Correlation of serum ceruloplasmin with preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy with increased maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. An imbalance between free radical induced lipid peroxidation and antioxidant system has been suggested as possible pathogenesis of preeclapsia. It has been shown correlation of some serum antioxidant agents with preeclampsia and its severity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate of this correlation. In a analytic case-control study, in clinic and delivery unit of Mirza Koochak Khan university hospital, Tehran, we evaluated 90 pregnant women of 19-38 years old with gestational age higher than 20 weeks in two groups, case (preeclampsia) and control (healty mother).