High maternal-fetal HLA eplet compatibility is associated with severe manifestation of preeclampsia.

Introduction: Preeclampsia is responsible for more than 70 000 and 500 000 maternal and fetal deaths, respectively each year. Incomplete remodelling of the spiral arteries in placenta is the most accepted theory of preeclampsia pathogenesis. However, the process is complexed with immunological background, as pregnancy resembles allograft transplantation.

KIR- Ligand Interactions in Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy.

Hypothesis: The activity of natural killer (NK) cells is considered an important factor for the tolerance of the fetus during pregnancy. The complications of pregnancy, such as hypertensive disorders (HDP), may be therefore associated with this immune compartment.

Methods: The current study included 41 pregnant women diagnosed with HDPs (Gestational Hypertension; GH or Preeclampsia; PE) and 21 healthy women.

Cytokine Imprint in Preeclampsia.

The hallmark of preeclampsia (PE) is a shift toward persistent inflammatory response, accompanied by endothelial dysfunction. The driving forces in PE are proinflammatory cytokine and growth factors, in parallel with reduced functionality of anti-inflammatory effectors, like regulatory T cells are observed. Unfortunately, no conclusive mechanism underlying preeclampsia has been identified.

Perinatal and neonatal outcome in patients with preeclampsia.

Objectives: Preeclampsia (PE) affects 2-5% of pregnant women. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes.

Material And Methods: This study included 88 women showing gestational hypertension (GH) or PE symptoms, and their newborns.

Comparisons of Dipstick Test, Urine Protein-to-Creatine Ratio, and Total Protein Measurement for the Diagnosis of Preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia affects 2-5% of pregnant women and is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. We aimed to extensively evaluate proteinuria in women with preeclampsia and to determine the analytical sensitivity and specificity of and the cutoff values for urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) and total protein in 24 h urine samples. This study included 88 women.

[DNA profiling as a method of zygosity determination in multiple pregnancy].

The aim of the report was to present a method of zygosity determination in multiple pregnancy. The study wascarried out on same-sex neonates born as a result of spontaneous quadruplet pregnancy. Zygosity was determinedby DNA profiling.

Pregnancy and Delivery in Patients with Mastocytosis Treated at the Polish Center of the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis (ECNM).

Objective: To present current guidelines regarding treatment of mastocytosis in pregnancy on the example of observed patients.

Design: Case control national study.

Setting: Polish Center of the European Competence Network on Mastocytosis (ECNM).