Distress conditions during pregnancy may lead to pre-eclampsia by increasing cortisol levels and altering lymphocyte sensitivity to glucocorticoids

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 188-191

  Vianna, Priscila ^a   Bauer, Moisés E ^b   Dornfeld, Dinara ^c   Chies, José Artur Bogo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Neonatal Unit   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEPRESSION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROGENY;

DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LYMPHOCYTES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79960641923     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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