Expression of LHCGR in Pheochromocytomas Unveils an Endocrine Mechanism Connecting Pregnancy and Epinephrine Overproduction.

Antoine-Guy Lopez Céline DuparcSylvie RenoufElise MachevinVincent Le GuillouJean-Christophe SabourinGuillaume DefortescuAlexandre BuffetAnne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo Christophe Dubessy Estelle Louiset Herve Lefebvre

Published in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) (2022)

Pregnancy may thus favor surges in plasma catecholamine and hypertensive crises through hCG-induced stimulation of epinephrine production by pheochromocytomas.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
poor prognosis
blood pressure
high glucose
diabetic rats
drug induced
binding protein
endothelial cells
stress induced