Oxidative stress and peripartum outcomes (Review)

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-e...

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Published in:Experimental and therapeutic medicine 2021-07, Vol.22 (1), p.771-771, Article 771
Main Authors: Simon‑szabo, Zsuzsanna, Fogarasi, Erzsebet, Nemes‑Nagy, Eniko, Denes, Lorand, Croitoru, Mircea, Szabo, Bela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antioxidants
Biomarkers
Childbirth & labor
Development and progression
Diseases
Health aspects
Infants (Newborn)
Newborn babies
Oxidation
Oxidative stress
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Complications of
Reactive oxygen species
Review
Risk factors
Womens health
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1792-0981
1792-1015
DOI:10.3892/etm.2021.10203