Hemopexin and α1-microglobulin heme scavengers with differential involvement in preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction.

Hemopexin and α1-microglobulin act as scavengers to eliminate free heme-groups responsible for hemoglobin-induced oxidative stress. The present study evaluated maternal and fetal plasma concentrations of these scavengers in the different phenotypes of placenta-mediated disorders. Singleton pregnanci...

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Main Authors: Lina Youssef, Lena Erlandsson, Bo Åkerström, Jezid Miranda, Cristina Paules, Francesca Crovetto, Fatima Crispi, Eduard Gratacos, Stefan R Hansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239030