Correlation between corin, N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide and neonatal adverse prognostic in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Introduction: Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) regulates water-salt balance and blood pressure by promoting renal sodium and water excretion.
Objective: Our study was to investigate plasma N-terminal pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (NT-proANP) and corin in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) patients. Furthermore, the relationship between corin/NT-proANP and neonatal adverse prognosis were evaluated.
Methods: Seventy-seven HDP patients and forty-eight normotensive women as control group were recruited. Clinical characteristic and plasma were collected. Plasma NT-proANP and corin were determined by ELISA. Gestational age, neonatal weight and APGAR scores were recorded. Statistical analysis was conducted.
Results: NT-proANP and corin were significantly increased in HDP group compared with that of control (P < 0.05). NT-proANP and corin were significantly elevated in HDP patients who suffered from premature delivery (P < 0.05). Both NT-proANP and corin were negatively associated with delivery time, neonatal weight and APGAR scores in HDP group. Multiple regressions demonstrated that NT-proANP and corin were independent risk factor of delivery time, neonatal weight and APGAR scores.
Conclusions: Plasma NT-proANP and corin were significantly increased in HDP. NT-proANP and corin were associated with neonatal adverse events in HDP patients. Thus, NT-proANP and corin may become new biomarkers for evaluating severity of pregnancy and neonatal adverse events in HDP patients.
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