The utero-placental circulation, eugenics and the prevention and treatment of high risk pregnancies.

Abstract

Through systematic experimental and clinical studies, the physiological regulation of utero-placental circulation and the relation of the disturbance in this acirculation to pathogenic mechanisms of high risk pregnancies-Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) and Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) were explored. The pharmacological effects and mechanism of a Chinese herbal medicine-Qingxintong in improving, the utero-placental circulation and the therapeutic efficacy in treatment of IUGR and PIH, both accompanied by disturbance of utero-placental circulation, were investigated as well.

• Authors: X R Wu, Y Li, D S Yang, B J Han, Y Z Si, Z Z Shan, T Y Ma, L Z Wen, Y P Sun, Y P Huang
• Journal: Journal of Tongji Medical University = Tong ji yi ke da xue xue bao (J Tongji Med Univ) Vol. 14 Issue 1 Pg. 1-6 ( 1994) ISSN: 0257-716X [Print] China
• PMID: 7877185 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Acetophenones
• Drugs, Chinese Herbal
• Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
• 3,4-dihydroxyacetophenone
• Thromboxane A2
• Epoprostenol

Topics

• Acetophenones (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Drugs, Chinese Herbal (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Epoprostenol (blood)
• Female
• Fetal Growth Retardation (prevention & control)
• Humans
• Placental Circulation (drug effects)
• Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
• Pre-Eclampsia (prevention & control)
• Pregnancy
• Pregnancy, High-Risk (drug effects)
• Thromboxane A2 (blood)