title: Calcium metabolism in normal and hypertensive pregnancy.
abstract: Calcium homeostasis is an important aspect of maternal and fetal physiology during gestation, and recent evidence implicates alterations in calcium metabolism in the pathogenesis of hypertension during pregnancy. Deficiencies in calcium intake have been linked to preeclampsia/eclampsia, and hypocalciuria and deviations in both 1,25(OH)2D3 and PTH have been shown in women with preeclampsia. Preliminary studies also suggest that calcium supplementation may lower blood pressure and prevent preeclampsia in pregnant women.
authors.affiliation: Hypertension Center, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hojo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: August
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D002118:Calcium