Flavonoids exert potential in the management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy represent severe complications of pregnancy, which, if not treated, can result in serious health consequences for the mother and the child. Flavonoids are bioactive secondary metabolites commonly found in fruits, vegetables, green tea, whole grains, and medicinal plants. Flavonoids exert potent protective efficacy in experimental models of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, especially preeclampsia, demonstrated through their capacity to modulate inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, and vascular dysfunction. In addition to their potential as therapeutics, flavonoids or flavonoid-rich food could be helpful to decrease the risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy when included in the diet pattern before and during pregnancy. However, the clinical evaluation of the potential capacity of flavonoids in hypertensive disorders in pregnancy is insufficient. Due to promising results from experimental studies, we highlight the need for the evaluation of flavonoids also in an appropriate clinical setting, which can be, together with proper preventive strategies, helpful in the overall management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.

publication date

  • July 2, 2022

Research

keywords

  • Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
  • Pre-Eclampsia

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85133690522

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.preghy.2022.06.007

PubMed ID

  • 35803199

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 29