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.
What the research says
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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 studyScientists 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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