Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Enzyme Level and Antioxidant Activity in Women with Gestational Hypertension and Pre-eclampsia in Lagos, Nigeria.

Autor: Osunkalu VO; 1Department of Haematology and Blood Transfusion, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Taiwo IA; 2Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Makwe CC; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria., Akinsola OJ; 4Department of Community Health and Primary Care, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria., Quao RA; 4Department of Community Health and Primary Care, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos, Nigeria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India [J Obstet Gynaecol India] 2019 Aug; Vol. 69 (4), pp. 317-324. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 16.
DOI: 10.1007/s13224-019-01215-5
Abstrakt: Background: Deficiencies of enzymes in the folate cycle may lead to the generation of homocysteine, a toxic metabolic intermediate with pro-oxidant effect and ability to induce oxidant stress and lipid peroxidation as part of the pathophysiological process in gestational hypertension (GH) and pre-eclampsia (PE).
Aim: The aim of this study is to assess the reliability of plasma homocysteine (hcy) 5, 10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) enzyme and oxidative stress parameters as indicators of aetio-pathogenesis and severity of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia.
Subjects and Methods: This was a comparative cross-sectional study conducted over 6 months. Two hundred pregnant women were recruited from two sites. They were divided into gestation hypertension ( n  = 40), pre-eclampsia ( n  = 60) and control groups ( n  = 100). Parameters evaluated for statistical analysis were MTHFR enzyme level, plasma homocysteine and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, with glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities.
Results: Mean plasma hcy level and MDA were significantly higher in pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension when compared to control group ( p  < 0.05). However, MTHFR enzyme level, GSH, SOD and CAT were significantly higher in normotensive females when compared to PE and GH subgroups ( p  < 0.05). Pre-eclampsia was significantly associated with an increased risk of lipid peroxidation (OR = 4.923; p  = 0.007).
Conclusion: Pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension are associated with marked homocysteine metabolic derangement and increased lipid peroxidation induced by oxidative stress and reduced MTHFR enzyme activity which may be the significant risk factors in the aetio-pathogenesis of GH and PE.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interestVincent Osunkalu, Idowu Taiwo, Christian Makwe, Oluwatosin Akinsola and Rachel Quao have declared that they have no conflict of interest. All processes involved in this research project were self-sponsored.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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