Placental system A transporter mRNA is not different in preeclampsia, normal pregnancy, or pregnancies with small-for-gestational-age infants.

Objective: System A amino acid transporter activity is reduced in placentas from small-for-gestational-age (SGA) compared to normal pregnancies. We compared the expression of the system A transporters between preeclamptic and control and between small-for-gestational-age and controls pregnancies.

Methods: We used placental samples from 18 preeclamptic pregnancies matched with 17 normal pregnancies and from 16 SGA pregnancies matched with 15 different normal pregnancies.

The Trp64Arg polymorphism of the beta3-adrenergic receptor is not increased in women with preeclampsia.

Objective: Insulin resistance is greater and obesity is more common in women with preeclampsia. The Trp64Arg polymorphism in the beta(3)-adrenergic receptor is associated with these metabolic changes. This study investigated whether the Trp64Arg polymorphism is more common in women with preeclampsia.

Olanzapine treatment of anorexia nervosa: a retrospective study.

Background: Recent reports raise the possibility that olanzapine, which commonly causes weight gain in non-eating-disordered subjects, assisted weight gain and mood during refeeding in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients.

Methods: Eighteen AN subjects who engaged in open treatment with olanzapine were retrospectively questioned about their response.

Results: Subjects reported a significant reduction in anxiety, difficulty eating, and core eating disorder symptoms after taking olanzapine.