title: Pre-eclampsia: connecting angiogenic and metabolic pathways.
abstract: Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive disease of pregnancy with a worldwide incidence of 5-8%. This review focuses on recent developments in pre-eclampsia research related to angiogenesis and metabolism. We first address the 'angiogenic imbalance' theory, which hypothesizes that pre-eclampsia results from an imbalance of factors that promote or antagonize angiogenesis, such as soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase (sFlt1), 2-methoxyestradiol (2-ME) and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). Next, we analyze the association between pre-eclampsia and dysfunctional metabolism of both homocysteine and placental glycogen. We hope that illuminating some of the various connections existing between angiogenesis and metabolism in pre-eclampsia will facilitate the update or reconsideration of old models of pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Matrix Biology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: Keizo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kanasaki
authors.forename: Raghu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalluri
mesh_terms: D000077584:2-Methoxyestradiol; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D004958:Estradiol; D000077584:2-Methoxyestradiol; D002394:Catechol O-Methyltransferase