Oxidative stress and maternal obesity: feto-placental unit interaction
N Malti, H Merzouk, SA Merzouk, B Loukidi… - Placenta, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To determine oxidative stress markers in maternal obesity during pregnancy and
to evaluate feto-placental unit interaction, especially predictors of fetal metabolic alterations.
Patients and methods 40 obese pregnant women (prepregnancy BMI> 30 kg/m²) were
compared to 50 control pregnant women. Maternal, cord blood and placenta samples were
collected at delivery. Biochemical parameters (total cholesterol and triglycerides) and
oxidative stress markers (malondialdehyde, carbonyl proteins, superoxide anion expressed …
to evaluate feto-placental unit interaction, especially predictors of fetal metabolic alterations.
Patients and methods 40 obese pregnant women (prepregnancy BMI> 30 kg/m²) were
compared to 50 control pregnant women. Maternal, cord blood and placenta samples were
collected at delivery. Biochemical parameters (total cholesterol and triglycerides) and
oxidative stress markers (malondialdehyde, carbonyl proteins, superoxide anion expressed …