Adequate zinc stores in the body are extremely important during periods of accelerated
growth. However, zinc deficiency is common in developing countries and low maternal …

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a lipid mediator that interacts with its receptor (PAF-R) to
carry out cell signalling. However, under certain conditions the binding of PAF to PAF-R …

Background: Pre-eclampsia is one of the major causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and
mortality. Though the aetiology is obscure, recent studies indicate that serum levels of …

Abstract Preeclampsia complicates 2–8% of all pregnancies and it is one of the leading
causes of maternal mortality and pre-term delivery in the world. Unfortunately, there is …

Background Preeclampsia (PE) is a multi-organ syndrome that onsets in the second half of
pregnancy. It is the second leading cause of maternal death globally. The homeostasis of …

Background A large percentage (16% of maternal mortality in developed countries,
compared to 9% in developing countries), is due to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy …

Objective: In developing countries, nutritional deficiency of essential trace elements is a
common health problem, particularly among pregnant women because of increased …

Introduction Trace element selenium, an antioxidant, and peroxynitrite scavenger when
incorporated into selenoproteins and enzymes reduce oxidative stress which is implicated in …

The aim of study was to assay serum copper, zinc and lipid peroxidation levels in pregnant
women with and without preeclampsia. There were significant differences between systolic …

The association between serum zinc level and preeclampsia (PE) remains controversial. A
systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Web of Science and Embase for …