title: Lipid peroxidation in eclampsia.
abstract: In order to investigate the extent of lipid peroxidation in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, a case-control study was designed. Eight eclamptic women were matched with women with severe pre-eclampsia (n = 8) and healthy pregnant controls (n = 8). Lipid peroxidation was measured by the malondialdehyde thiobarbituric acid reactive assay (MDA-TBAR) and expressed as nmol/ml. Both severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia groups had significantly higher MDA-TBAR levels than healthy pregnant women. Eclamptic women before delivery had highest MDA-TBAR levels which decreased after delivery.
authors.affiliation: Coronation/JG Strijdom Hospitals, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gülmezoglu
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hofmeyr
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Oosthuizen