CV Lattes
ORCID
Abstract
Although there were great advances in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension during pregnancy, such conditions are still among the highest causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Nitric oxide (NO) derived from the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) enzyme and matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9), play important roles in the vascular endotheliu…