Serum digoxin-like substances in pregnancy-induced hypertension

Clin Sci (Lond). 1989 Aug;77(2):189-94. doi: 10.1042/cs0770189.

Abstract

1. Endogenous digoxin-like immunoreactivity (EDLI) was measured in the serum of 85 normotensive pregnant (NTP) women and 77 women with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) by a radioimmunoassay (New England Nuclear). All women were in the third trimester. 2. EDLI, which was undetectable in serum from non-pregnant women, was present in NTP and PIH and was significantly higher in PIH. EDLI correlated with gestational age in NTP, but not in PIH. 3. Ouabain-sensitive Na+ transport was estimated in normal peripheral blood leucocytes after incubation with sera from 50 NTP and 42 PIH women. Significant inhibition of active Na+ transport occurred only with the serum of hypertensive patients without proteinuria. 4. EDLI did not correlate with the effect of the sera on active Na+ transport. The radioimmunoassay therefore provides a poor index of Na+ transport inhibitory activity in PIH.

MeSH terms

  • Biological Transport, Active
  • Blood Proteins / analysis*
  • Cardenolides
  • Digoxin*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / blood*
  • Leukocytes / metabolism
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / blood*
  • Saponins*
  • Sodium / blood
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Blood Proteins
  • Cardenolides
  • Saponins
  • digoxin-like factors
  • Digoxin
  • Sodium
  • Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase