A STUDY OF VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTORS ON HUMAN PLACENTAE OF PREECLAMPTIC PREGNANCIES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
Blood pressure; Conventional therapy; Preeclampsia; Soothing instrumental music; Membrane bound Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1; Yoga therapy.Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background: Preeclampsia is a serious complication encountered during pregnancy. Globally, it
is reported that, nearly 5-10% of all the mothers and their babies have a risk for preeclampsia.
The conventional treatment to manage preeclampsia is with anti-hypertensive drugs, bed rest and
early delivery, which may lead to other complications such as elevated liver enzymes, hepatitis,
hepatic necrosis, xerostomia, etc. In this aspect, alternative options such as music therapy, yoga
therapy, etc., which are safer, maybe a promising strategy for the health care community. The
purpose of the present study is to assess the effects of two interventions, i.e., soothing
instrumental music and yoga therapy, in reducing the blood pressure (BP) among preeclamptic
women and also to evaluate the expression of membrane bound VEGFR-1 (mVEGFR-1) in the
placentae of preeclamptic patients after delivery.
