title: [Nitric oxide - one of the mechanisms that prevent changes that occur during pregnancy].
abstract: The aim of this paper is to outline actual opinions on the role of the Nitric Oxide (NO) as a significant point of the physiological changes of pregnancy and pathogenesis of hypertension in pregnancy, and premature labour. The principal of the structure, mechanism of action of endothelial cells, its coordinations with other mediators, up to date literature and the perspectives of the treatment was reviewed as well.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Ginekologii i Połoznictwa Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rytlewski
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zdebski
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D009569:Nitric Oxide