Cervical cancer screening: Is active recruitment worth the effort?
In our population there is a high coverage of opportunistic screening for cervical cancer. The active recruitment of women who were not in the screening program was not useful.
The stimulatory effect of preeclampsia plasma on prostacyclin biosynthesis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells appears to be manifested at a step(s) proximal to the activation of cyclooxygenase. Possible mechanisms are increased phospholipase A2, lipoprotein, or lipid peroxide activities in preeclampsia.