title: Plasma and urinary 8-iso-prostane as an indicator of lipid peroxidation in pre-eclampsia and normal pregnancy.
abstract: 1. This study was designed to seek evidence for excessive lipid peroxidation in pre-eclamptic women using 8-iso-prostane as a novel bioactive marker of lipid peroxidation in vivo. Plasma free, total and urinary 8-iso-prostane were measured in 20 women with proteinuric pre-eclampsia, and compared with 18 age- and gestation-matched pregnant control subjects, before delivery and at 6 weeks post-partum. 2. Plasma free 8-iso-prostane was significantly elevated in the pre-eclamptic women compared with control subjects before delivery, and fell to control levels post-partum. Conversely, levels in women with normal pregnancy rose post-partum. 3. Total plasma 8-iso-prostane levels were not significantly elevated in pre-eclamptic women compared with control subjects during pregnancy, but fell significantly in the pre-eclamptic women post-partum, suggesting that they had relatively higher levels compared with their non-pregnant state. 4. Urinary 8-iso-prostane excretion was significantly lower in the pre-eclamptic women compared with control subjects during pregnancy, suggesting that renal clearance of 8-iso-prostane is impaired in pre-eclampsia. 5. Increased levels of plasma free 8-iso-prostane in pre-eclampsia could be due to an increase in lipid peroxidation, an increase in phospholipase A2 activity or a reduction in renal clearance of 8-iso-prostane, or a combination of all three. The potent direct and indirect vasoconstrictor actions of 8-iso-prostane may contribute to the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barden
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Beilin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ritchie
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Croft
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Michael
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine; D028441:F2-Isoprostanes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000502:physiology*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D028441:F2-Isoprostanes; C075750:8-epi-prostaglandin F2alpha; D015237:Dinoprost