Does serum calcium in pre-eclampsia and normal pregnancy differ?
It has been widely documented that there is a relationship between low calcium level and pregnancy induced hypertension. Our study suggests that maternal serum total calcium and parathyroid hormone be related to pregnancy-induced hypertension. The low level of maternal total calcium may have a role in the development of this disorder in pregnancy, therefore calcium supplementation during late pregnancy may be used to help in the prevention of this disorder. However, to date there is still no evidence regarding this supplementation and there are no available reports conclusively demonstrating the actual mechanism.
Prolonged OVA challenge induces an environment that facilitates Th17 polarization.