Oxidative stress and peripartum outcomes (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Zsuzsanna Simon‑Szabo
    • Erzsebet Fogarasi
    • Eniko Nemes‑Nagy
    • Lorand Denes
    • Mircea Croitoru
    • Bela Szabo
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  • Published online on: May 17, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10203
  • Article Number: 771
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Abstract

Pregnancy, labor and childbirth are accompanied by excessive oxidative aggression. The excessive formation of free radicals [reactive oxygen species (ROS), reactive nitrogen species (RNS), chlorine reactive species (CRS)] causes cellular oxidative damage, which can be scavenged by enzymatic or non‑enzymatic antioxidants in normal healthy pregnancy, physiological labor and delivery without any complications. An imbalance between the pro‑oxidant and antioxidant factors may lead to oxidative stress, which contributes to the development of many diseases. This oxidative aggression can be a precursor for pathologies in the pregnant woman including eclampsia, miscarriage, preterm labor, and intrauterine growth retardation; in the offspring it may lead to bronchopulmonary dysplasia/chronic lung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis, retinopathy of prematurity, and periventricular leukomalacia. This review summarizes the studies conducted to identify the mechanisms of oxidative stress and the effect of cell membrane oxidation, the mechanisms that are behind oxidative stress‑related diseases, and also those studies which have demonstrated the effect of antioxidants in preventing diseases or diminishing the effects of oxidative stress in the body, in obstetrics and neonatology.
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Simon‑Szabo Z, Fogarasi E, Nemes‑Nagy E, Denes L, Croitoru M and Szabo B: Oxidative stress and peripartum outcomes (Review). Exp Ther Med 22: 771, 2021
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Simon‑Szabo, Z., Fogarasi, E., Nemes‑Nagy, E., Denes, L., Croitoru, M., & Szabo, B. (2021). Oxidative stress and peripartum outcomes (Review). Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 22, 771. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10203
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Simon‑Szabo, Z., Fogarasi, E., Nemes‑Nagy, E., Denes, L., Croitoru, M., Szabo, B."Oxidative stress and peripartum outcomes (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 22.1 (2021): 771.
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Simon‑Szabo, Z., Fogarasi, E., Nemes‑Nagy, E., Denes, L., Croitoru, M., Szabo, B."Oxidative stress and peripartum outcomes (Review)". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 22, no. 1 (2021): 771. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10203