PLACENTAL MITOCHONDRIA IN HEALTH AND IN PREECLAMPSIA
Objective. To analyze the data available in modern scientific literature on the relationship between preeclampsia and the mitochondrial reticulum. Materials and methods. The review included the data available in international peer-reviewed databases. Both works of pioneers in this area and contemporary publications on the topic in question were considered. Results. The paper describes the basic mechanisms of mitochondrial involvement in the development of preeclampsia, such as cell redox reaction imbalance, apoptotic death, mitochondrial DNA mutations, and structural changes in the mitochondrial reticulum. Conclusion. Oxidative stress observed in maternal preeclampsia results from complex dysfunction in the mitochondrial reticulum that needs to be thoroughly and comprehensively investigated.