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Insulin resistance plays a role in pregnancy-induced hypertension.
2003 AUG 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Insulin resistance appears to play a role in pregnancy-induced hypertension.
According to a study from the United States, "New-onset hypertension (which includes preeclampsia and gestational hypertension) is a common and morbid complication of pregnancy. Many features of the insulin resistance syndrome have been associated with this condition. These include hypertension, hyperinsulinemia, glucose intolerance, obesity, and lipid abnormalities."
"Other accompanying abnormalities may include elevated levels of leptin, TNF-alpha, tissue plasminogen activator, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and testosterone," reported Ellen W. Seely and Caren G. Solomon at Harvard University. "The documentation of these features before the onset of hypertension in pregnancy suggests that insulin resistance or associated abnormalities may have a role in this disorder. Furthermore, the recognition that features of the insulin resistance syndrome persist many years after pregnancy among women with this condition raises the possibility that these women may have increased risk for ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Insulin resistance plays a role in pregnancy-induced hypertension.