title: Ante-partum and post-partum markers of metabolic syndrome in pre-eclampsia.
abstract: It is rare for a study to address immediate metabolic change in pre-eclamptic pregnancy. Our aim is to study the ante-partum and post-partum metabolic markers in pre-eclampsia. A total of 33 pre-eclamptic and 200 uncomplicated women with singleton pregnancies were recruited for the prospective research. Immediately ante-partum and 24-48 h postpartum venous blood samples were collected for the analysis of metabolic markers. In the pre-eclamptic group, the ante-partum fasting glucose, fasting insulin, triglyceride and free fatty acid levels were found to be higher than in the control group; however, ante-partum high-density lipoprotein level was lower. Interestingly, fasting glucose and insulin levels decreased by 24-48 h post-partum in both groups and no significant differences were found. Pre-eclamptic patients had lower post-partum high-density lipoprotein (P=0.02), higher triglyceride (P<0.001), higher free fatty acid (P=0.02) and higher apolipoprotein B levels (P=0.01) than the control group. Dyslipidemia lasts from ante-partum to immediate post-partum in pre-eclamptic women in the form of increased triglyceride, higher free fatty acid and decreased high-density lipoprotein levels. We speculate that women with dyslipidemia and higher baseline blood pressure tend to develop pre-eclampsia during pregnancy. Hence, the development of pre-eclampsia may be a 'marker' of possible future cardiovascular or metabolic disease.
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Women and Children's Hospital and Health Institute, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: X H
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Niu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000097:blood*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third / Q000097:blood*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D007328:Insulin; D014280:Triglycerides