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Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets

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Research Article

Low-dose Aspirin may Prevent Preeclampsia by Inhibiting the Expression of ATF2

Author(s): Sha Xiao, Lu Guo, Ming Zhang, Rong Hu and Rong Liu*

Volume 23, Issue 5, 2023

Published on: 28 December, 2022

Page: [702 - 710] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1871530323666221103105349

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Abstract

Aims: To explore the ATF2 expression of preeclampsia patients and investigate whether the level of ATF2 expression impacted the low-dose aspirin treatment of preeclampsia patients.

Background: Preeclampsia is a severe pregnancy-related hypertension disorder and refers to hypertension.

Objective: This study was designed to explore the activating transcription factor 2 (ATF2) expression of preeclampsia patients and investigate whether the level of ATF2 expression impacted the low-dose aspirin treatment of preeclampsia patients.

Methods: Firstly, we collected the plasma of normal and preeclampsia pregnancies and quantified the expressions of ATF2 by ELISA. Then we quantified the expression of the three downstream target genes of ATF2 (IL-8, IL-6 and MMP-2). Finally, we collected and quantified the interventional and observational group plasma. All data were compared by t-test (p<0.05).

Results: ATF2 and its target genes (IL-6, IL-8 and MMP-2) were upregulated in preeclampsia patients. In addition, ATF2 and its target genes were downregulated in the interventional group (LDA-treated group).

Conclusion: Our results indicated that LDA could inhibit ATF2 expression in preeclampsia. It suggests that ATF2 may be a potential target of LDA in the prevention of preeclampsia.

Keywords: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, 11-beta hydroxylase deficiency, 11-deoxycortysol, CYP11B1 gene, mineralocorticoid pressure levels, ATF2.

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