The Claim

Monocytes isolated from pregnant women diagnosed with preeclampsia demonstrate elevated basal expression levels of NLRP1, NLRP3, TLR4, MyD88, NF-κB, and inflammatory cytokines compared to monocytes isolated from pregnant women without hypertension.

Source: Progesterone and vitamin D downregulate the activation of the NLRP1/NLRP3 inflammasomes and TLR4-MyD88-NF-κB pathway in monocytes from pregnant women with preeclampsia.

What the research says

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In plain English

When women have preeclampsia during pregnancy, their immune cells called monocytes are more active and produce more inflammatory signals than those in pregnant women without this condition, suggesting their bodies are in a constant low-level inflammatory state.

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Monocytes from pregnant women with preeclampsia exhibit higher basal expression of NLRP1, NLRP3, TLR4, MyD88, NF-κB, and inflammatory cytokines compared to monocytes from normotensive pregnant women, indicating a state of chronic sterile inflammation.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Progesterone and vitamin D downregulate the activation of the NLRP1/NLRP3 inflammasomes and TLR4-MyD88-NF-κB pathway in monocytes from pregnant women with preeclampsia.

    Scientists found that immune cells from pregnant women with preeclampsia are naturally more active and inflammatory than those from healthy pregnant women, like their alarm system is stuck on high. This supports the idea that preeclampsia involves long-term, low-grade inflammation.

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