Inhibitory Effect of the Punica granatum Fruit Extract on Angiotensin-II Type I Receptor and Thromboxane B2 in Endothelial Cells Induced by Plasma from Preeclamptic Patients

Table 1

Level of Angiotensin-II Type I receptor in endothelial cells induced by plasma preeclamptic patients.

Expression	NP	PP	PP + Punica granatum
			14 ppm	28 ppm	56 ppm
AT1-R (% cells)	6.72 ± 2.91	42.19 ± 15.63	39.78 ± 5.67	25.33 ± 7.57	11.25 ± 3.31

Note: values are presented as mean ± SD; in comparison with NP group; in comparison with PP group; in comparison with first dose (14 ppm) Punica granatum group; NP: plasma from normal pregnancy; PP: plasma from preeclamptic patients; ppm: part per million.