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 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510078

Evaluating the Sflt1 Mouse Model of Preeclampsia: Benefits and Limitations for Understanding Human Disease

David Aronoff M, Jean Wassenaar W and Meena Madhur

Article Type: Review Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 11

Preeclampsia (PE) remains a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality globally. Among several experimental models developed to interrogate the pathogenesis of PE, the mouse model employing systemic infusion or transgenic overexpression of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt1) has gained widespread use due to its capacity to induce cardinal features of the human disease. These include maternal hypertension, renal injury, endothelial dysfunction, placental abnormalities, ...

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