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The role of soluble e-selectin and thrombospondin-2 in HIV associated preeclampsia.
(2019)Objective: HIV infection and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are common causes of maternal mortality in South Africa. Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-specific disorder that contributes to the majority of maternal ... -
The role of Vascular Endothelial growth factor receptor-3 in the placenta in HIV associated preeclampsia.
(2019)Summary: PE and HIV dualism in pregnant HAART women are yet to be investigated. Furthermore, the effect on VEGFR-3 and subsequent downstream influence on angiogenesis is poorly understood. Therefore, this investigation ... -
Gene polymorphisms of uric acid related proteins and the Angiotensin Receptor IV (AT4) in Pre-eclampsia.
(2019)Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remain one of the major contributions to maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality around the globe. Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy which complicates ... -
The role of neuroinflammatory markers in a preeclamptic rat model.
(2020)Introduction: Preeclampsia (PE) is a clinical complication of pregnancy characterised with the new onset of hypertension and proteinuria, and/or organ dysfunction. Globally, it is associated with maternal and perinatal ... -
The role of Endothelin-1 in HIV associated pre-eclampsia.
(2019)Introduction and Background: Preeclampsia (PE), a hypertensive disorder specific to human pregnancy, remains a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity globally. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a powerful vasoconstrictor ... -
Hepatocyte growth factor and epidermal growth factor in HIV associated preeclampsia.
(2018)Background: The survival or death of a cell is reliant upon growth factors. Hepatocyte and Epidermal Growth Factor (HGF and EGF) promote vital cellular processes such as cell survival, proliferation, differentiation, growth, ... -
The role of c-jun n-terminal kinase (JNK) and tumour protein (p53) in HIV associated pre-eclampsia.
(2017)Background: In pre-eclampsia, immune maladaptation to the foetal allograft results in impaired trophoblast invasion and defective spiral arterial remodelling with consequential placental oxidative stress. Placental apoptosis ... -
Expression of plasma nuclear factor KAPPA-B (NFκB) and inhibitory subunit KAPPA B ALPHA (IκB-α) in HIV-associated pre-eclamsia.
(2017)Objective: The relationship between pre-eclampsia and HIV-1 infection is one of the most unexplored relationships in research. Pre-eclampsia is characterized by inflammation and HIV is characterized by a decline in immune ... -
The role of albumin, β₂M and Cystatin C as urinary biomarkers in idopathic and HIV-associated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in children.
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The role of C- reactive protein and serum amyloid A in HIV associated pre-eclampsia.
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Cell signaling expression of stat-3 and mek-1 in HIV-associated pre-eclampsia.
(2017)Background: Sub-Saharan Africa remains the epicenter of the HIV pandemic. In South Africa 35.8% of maternal deaths are ascribed to non-pregnancy related infections, namely HIV infection. The prevalence rate of HIV in ... -
Trace element analysis of biological samples from normotensive and pre-eclamptic South African pregnant women.
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The role of pro-renin and its receptor expression in pre-eclampsia complicated by HIV infection.
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The role of CD69 in HIV-associated pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnant black South Africans.
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The role of macrophages, dendritic and Langerhans cells in the mother to child transmission of HIV in placental tissue of normotensive pregnancies.
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The role of primigravidae, lymphatic vessel endothelial receptor-1 and podoplanin in HIV associated early and late onset pre-eclampsia.
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The role of peripheral natural killer cells in immunocompromised pre-eclamptic and normotensive pregnant black South Africans.
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The effect of adipokines in HIV associated pre-eclampsia : (C-peptide, ghrelin, gastric inhibitory polypeptide, glucagon like peptide-1, glucagon, insulin plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and visfatin).
(2016)Introduction: South Africa has a maternal ratio of 300 deaths/100,000 live births. Non-pregnancy related infections (mainly deaths in HIV infected pregnant women complicated by tuberculosis and pneumonia) accounts for 34.7% ...