Study on the level of placental urocortin and corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2? of preeclampsia / 中华妇产科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To determine the relation between the expression of urocortin and corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 2? (CRH-R2?) in the placenta and pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Methods Placentas were collected from 20 pregnant women with preeclampsia as study group and 20 normal pregnant women as control group. Urocortin mRNA and CRH-R2? mRNA were measured by semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Urocortin peptide was measured by immunohistochemistry. Results (1) The mRNA expression of urocortin was significantly higher (P