CONTENT OF ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITOR CELLS IN UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD IN PREECLAMPSIA
The content of endothelial progenitor cells in umbilical cord blood was determined in newborns born to mothers with preeclampsia and without preeclampsia. Phenotyping of umbilical cord blood endothelial cells was performed by flow cytometry, circulating endothelial cells (CES) were defined as: CD45-, CD133+, VEGFR2+, CD34-, endothelial progenitor cells (EPCS) were defined as: CD45-, CD133+, VEGFR2+, CD34+. There was a decrease in both the total number of circulating endothelial cells and endothelial progenitor cells in premature infants compared to full-term ones. In newborns born to mothers with preeclampsia, only the number of ECP was significantly higher, compared with newborns from mothers without preeclampsia, and in the group of premature and full-term newborns.