[C-reactive protein in women with pre-eclampsia]

Preeclampsia is a disorder associated with generalized dysfunction of endothelial cells probably as a result of systematic inflammatory maternal reaction. CRP is a positive marker of inflammation higher at overt preeclampsia than in normal pregnancy. The aim of the present study is to observe the variations of the acute phase protein CRP at women with preeclampsia and those with normal pregnancy in the third trimester.

Sixty women are included in the study, separated into two groups; group A (n = 30), consisted of women with overt preeclampsia and group B (n = 30)- women with normal pregnancy. Plasma levels of CRP are measured by using immunoturbidimetric method and the results are statistically calculated by variative analysis.

We found statistically significant difference in plasma concentration of CRP between pregnant women with preeclampsia and those with normal pregnancy (t = 2.92, P < 0.01).

In conclusion our data about the significantly higher values of CRP at women with preeclampsia are in agreement with the statement for presence of pronounced inflammation at preeclampsia compared with normal pregnancy.