“…In addition, in pregnant mice lacking a denitrosylase, S-nitrosoglutathione reductase, vitamin C treatment rescued the maternal PE-like phenotype, including hypertension, proteinuria, renal pathology, cardiac concentric hypertrophy and decreased placental vascularization (38). In humans, several studies have demonstrated that NO donor improved maternal and fetal hemodynamics in PE and FGR (39)(40)(41)(42). However, the current studies are limited due to the small sample size and the observational nature, although they demonstrate the potential effectiveness of antioxidant therapy.…”