Vitamin D Supplementation Suppresses Hypoxia-Stimulated Placental Cytokine Secretion, Hypertension and CD4+ T Cell Stimulation in Response to Placental Ischemia.
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate a role of Vitamin D in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE), and to discern any potential benefits of Vitamin D supplementation on hypertension in the RUPP rat model of PE. STUDY DESIGN: Tcells in control RUPP rats and RUPP rats treated with Vitamin D. RESULTS: T cells in the RUPP rat model of PE (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Vitamin D supplementation may be useful in the treatment or prevention of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
Source: PubMed
Institution: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2182938066