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From: Matrix metalloproteinase-2 is elevated in midtrimester amniotic fluid prior to the development of preeclampsia

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MMP profile in second trimester amniotic fluid of women with normotensive pregnancies and women who developed a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy. Representative zymography gels. A - Secretion of Pro-MMP-9 and Pro-MMP-2 obtained from second-trimester amniotic fluid of women with normotensive pregnancies. B - Secretion of Pro-MMP-9, Pro-MMP-2, Active-MMP-2 and a fourth band (53 kDa) obtained from second-trimester amniotic fluid of women who developed a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy. C - Bar graph representing mean ± SEM of MMP secretion, expressed as OD - background, from 37 amniotic fluid samples. Black bars represent normotensive pregnancies (n = 20). White bars represent hypertensive pregnancies (n = 17). T-test, *P < 0.001.

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