Abstract P1103: Angiotensin II Type I Receptor Agonistic Autoantibody Blockade Improves Hypertension and Immune Activation in Postpartum Preeclamptic Rats
Abstract:Women with preeclampsia (PE) have a risk of developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life. The angiotensin II type I receptor agonistic autoantibodies (AT1-AAs) are elevated in women with PE, PE women 2 years post-partum (PP), and the reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) rat model of PE. Blockade of the AT1-AA by using a specific binding seven amino acid peptide sequence (7AA) improves the pathology of PE in RUPP rats. The long-term effects of AT1-AA inhibition on blood pressure, NK cell activati… Show more
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