title: 9 alpha,11 beta-prostaglandin F2 in pregnancies at high risk for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and the effect of acetylsalicylic acid.
abstract: Our purpose was to determine urinary 9 alpha,11 beta-prostaglandin F2, the primary metabolite of prostaglandin D2, in pregnancies at high risk for hypertensive disorders and the effect of acetylsalicylic acid on 9 alpha,11 beta-prostaglandin F2. Ninety high risk women were randomised to acetylsalicylic acid and placebo groups at 12-14 weeks of gestation, with 43 women in both groups followed up successfully. 9 alpha,11 beta-prostaglandin F2 was determined at baseline, at 24-26, and at 32-34 weeks of gestation. Fifteen normotensive non-pregnant women, 17 normotensive pregnant women at 12-14, and 15 at 30-34 weeks of gestation served as controls. Urinary 9 alpha,11 beta-prostaglandin F2 was significantly higher in pregnant women at 12-14 weeks of gestation as compared to non-pregnant women. High risk pregnancies had higher 9 alpha,11 beta-prostaglandin F2 as compared to normotensive pregnancies at 12-14, and at 30-34 weeks of gestation. Urinary 9 alpha,11 beta-prostaglandin F2 increased throughout pregnancy unrelated to the outcome of the pregnancy or to the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyvinkää Hospital, Sairaalankatu 1, Hyvinkää FIN 05850, Finland. merja.vainio@hus.fi
authors.forename: Merja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vainio
authors.forename: Asko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riutta
authors.forename: Anna-Maija
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Koivisto
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mäenpää
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000652:urine*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000652:urine*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000652:urine*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000652:urine*; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015237:Dinoprost; D001241:Aspirin