Could Preeclampsia Affect The Maternal Serum Chorionic Gonadotrophin and Plasma Adenosine Deaminase Levels?

The current work aimed to study the effect of preeclampsia on maternal serum level of beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin and maternal plasma level of adenosine deaminase. Ninety pregnant women with gestational age 24 26 weeks were selected for this study, they were classified into three groups: group 1 consists of 30 women with normal pregnancy, group 2 consists of 30 patients with mild preeclampsia and group 3 consists of 30 patients with severe preeclampsia. Maternal serum level of beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin, and maternal plasma adenosine deaminase level were measured. Maternal serum level of beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin was significantly higher in severe preeclampsia compared with the mild preeclampsia group and normal pregnancies. Maternal plasma adenosine deaminase level was significantly higher in the severe group compared with the mild preeclampsic and normal groups. Maternal serum level of beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin and maternal plasma level of adenosine deaminase might be useful as markers of the severity of preeclampsia. [Mohamed A. El hadi Farag, Mohamed Abd El-Salam, Ashraf I. El Mashad, Ibrahim El-Maghawry. Could Preeclampsia Affect The Maternal Serum Chorionic Gonadotrophin and Plasma Adenosine Deaminase Levels? Journal of American Science 2011;7(6):454-458]. (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.americanscience.org.