VEGF and eNOS Expression in Umbilical Cord from Pregnancy Complicated by Hypertensive Disorder with Different Severity

Table 3

eNOS expression in different cell components of umbilical cord.

	Control	GH	PE mild	PE severe
Artery endothelium
0	0	25 (10)*	23 (9)^∗#$	0^∗#$
1+	7 (3)	58 (23)	27 (11)	5 (2)
2+	15 (6)	17 (7)	50 (20)	50 (20)
3+	78 (31)	0	0	45 (18)
Vein endothelium
1+	10 (4)	100 (40)*	38 (15)^∗#$	15 (6)^#$
2+	12 (5)	0	22 (9)	28 (11)
3+	78 (31)	0	40 (16)	57 (23)

GH: gestational hypertension, PE: preeclampsia, 𝑁: number, %: percentage.
*Significant = 𝑃<0.05 control versus GH, PE mild, PE severe. ^#Significant = 𝑃<0.05 GH versus PE mild, PE severe. $Significant = 𝑃<0.05 PE mild versus severe.