardiovascular-Renal Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Cardiovascular-Renal Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Cardiovascular-Renal Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Cardiovascular-Renal Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Cardiovascular-Renal Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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- Cardiovascular-Renal Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Sitaula S, Manandhar T, Thapa BD, Shrestha R, Dharel D. Prevalence of Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelet Count Syndrome in Pregnant Women in a Tertiary Care Hospital. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 58:405-408. [PMID: 32788757 PMCID: PMC7580356 DOI: 10.31729/jnma.4921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelet count syndrome refers to biological syndrome occurring in pre-eclamptic and eclamptic women. There is a higher rate of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality due to the syndrome. So, the objective of the study is to find the prevalence and maternal- perinatal outcome in the syndrome. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was done in a tertiary care hospital from 1st April 2017 to 30th March 2018 after obtaining ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Committee. The inclusion criteria were patients giving consent for participation and those who delivered in our hospital. Patient with the syndrome who delivered outside and referred in the postpartum period was excluded because details of the neonate may not be available. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21 was used for the analysis of the data. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. RESULTS Out of 11974 deliveries, the prevalence of Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelet count syndrome was 83 (0.69%) at 95% Confidence Interval (59.06-78.94). Maternal complications were seen in 19 (22.9%) and common complications being acute renal failure 9 (47.37%) followed by postpartum hemorrhage 4 (21.05%). Nearly 27 (33%) of patients required maternal ICU stay and there was one maternal mortality. CONCLUSIONS Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelet count syndrome is one of the major causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Hence early recognition and prompt management may improve maternal and fetal outcomes.
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- Sarita Sitaula
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
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- Department of Pediatrics and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy. JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY MEDICINE 2020. [DOI: 10.2478/jim-2020-0001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare but life-threatening condition that develops in the third trimester of pregnancy. AFLP shares similar clinical features with other more common pregnancy-associated conditions. However, early correct diagnosis is important for maternal and fetal survival. Once the diagnosis has been established, immediate delivery and maternal intensive support should be undertaken. Both parents and the infant should be tested for deficiencies of the mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, especially for long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency, as many cases of AFLP are related to disruption of this physiological enzymatic pathway.
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The role of hepatic sinusoidal obstruction in the pathogenesis of the hepatic involvement in HELLP syndrome: Exploring the literature. Pregnancy Hypertens 2019; 19:37-43. [PMID: 31877439 DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2019.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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AIM This study aims to determine, based on existing data, whether the mechanism resulting in liver dysfunction in HELLP syndrome resembles that in Sinusoidal Obstruction Syndrome (SOS). BACKGROUND HELLP syndrome is a serious pregnancy disorder with high maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality rates. Because of poor insight in its pathophysiology, particularly that of the liver involvement, clinical management is limited to symptomatic treatment, often followed by termination of pregnancy. SOS is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication of radio and/ or chemotherapy in the preparation of hematopoietic cell transplantation. The etiology of liver dysfunction in SOS is - unlike that in HELLP syndrome - better-understood and seems to be initiated by direct toxic damage and demise of endothelial cells, causing hepatic sinusoidal obstruction and ischemia. METHODS We searched Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane for reports on the etiology of HELLP and SOS. This yielded 73 articles, with 14 additional reports from the references listed in these articles. RESULTS The dysfunctional placenta in women developing HELLP initiates a cascade of events that eventually results in liver dysfunction. The placenta releases, besides anti-angiogenetic factors, also necrotic debris and cell-free DNA, a mixture that not only induces systemic endothelial dysfunction as in preeclampsia, but also a systemic inflammatory response. The latter aggravates the endothelio-toxic effects in the systemic cardiovascular bed, amplifying the already increased pro-thrombotic conditions. Particularly in microcirculations with extremely low shear forces, such as in the hepatic sinusoids, this will facilitate microthrombi formation and fibrin deposition eventually resulting in obstruction of the sinusoids similar as in SOS. The latter causes ischemic damage and progressive demise of hepatocytes. CONCLUSION The available information supports the concept that the liver damage in HELLP and SOS results from sinusoidal ischemia, presumably resulting from partially overlapping pathophysiological mechanisms.
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Kushner T, Tholey D, Dodge J, Saberi B, Schiano T, Terrault N. Outcomes of liver transplantation for acute fatty liver disease of pregnancy. Am J Transplant 2019; 19:2101-2107. [PMID: 31017355 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) often resolves after pregnancy delivery but can progress to acute liver failure necessitating liver transplantation. We performed a retrospective review of the national Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) data to identify all women in the United States undergoing liver transplantation (LT) for acute liver failure (ALF) from AFLP from 1991 to 2015, and compared to outcomes in women of childbearing age undergoing transplant for ALF from acetaminophen and ALF from other etiologies. Women with AFLP were likely to be on life support at time of LT and had high rates of renal dysfunction (median Cr 2.1, IQR 1.2-2.3), and hyperbilirubinemia (median bilirubin 17.1, IQR 11.0, 19.9). Although their early and late LT survival outcomes were comparable to the other indications for LT, cumulative 5-year graft survival was numerically lower among AFLP patients (54%, 95% CI, 27-76) compared to APAP (70%, 95% CI, 63-77) and "Other ALF" (76%, 95% CI, 72-80) groups. In conclusion, although AFLP is a rare indication for LT, AFLP patients were as sick or sicker than other women of childbearing age undergoing LT for ALF. Worsened graft survival may be related to higher rates of rejection in the AFLP group.
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Bang YS, Ko D, Lee S, Lee S, Park C. Hepatic failure caused by acute fatty liver of pregnancy treated by orthotopic liver transplantation - A case report -. Anesth Pain Med (Seoul) 2019. [DOI: 10.17085/apm.2019.14.2.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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- Yun-Sic Bang
- Department of Aneshesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Aneshesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Aneshesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Aneshesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Aneshesiology and Pain Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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Gomes CF, Sousa M, Lourenço I, Martins D, Torres J. Gastrointestinal diseases during pregnancy: what does the gastroenterologist need to know? Ann Gastroenterol 2018; 31:385-394. [PMID: 29991883 PMCID: PMC6033757 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2018.0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Pregnancy is characterized by numerous physiological changes that may lead to a diversity of symptoms and frequently to gastrointestinal complaints, such as heartburn, nausea and vomiting, or constipation. Chronic gastrointestinal diseases require treatment maintenance during this period, raising the challenging question whether outcomes beneficial to the mother may be harmful for the fetus. In addition, certain diseases, such as acute fatty liver of pregnancy, only develop during pregnancy and may require urgent procedures, such as fetus delivery. Even though they are not present in our day-to-day practice, knowledge of pregnancy-related diseases is fundamental and collaboration between gastroenterologists and obstetricians is often necessary. Herein, we review pregnancy-related diseases and systematize the most appropriate treatment choices according to the recent literature and guidelines, so that the article can serve as a guide to the gastroenterologist regarding the medical approach to pregnancy-related gastrointestinal and liver diseases and their therapeutic management.
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- Catarina Frias Gomes
- Surgical Department, Gastroenterology Division (Catarina Frias Gomes, Joana Torres), Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal
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- Medicine Department, Internal Medicina Division (Mónica Sousa);), Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal
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- Surgical Department, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Division (Inês Lourenço, Diana Martins), Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal
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- Surgical Department, Gynaecology and Obstetrics Division (Inês Lourenço, Diana Martins), Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal
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- Surgical Department, Gastroenterology Division (Catarina Frias Gomes, Joana Torres), Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal
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Deficiency in catechol-o-methyltransferase is linked to a disruption of glucose homeostasis in mice. Sci Rep 2017; 7:7927. [PMID: 28801594 PMCID: PMC5554180 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08513-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME), an estrogen metabolite generated via catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT), is multifunctional methoxy-catechol. Here, we report that COMT deficiency leads to glucose intolerance and 2-ME rescues COMT-deficient-associated metabolic defects. Liver COMT protein was suppressed in high fat diet (HFD)-fed or in pregnant mice. COMT suppression, by Ro41-0960 or siRNA, in HFD fed mice or in pregnant mice exacerbated glucose intolerance; 2-ME intervention ameliorated these defects. 2-ME effects on glucose tolerance were associated with AMPK phosphorylation in the liver and in islet cells. Metformin restored liver COMT protein levels, and metformin-induced liver AMPK phosphorylation was abolished by COMT inhibition. The amelioration in glucose tolerance by 2-ME was associated with biphasic insulin secretion in an environment-dependent manner. 2-ME-induced insulin secretion was associated with the AMPK phosphorylation, PDX-1 phosphorylation, and MST-1 suppression in MIN-6 cells. Furthermore 2-ME displayed PPARγ agonist-like activity. These results suggest that COMT is an enzyme to maintain glucose homeostasis and 2-ME is a potential endogenous multi-target anti-diabetic candidate.
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SERUM LDH, URIC ACID AND ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE IN PREECLAMPSIA VERSUS NORMOTENSIVE PREGNANT WOMAN. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2016/1617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Barigye R, Schamber E, Newell TK, Dyer NW. Hepatic Lipidosis and other Test Findings in Two Captive Adult Porcupines (Erethizon Dorsatum) Dying from a “Sudden Death Syndrome”. J Vet Diagn Invest 2016; 19:712-6. [DOI: 10.1177/104063870701900618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Routine postmortem examination and histologic evaluation of tissue sections demonstrated hepatic lipidosis (HL) in 2 adult captive porcupines with a history of sudden death. The male porcupine had a markedly enlarged pale liver that microscopically showed large unilocular vacuoles within hepatocellular cytoplasm. The periparturient female had similar but less marked hepatic lesions and an incidental pulmonary mycosis. These findings suggest HL as an important differential of spontaneous death in captive porcupines. It is hypothesized that in addition to the widely documented causes, HL in captive porcupines may be specifically associated with nutritional imbalances caused by the feeding of unsuitable commercial diets. The possible association of the condition with dietary and other factors in captive porcupines needs to be thoroughly investigated.
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- Robert Barigye
- From the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Services, North Dakota State University
- The Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University
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- From the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Services, North Dakota State University
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- From the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Services, North Dakota State University
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- From the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Services, North Dakota State University
- The Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University
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El-agwany AS. A complicated case of antepartum eclamptic fit with HELLP syndrome, acute renal failure and multiple intracranial hemorrhages: A mortality report. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egja.2015.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Boubaker K, Mahfoudhi M, Abderrahim E, Ben Abdallah T, Kheder A. [Pregnancy and kidney transplantation: report of 10 cases]. Pan Afr Med J 2015; 20:292. [PMID: 26161215 PMCID: PMC4483364 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.292.4510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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La grossesse chez les patientes transplantées rénales est à risque de complications maternelles mais surtout fœtales. Le risque de survenue de rejet aigue ou chronique inhérent à la grossesse est faible. L'objectif de notre étude était de rapporter les grossesses survenues chez nos transplantées rénales, leurs aspects évolutifs et une revue de la littérature. L’âge moyen des patientes au moment de la transplantation rénale était de 28,5 ans. Le traitement immunosuppresseur d'entretien a associé une corticothérapie, l'azathioprine et/ou la ciclosporine A. Le délai moyen entre la transplantation rénale et la découverte de la grossesse était de 6,5 ans. L’âge moyen au moment de la conception était de 33,8 ans. Il n'ya pas eu de modifications du traitement immunosuppresseur au cours de la grossesse. La créatininémie moyenne au cours de la grossesse était stable à 104,8 µmol/l avec une créatininémie supérieure à 150 µmol/l dans 2 cas. Les complications maternelles au cours de la grossesse étaient une hypertension artérielle gravidique dans 3 cas, une protéinurie dans 3 cas, une ascension de la créatininémie au 7ème mois dans 2 cas, une cholestase hépatique gravidique dans 2 cas et une hyperuricémie dans 4 cas. Une prématurité était observée dans 3 cas en rapport avec une rupture prématurée des membranes, des contractions utérines sur utérus cicatriciel et des signes de prééclampsie dans le troisième cas. Après l'accouchement, Une hypertension artérielle était observée chez 3 patientes. On n'a pas noté de rejet aigu chez nos patientes. La créatininémie moyenne était de 195,3 µmol/l (74- 553 µmol/l). Le développement statural et psychomoteur était normal pour 9 enfants. La bonne évolution des grossesses chez les patientes transplantées rénales une planification et un suivi régulier.
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- Karima Boubaker
- Service de Médecine Interne A, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service de Médecine Interne A, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service de Médecine Interne A, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie
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Wayhs SY, Wottrich J, Uggeri DP, Dias FS. Spontaneous acute subdural hematoma and intracerebral hemorrhage in a patient with thrombotic microangiopathy during pregnancy. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2015; 25:175-80. [PMID: 23917984 PMCID: PMC4031834 DOI: 10.5935/0103-507x.20130030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low-platelet
count), and acute fatty liver of pregnancy are the main causes of thrombotic
microangiopathy and severe liver dysfunction during pregnancy and represent different
manifestations of the same pathological continuum. The case of a 35-week pregnant
woman who was admitted to an intensive care unit immediately after a Cesarean section
due to fetal death and the presence of nausea, vomiting, and jaundice is reported.
Postpartum preeclampsia and acute fatty liver of pregnancy were diagnosed. The
patient developed an acute subdural hematoma and an intracerebral hemorrhage, which
were subjected to neurosurgical treatment. The patient died from refractory hemolytic
anemia and spontaneous bleeding of multiple organs. Preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, and
acute fatty liver of pregnancy might overlap and be associated with potentially fatal
complications, including intracranial hemorrhage, as in the present case. Early
detection and diagnosis are crucial to ensure appropriate management and treatment
success.
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- Sâmia Yasin Wayhs
- Adult Intensive Care Unit, Hospital de Caridade de Ijuí- HCI - Ijuí RS, Brazil.
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Povzun SA, Gorbakova LS. [An observation of HELLP syndrome with fatal outcome]. Arkh Patol 2015; 77:52-57. [PMID: 26978021 DOI: 10.17116/patol201577552-57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The paper describes the morphopathological changes found at autopsy of a 42-year-old pregnant woman whose death was due to HELLP syndrome (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, and Low Platelets) that is rarely encountered in autopsy practice and that is a type of preeclampsia. It considers the morphogenesis of these changes in the light of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the syndrome.
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- S A Povzun
- Department of Morphological Pathology and Clinical Expertise, I.I. Dzhanelidze Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Emergency Care
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- Department of Gynecology, I.I. Dzhanelidze Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Emergency Care, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Xie F, von Dadelszen P, Nadeau J. CMV infection, TLR-2 and -4 expression, and cytokine profiles in early-onset preeclampsia with HELLP syndrome. Am J Reprod Immunol 2014; 71:379-86. [PMID: 24612145 PMCID: PMC3999254 DOI: 10.1111/aji.12199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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PROBLEM Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection was previously reported in pregnancy complications. However, its seroprevalence and associated Toll-like receptor (TLR) expression in early-onset preeclampsia (EOPE) with hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme and low platelets syndrome (HELLPs) are unexplored. METHOD OF STUDY A case–control study was performed to examine maternal CMV antibodies, neutrophil Toll-like receptor (TLR)-2 and -4 expression as well as the cytokine profile in EOPE with HELLPs (EOPE-HELLPs) (n = 10), late-onset preeclampsia (LOPE) (n = 20), normal pregnancy (n = 60), and non-pregnancy (n = 20) controls. RESULTS EOPE-HELLPs had significantly increased CMV IgG sero-positivity, upregulated TLR-2/-4 mRNA expression, increased serum IL-6 and TNF-α, and reduced IL-10 compared with matched normal and non-pregnancy controls. No significant difference was observed between LOPE and normal pregnancy controls. CONCLUSION We observed a significant association between CMV IgG sero-positivity and innate immune response in EOPE-HELLPs. Our data suggest that CMV infection may be a risk factor for this disorder.
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- Fang Xie
- Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Benali ZEA, Rachidi K, Omari D. [Acute fatty liver of pregnancy with right acute pyelonephritis on a twin pregnancy: a rare combination]. Pan Afr Med J 2014; 15:151. [PMID: 24396557 PMCID: PMC3880816 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.15.151.2373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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La Stéatose hépatique aiguë gravidique est une complication rare de la grossesse, et l'association avec la pyélonéphrite aiguë est encore plus rarissime survenant le plus souvent dans le troisième trimestre. Le diagnostic est affirmé par un faisceau d'argument clinique et biologique si non par l'histologie hépatique en dehors de trouble de la crase sanguine. Autrefois régulièrement mortelle, cette pathologie bénéficie actuellement d'un meilleur pronostic maternel et fœtal, du fait du diagnostic plus précoce, d'une délivrance rapide et du traitement symptomatique. Les auteurs ont jugé utile de rapporter une observation à travers d'un cas clinique d'une grossesse gémellaire associée à la pyélonéphrite aigue droite avec stéatose hépatique aiguë en milieu de réanimation.
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- Service de Médecine Interne et des Maladies Cardiovasculaires, CHP Eddarak, Berkane, Maroc
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Philip S, George S, Sunil G. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy complicating a twin pregnancy. Indian J Anaesth 2014; 58:73-5. [PMID: 24700907 PMCID: PMC3968661 DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.126806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The expression and concentration of CD40 ligand in normal pregnancy, preeclampsia, and hemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2013; 24:71-5. [PMID: 23241952 DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0b013e32835a8aca] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Preeclampsia has been associated with increased platelet activation detected before disease onset. Inappropriate activation of platelets may be involved in pathogenesis in preeclampsia by promoting coagulation and thrombosis and also as a mediator of inflammation. The exaggerated platelet activation and inflammation leading to endothelial damage in preeclampsia can be explained by the CD40-CD40 ligand (CD40L) system. Expression of CD40L on platelets was determined by whole-blood flow cytometry, and serum levels of soluble CD40L (sCD40L) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 11 women with mild preeclampsia, 11 women with severe preeclampsia, and six women with hemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome compared with 13 normotensive pregnant women as a control group. The platelet surface expression of CD40L was significantly higher in women with mild and severe preeclampsia and HELLP compared with normal pregnancy group (P = 0.001; P ≤ 0.001; P = 0.003, respectively), with no significant difference being found between women with mild preeclampsia compared with HELLP and severe preeclampsia compared with HELLP (P = 0.2; P = 0.8, respectively). The serum concentration of sCD40L was significantly higher in women with mild and severe preeclampsia and HELLP compared with the normal pregnancy group (P = 0.001; P ≤ 0.001; P = 0.022, respectively), with no significant difference being found between women with mild compared with severe preeclampsia or HELLP and severe preeclampsia compared with HELLP (P = 0.7; P = 0.6; P = 0.6, respectively). In conclusion, the higher expression and concentration of CD40L in women with preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome compared with normal pregnant women may indicate an exaggerated activation of platelets and endothelial cells in the disorder.
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A Case of Microangiopathic Antiphospholipid-Associated Syndromes during Pregnancy: Review of the Literature. Case Rep Med 2012; 2012:827543. [PMID: 22811728 PMCID: PMC3395268 DOI: 10.1155/2012/827543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Microangiopathic antiphospholipid-associated syndromes (MAPSs) are reported as encompassing several conditions mainly affecting the microvasculature of selected organs: the liver in HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet); kidney, brain, and skin in TTP (thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura). It is predominant in patients with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). A recent report suggests that APS is not only a thrombotic disease but also associated with microangiopathic features, and it can explain the greater prevalence of HELLP syndrome in these patients. We here report a case of MAPS during pregnancy associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in early second trimester.
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Successful living donor liver transplantation for fulminant hepatic failure that manifested immediately after cesarean delivery. ASAIO J 2012; 58:174-6. [PMID: 22370690 DOI: 10.1097/mat.0b013e3182444ed4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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A 31-year-old pregnant woman was diagnosed as having acute hepatitis of unknown etiology and conservatively treated. An emergency cesarean delivery was performed 5 days later at 33 weeks and 3 days of gestation because of a gradual deterioration in liver function. Two days after the cesarean delivery, she lost consciousness in the evening (Glasgow coma scale [GCS] = 9) because of hepatic encephalopathy and was diagnosed as having fulminant hepatic failure (FHF). Five days after the cesarean delivery, the patient (blood type B) underwent a successful left lobe with caudate lobe (S1+2+3+4) liver transplantation from her father (blood type AB), an ABO-incompatible donor. At 1 year follow-up, she and her baby are in good medical condition. The drastic deterioration in hepatic function, despite intensive plasmapheresis and continuous hemodiafiltration, during the early postpartum period suggested a possible causative association between the termination of pregnancy and progression of FHF from acute hepatitis of unknown etiology.
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Simsek Y, Isik B, Karaer A, Celik O, Kutlu R, Aydin NE, Yilmaz S. Fulminant hepatitis A infection in second trimester of pregnancy requiring living-donor liver transplantation. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2012; 38:745-8. [PMID: 22379955 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01757.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We present an 18-year-old pregnant woman who was referred to our emergency clinic as a case of acute hepatic failure and hepatic encephalopathy. Laboratory tests showed abnormal liver function tests and serological workup was consistent with acute hepatitis A infection. Ultrasonography revealed a single live fetus with fetal biometry compatible with 18 gestational weeks. The patient underwent a highly urgent liver transplantation using a right lobe graft from her husband. Histological examination of the explanted liver showed acute, lymphocyte-rich, diffuse necrotizing hepatitis, consistent with acute necrotizing hepatitis A. After the operation her allograft function gradually recovered. Her follow-up obstetrics ultrasound revealed a male fetus with severely decreased amniotic fluid. The patient was informed about the poor prognosis of her pregnancy and the pregnancy was terminated by vaginal misoprostol induction. She has maintained a good general condition and liver function for 4 months postoperatively, up to the present time.
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- Yavuz Simsek
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
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Dai G, Bustamante JJ, Zou Y, Myronovych A, Bao Q, Kumar S, Soares MJ. Maternal hepatic growth response to pregnancy in the mouse. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2011; 236:1322-32. [PMID: 21969712 DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2011.011076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Pregnancy is characterized by physiological adjustments in the maternal compartment. In this investigation, the influence of pregnancy on maternal liver was examined in CD-1 mice. Dramatic changes were observed in the size of the maternal liver during pregnancy. Livers doubled in weight from the non-pregnant state to day 18 of pregnancy. The pregnancy-induced hepatomegaly was a physiological event of liver growth confirmed by DNA content increase and detection of hepatocyte hyperplasia and hypertrophy. Growth of the liver was initiated following implantation and peaked at parturition. The expression and/or activities of key genes known to regulate liver regeneration, a phenomenon of liver growth compensatory to liver mass loss, were investigated. The results showed that pregnancy-dependent liver growth was associated with interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor α, c-Jun and IL-1β, but independent of hepatocyte growth factor, fibroblast growth factor 1, tumor necrosis factor receptor 1, constitutive androstane receptor and pregnane X receptor. Furthermore, maternal liver growth was associated with the activation of hepatic signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, β-catenin and epidermal growth factor receptor, but pregnancy did not activate hepatic c-Met. The findings suggest that the molecular mechanisms regulating pregnancy-induced liver growth and injury-induced liver regeneration exhibit overlapping features but are not identical. In summary, the liver of the mouse adapts to the demands of pregnancy via a dramatic growth response driven by hepatocyte proliferation and size increase.
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- Guoli Dai
- Department of Biology, Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine, School of Science, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Sequeira E, Wanyonyi S, Dodia R. Severe propylthiouracil-induced hepatotoxicity in pregnancy managed successfully by liver transplantation: A case report. J Med Case Rep 2011; 5:461. [PMID: 21929775 PMCID: PMC3183039 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Introduction Propylthiouracil-induced severe hepatotoxicity is a relatively rare occurrence, with very few cases reported in the literature. The management of this complication in pregnancy can be a challenge because of the effects of the various treatment options on the fetus. Case presentation We report a rare case of fulminant hepatic failure in a 36-year-old gravida 2 black woman of African descent that occurred at 17 weeks gestation following propylthiouracil treatment for Graves' disease. Her liver failure was managed by liver transplantation and thyroidectomy. Her pregnancy was continued to term, though with not so favorable early childhood sequelae. Conclusion This case illustrates a very rare complication of treatment with a presumed safe drug during pregnancy followed by adverse neonatal outcomes due to the extensive treatment.
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- Evan Sequeira
- Aga Khan University Hospital, PO Box 30270, Nairobi 00100 GPO, Kenya.
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Collyer T, Holbrook S, Lyons G. Anaesthetic management of the pregnant patient with liver disease. TRENDS IN ANAESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tacc.2011.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Iribhogbe O, Emordi J, Nwoke E, Idonije B, Akpamu U. Effects of Antioxidant Vitamin Combination on Pregnancy Induced Hyper-Hepatic State. INT J PHARMACOL 2011. [DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2011.376.381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Siddiqui IA, Jaleel A, Kadri HMFA, Saeed WA, Tamimi W. Iron status parameters in preeclamptic women. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2010; 284:587-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s00404-010-1728-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Accepted: 10/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Vora KS, Shah VR, Parikh GP. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy: a case report of an uncommon disease. Indian J Crit Care Med 2010; 13:34-6. [PMID: 19881179 PMCID: PMC2772253 DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.53115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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A 24-year-old female at 34-week gestation, presented with malaise, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, and absent foetal movements. A clinical diagnosis of acute fatty liver of pregnancy was made. Although early caesarean section was performed, postoperative course was complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) sepsis, and continuing coagulopathy. Supportive management in an intensive care unit resulted in successful outcome.
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- Kalpana S Vora
- Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center and Institute of Transplantation Sciences, Civil Hospital Campus, Ahmedabad-380 016, Gujarat, India.
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BACKGROUND Maternal metabolic demands change dramatically during the course of gestation and must be co-ordinated with the needs of the developing placenta and fetus. The liver is critically involved in metabolism and other important functions. However, maternal hepatic adjustments to pregnancy are poorly understood. AIM The aim of the study was to evaluate the influences of pregnancy on the maternal liver growth and gene expression profile. METHODS Holtzman Sprague-Dawley rats were mated and sacrificed at various stages of gestation and post-partum. The maternal livers were analysed in gravimetric response, DNA content by PicoGreen dsDNA quantitation reagent, hepatocyte ploidy by flow cytometry and hepatocyte proliferation by ki-67 immunostaining. Gene expression profiling of non-pregnant and gestation d18.5 maternal hepatic tissue was analysed using a DNA microarray approach and partially verified by northern blot or quantitative real-time PCR analysis. RESULTS During pregnancy, the liver exhibited approximately an 80% increase in size, proportional to the increase in body weight of the pregnant animals. The pregnancy-induced hepatomegaly was a physiological event of liver growth manifested by increases in maternal hepatic DNA content and hepatocyte proliferation. Pregnancy did not affect hepatocyte polyploidization. Pregnancy-dependent changes in hepatic expression were noted for a number of genes, including those associated with cell proliferation, cytokine signalling, liver regeneration and metabolism. CONCLUSIONS The metabolic demands of pregnancy cause marked adjustments in maternal liver physiology. Central to these adjustments are an expansion in hepatic capacity and changes in hepatic gene expression. Our findings provide insights into pregnancy-dependent hepatic adaptations.
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- Juan J. Bustamante
- Institute of Maternal-Fetal Biology, Division of Cancer & Developmental Biology, Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160
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- Institute of Maternal-Fetal Biology, Division of Cancer & Developmental Biology, Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160
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- Institute of Maternal-Fetal Biology, Division of Cancer & Developmental Biology, Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160
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Craig DGN, Lee A, Hayes PC, Simpson KJ. Review article: the current management of acute liver failure. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2010; 31:345-58. [PMID: 19845566 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2009.04175.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute liver failure is a devastating clinical syndrome with a persistently high mortality rate despite critical care advances. Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is a life-saving treatment in selected cases, but effective use of this limited resource requires accurate prognostication because of surgical risks and the requirement for subsequent life-long immunosuppression. AIM To review the aetiology of acute liver failure, discuss the evidence behind critical care management strategies and examine potential treatment alternatives to OLT. METHODS Literature review using Ovid, PubMed and recent conference abstracts. RESULTS Paracetamol remains the most common aetiology of acute liver failure in developed countries, whereas acute viral aetiologies predominate elsewhere. Cerebral oedema is a major cause of death, and its prevention and prompt recognition are vital components of critical care support, which strives to provide multiorgan support and 'buy time' to permit either organ regeneration or psychological and physical assessment prior to acquisition of a donor organ. Artificial liver support systems do not improve mortality in acute liver failure, whilst most other interventions have limited evidence bases to support their use. CONCLUSION Acute liver failure remains a truly challenging condition to manage, and requires early recognition and transfer of patients to specialist centres providing intensive, multidisciplinary input and, in some cases, OLT.
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- D G N Craig
- Scottish Liver Transplantation Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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Toti L, Manzia TM, Romano P, Lenci I, Baiocchi L, Anselmo A, Sforza D, Manuelli M, Tisone G. Successful management of a same-day emergency delivery and liver transplant in a 27 weeks pregnant woman with fulminant hepatic failure. Transpl Int 2010; 23:114-5. [PMID: 19619174 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2009.00908.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Jamjute P, Ahmad A, Ghosh T, Banfield P. Liver function test and pregnancy. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2009; 22:274-83. [DOI: 10.1080/14767050802211929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Altered alanine aminotransferase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase in women with history of preeclampsia: association with waist-to-hip ratio and body mass index. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009; 21:196-200. [PMID: 19060719 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0b013e32831d81a7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Preeclampsia (PE), mostly when associated with HELLP syndrome, together with acute fatty liver of pregnancy, are the main causes of severe hepatic failure in pregnancy. Despite the number of studies in pregnancies complicated with PE, there are a few studies that focused on the evaluation of the hepatic function of these women several years after delivery. In this way, we evaluated circulating levels of AST, ALT, gammaGT and CRP several years after preeclamptic pregnancy to verify if these parameters are altered. METHODS Eighty-nine women with previous PE and 60 women without medical complications were invited to the research centers. After the physical examination, blood was drawn for biochemical measurements. Plasma CRP levels and serum concentration of AST, ALT, gammaGT were measured by automated enzymatic assays. RESULTS Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were significantly higher in women with history of PE than in control group as well as BMI and waist-to-hip ratio. ALT and gammaGT were significantly higher in women with previous history of PE, whereas AST and CRP presented similar levels between the two groups. Data revealed statistically significant positive correlations between ALT and gammaGT with waist-to-hip ratio and BMI. Positive correlations were also found between BMI and AST and CRP. CONCLUSION It is possible that the increase in ALT and gammaGT levels is due to being overweight or through accumulation of visceral fat. Unaltered values of CRP suggest that the higher ALT and gammaGT values found in women with history of PE are not associated with inflammation.
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Wada Y, Sakamaki Y, Kobayashi D, Ajiro J, Moro H, Murakami S, Ooki I, Kikuchi A, Takakuwa K, Tanaka K, Sato T, Nakano M, Narita I. HELLP syndrome, multiple liver infarctions, and intrauterine fetal death in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome. Intern Med 2009; 48:1555-8. [PMID: 19721303 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We report a case of HELLP syndrome, multiple liver infarctions, and intrauterine fetal death in a woman in the 17th week of pregnancy with SLE and APS who had been in remission on a regimen of low-dose prednisolone and aspirin. An increase in the dosage of corticosteroid together with intravenous heparin infusion led to improvement of the clinical symptoms, laboratory parameters, and multifocal low-density liver lesions detected by computed tomography. Early onset and signs of severe organ involvement are the characteristic features of HELLP syndrome associated with APS, and patients that are at risk should be followed up carefully.
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- Yoko Wada
- Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine II, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata.
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Cappell MS. Hepatic disorders severely affected by pregnancy: medical and obstetric management. Med Clin North Am 2008; 92:739-60, vii-viii. [PMID: 18570941 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2008.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hepatic disorders severely affected by pregnancy include choledochal cysts that can be compressed by the gravid uterus and potentially rupture; hepatic adenomas that exhibit accelerated growth because of hyperestrogenemia during pregnancy; acute intermittent porphyria that is exacerbated by increased female sex hormones during pregnancy; splenic artery aneurysms that can rupture during pregnancy because of compression by the gravid uterus; Budd-Chiari syndrome that is promoted by hyperestrogenemia; and hepatitis E and herpes simplex hepatitis that are particularly severe during pregnancy. Hepatic disorders unique to pregnancy include intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; acute fatty liver of pregnancy; preeclampsia and eclampsia; and hemolysis, elevated liver function tests, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome. Most disorders uniquely related to pregnancy are treated by prompt fetal delivery as soon as the fetus is sufficiently mature.
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- Mitchell S Cappell
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, MOB 233, 3535 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA.
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Zarrinpar A, Farmer DG, Ghobrial RM, Lipshutz GS, Gu Y, Hiatt JR, Busuttil RW. Liver Transplantation for HELLP Syndrome. Am Surg 2007. [DOI: 10.1177/000313480707301020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Of the approximately one in 1000 pregnant women who develop the syndrome of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP), 2 to 3 per cent develop hepatic complications, including liver failure for which liver transplantation (LT) may be required. Between February 1, 1984, and December 31, 2006, eight women without a history of liver disease underwent LT for complications of HELLP syndrome. All received cadaveric grafts with a mean interval from delivery to LT of 7 days. The mean admission Child-Turcotte-Pugh score was 13.1 (class C), and the mean model for end-stage liver disease score was 40. Manifestations of liver failure included encephalopathy (seven patients), renal failure (four), disseminated intravascular coagulation (three), and respiratory failure (one). There were no intraoperative deaths. Complications of LT included biliary leaks (three patients), reoperation (three), and retransplantation (two). There was one death from sepsis on postoperative day 91 and one death from cholangitis/sepsis more than 5 years postoperatively. After LT, 1-, 5-, and 10-year patient survival rates were 88 per cent, 88 per cent, and 65 per cent; 1-, 5-, and 10-year graft survival rates were 64 per cent, 64 per cent, and 48 per cent. This is the largest single-center report of LT for HELLP. Early recognition and transfer to a transplant center will yield best results with this challenging complication of pregnancy.
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- Ali Zarrinpar
- Dumont–UCLA Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Dumont–UCLA Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Dumont–UCLA Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Dumont–UCLA Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Dumont–UCLA Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Dumont–UCLA Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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- Dumont–UCLA Transplant Center, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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Gregory TL, Hughes S, Coleman MA, De Silva A. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy; three cases and discussion of analgesia and anaesthesia. Int J Obstet Anesth 2007; 16:175-9. [PMID: 17275281 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2006.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2006] [Revised: 07/01/2006] [Accepted: 10/01/2006] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy is a rare, potentially fatal, complication of late pregnancy. The incidence is estimated at 1:7000-1:15000 pregnancies. Presentation is classically with malaise, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and rarely encephalopathy. Prolongation of laboratory clotting tests is an early feature. Ultrasound examination of the liver is performed to exclude biliary stasis. Rapid clinical deterioration may occur and urgent delivery should be organised. Anaesthetists form part of a multidisciplinary approach before, during and after delivery but there are few reports of anaesthetic involvement. One dilemma facing an anaesthetist called to assist in these cases is the potentially negative effect of general anaesthesia on hepatic encephalopathy versus the risks associated with regional anaesthesia in the presence of coagulopathy. Postoperative analgesia may also be complicated by impaired renal and hepatic function. We present three cases that occurred in our unit in a 6-month period illustrating the spectrum of disease severity and the successful use of different anaesthetic techniques to facilitate management including delivery.
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- T L Gregory
- Department of Anaesthesia, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a serious maternal illness occurring in the third trimester of pregnancy with significant perinatal and maternal mortality. Till recently, it has been considered a mysterious illness. In this editorial, we review the recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis of AFLP and discuss the studies documenting a fetal-maternal interaction with a causative association between carrying a fetus with a defect in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and development of AFLP. Further, we discuss the impact of these recent advances on the offspring born to women who develop AFLP, such that screening for a genetic defect can be life saving to the newborn and would allow genetic counseling in subsequent pregnancies. The molecular basis and underlying mechanism for this unique fetal-maternal interaction causing maternal liver disease is discussed.
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Ko HH, Yoshida E. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY = JOURNAL CANADIEN DE GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2006; 20:25-30. [PMID: 16432556 PMCID: PMC2538964 DOI: 10.1155/2006/638131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is a rare, potentially fatal complication that occurs in the third trimester or early postpartum period. Although the exact pathogenesis is unknown, this disease has been linked to an abnormality in fetal fatty acid metabolism. Early diagnosis of AFLP sometimes can be difficult because it shares features with other common conditions such as pre-eclampsia, viral hepatitis and cholestasis of pregnancy. However, a careful history and physical examination, in conjunction with compatible laboratory and imaging results, are often sufficient to make the diagnosis, and liver biopsy is rarely indicated. Supportive care and expeditious delivery are essential to optimal maternal-fetal outcomes and remain as the mainstay treatment for AFLP.
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- Correspondence: Dr Eric M Yoshida, Vancouver General Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, 100-2647 Willow Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 3P1. Telephone 604-875-5371, fax 604-875-5447, e-mail
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Santana Cabrera L, Hernández Medina E, O'Shanahan Navarro G, Sánchez-Palacios M. [Multi-organ failure secondary to acute fatty liver of pregnancy]. Med Intensiva 2006; 30:81. [PMID: 16706334 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-5691(06)74474-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jarufe N, Soza A, Pérez-Ayuso RM, Poblete JA, González R, Guajardo M, Hernandez V, Riquelme A, Arrese M, Martínez J. Successful liver transplantation and delivery in a woman with fulminant hepatic failure occurring during the second trimester of pregnancy. Liver Int 2006; 26:494-7. [PMID: 16629654 DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2006.01246.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Severe liver dysfunction occurring during pregnancy is an unusual but dramatic event that poses special technical and ethical issues because it involves two lives. METHODS AND RESULTS We report the case of a 35-year-old woman with cryptogenic fulminant hepatic failure who underwent successful orthotopic liver transplantation at 22 weeks of pregnancy. After a relatively uneventful post-operative course she delivered a normal offspring at the 27th week of gestation. There were no obstetrical complications and neonatal outcome was excellent. After a year of follow-up, the patient is doing well,and the newborn has exhibited normal psychomotor and weight/height development. CONCLUSION This case illustrates the challenge of treating fulminant hepatic failure during pregnancy and demonstrates that liver transplantation is a feasible therapeutic option for treatment of patients with this condition, allowing successful completion of pregnancy.
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- Nicolás Jarufe
- Unidad de Higado y Departament de Gastroenterologia, Escuela de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Hellp Syndrome / Pneumonitis Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: A Near Miss Mortality. APOLLO MEDICINE 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s0976-0016(12)60108-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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