Dysregulation of the immune system plays a role in the pathogenesis of both, pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is well known that SLE predisposes to be complicated with PIH. However, few studies have attempted to investigate whether PIH increased subsequent SLE risk.The objectives of this study were to assess the association between PIH and subseque...

In this paper, it is attempted to test the permanent income hypothesis (PIH) for Pakistan. If the PIH is not valid for Pakistan the study also attempts to find out the reasons for rejection of PIH. Hall’s random walk model (1978) and Campbell and Mankiw model (1990) are used to test for the validity of PIH. The results of this study indicate the strong validity of absolute income hypothesis (AI...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical features of maternal death due to stroke associated with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) in Japan. METHODS AND RESULTS Reported maternal deaths occurring between 2010 and 2012 throughout Japan were analyzed by the Maternal Death Exploratory Committee. Among a total of 154 reports of maternal death, those due to stroke with (n=1...

PURPOSE To determine the incidence of postintubation hypotension (PIH) and associated outcomes in critically ill patients requiring endotracheal intubation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records were reviewed for 479 consecutive critically ill adult patients who required intubation by an intensive care unit (ICU) service at 1 of 4 academic tertiary care hospitals. The primary outcome measure ...

Gallium nitrate is active against lymphoma and bladder cancer; however, little is understood about tumor resistance to this drug. Transferrin, the iron transport protein, increases gallium uptake by cells, whereas pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH), an iron chelator, transports iron into cells. Therefore, we examined whether these metal transporters would increase the cytotoxicity of galli...

2-Hydroxylation is one of the major metabolic pathways of estrogens and is believed to be catalyzed by a form of cytochrome P450. Recently it has been reported that estrogen 2-hydroxylase activity in human placenta is catalyzed by aromatase. Some investigators suggested the effect of catechol estrogen on human placental steroidogenesis which may be related to pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH...

It has been reported that prolactin (PRL) is cleaved to 14 or 16 kDa fragments by cathepsin D in vitro and in vivo, and that such fragments exhibit antiangiogenic and proapoptotic properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) and the placental expression of antiangiogenic PRL fragments and cathepsin D. Placental expression of ...

Previous work from our laboratory demonstrated that pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) has in vitro antioxidant activity against iron plus ascorbate-induced 2-deoxyribose degradation due to its ability to chelate iron; the resulting Fe(III)-PIH(2) complex is supposedly unable to catalyze oxyradical formation. A putative step in the antioxidant action of PIH is the inhibition of Fe(III)-med...

OBJECTIVE The 12-item Partners in Health scale (PIH) was developed in Australia to measure self-management behaviour and knowledge in patients with chronic diseases, and has undergone several changes. Our aim was to assess the construct validity and reliability of the latest PIH version in Dutch COPD patients. METHODS The 12 items of the PIH, scored on a self-rated 9-point Likert scale, are u...

The 'classical' concept that pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and pre-eclampsia (PE) primarily originate from defective placentation in early pregnancy has been challenged recently. There is growing evidence that other factors, including maternal predisposing conditions, also play a significant role in the pathophysiology of PIH and PE. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesi...