Protein S is a plasma protein that serves as a cofactor for the anticoagulant effects of activated protein C. Congenital protein S deficiency is often associated with thromboembolic disease. During pregnancy a decrease in the functional and antigenic levels of protein S occurs; this change in protein S status may contribute to the thromboembolic complications that sometimes occur during pregnan...

Zinc is essential in the metabolic activities body including protein, DNA and RNA synthesis. It plays a role neurogenesis, maturation, migration of neurons synapse formation. high hippocampal which involved learning memory. Deficiency zinc during pregnancy has been related to many congenital abnormalities foetal nervous system. Furthermore insufficient levels children associated with lowered ab...

We analyzed plasma protein profiles in an attempt to identify physiological parameters associated with pregnancy in black bears (Ursus americanus) that might be used as early confirmation of this reproductive state. We collected serial blood samples from 2 animals over 3 consecutive fall periods. Both females were pregnant during the 1st and 3rd years; cubs from the 1st litters were removed ear...

OBJECTIVES: Low levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A in pregnant women linked to unhealthy placentation and a spectrum maternal fetal complications. Its assessment as single biomarker has the potential identify high-risk pregnancies. This prospective observational study was conducted find correlation between low first trimester pregnancy with various obstetric outcomes establish if i...

The involvement of protein oxidation in embryonic mortality (EM) has been poorly investigated in cows. Advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) are markers of protein oxidation generated by activated neutrophils and involved in inflammation. The aim of this work was to study AOPP in cow plasma and their relationship with late EM. The outcomes of 158 artificial inseminations (AI) were examined...

OBJECTIVE The present study evaluated maternal plasma protein profiles before the onset of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) to assess the relationship between maternal plasma tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) and HDP before 20 weeks gestation and to evaluate the discriminatory performance of plasma TRAIL levels for HDP. METHODS A 2-phase discovery/valida...