Animal models of preeclampsia: causes, consequences, and interventions

KL Gatford, PH Andraweera, CT Roberts, AS Care - Hypertension, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Preeclampsia is a common pregnancy complication, affecting 2% to 8% of pregnancies
worldwide, and is an important cause of both maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality …

Prenatal interventions for fetal growth restriction in animal models: A systematic review

I Valenzuela, M Kinoshita, J van der Merwe, K Maršál… - Placenta, 2022 - Elsevier
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) in human pregnancy is associated with perinatal mortality,
short-and long-term morbidities. No prenatal therapy is currently established despite …

The L-NAME mouse model of preeclampsia and impact to long-term maternal cardiovascular health

N de Alwis, NK Binder, S Beard… - Life science …, 2022 - life-science-alliance.org
Preeclampsia affects∼ 2–8% of pregnancies worldwide. It is associated with increased long-
term maternal cardiovascular disease risk. This study assesses the effect of the …

Reliability of rodent and rabbit models in preeclampsia research

A Sakowicz, M Bralewska, P Kamola… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In vivo studies on the pathology of gestation, including preeclampsia, often use small
mammals such as rabbits or rodents, ie, mice, rats, hamsters, and guinea pigs. The key …

Current state of preeclampsia mouse models: approaches, relevance, and standardization

CA Waker, MR Kaufman, TL Brown - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Preeclampsia (PE) is a multisystemic, pregnancy-specific disorder and a leading cause of
maternal and fetal death. PE is also associated with an increased risk for chronic morbidities …

Placenta-anchored tadalafil liposomes rescues intrauterine growth restriction through continuous placental blood perfusion improvement

M Tang, Y Xin, Y Zhao, X Zhang, M Zhang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Physiological or pathological hypoperfusion of the placenta is one of the main causes of
intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) which poses a significant risk to the health of the fetus …

Safety evaluation of tadalafil treatment for fetuses with early-onset growth restriction (TADAFER): results from the phase II trial

S Maki, H Tanaka, M Tsuji, F Furuhashi… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Tadalafil is a phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor with a long half-life, high selectivity, and
rapid onset of action. Because the safety of using PDE5 inhibitors as therapeutic agents for …

Comparison of different modified operations in the reduced uteroplacental perfusion pressure rat model of preeclampsia

M Shi, X Yang, L Sun, Y Ding, Z Huang, P Zhang… - Journal of Reproductive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Animal models are indispensable tools in studying the mechanisms underlying
the diseases. Rat models with reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) were able to …

Two-dimensional phase-contrast MRI reveals changes in uterine arterial blood flow in pregnant women administered tadalafil for fetal growth restriction

M Nii, N Enomoto, M Ishida, S Magawa, S Takakura… - Placenta, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction We aimed to examine the effect of uterine arterial (UtA) blood flow changes after
tadalafil treatment for fetal growth restriction (FGR) using two-dimensional (2D) phase …

Tadalafil alleviates preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction in RUPP model of preeclampsia in mice

A Sekimoto, K Tanaka, Y Hashizume, E Sato… - Biochemical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background–Tadalafil, a long-acting phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, alleviates
preeclampsia (PE), and decreases the fetal and infant deaths associated with fetal growth …