Rosiglitazone as a potential therapeutic drug in early intervention of preeclampsia

Abstract

Preeclampsia is a common and severe pregnancy-related disease associated with failed remodeling of the uterine spiral arteries by the placenta, which can lead to maternal and fetal mortality. Currently, there are limited strategies for early intervention of preeclampsia, primarily relying on long-term use of low-dose aspirin, which cannot reverse the pathological changes in the placenta. In this study, we propose the potential of using rosiglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonist, for early intervention of preeclampsia. We conducted a literature review of the mechanisms of PPARγ in preeclampsia-related research over the past few decades and evaluated the toxicity and practical outcome of rosiglitazone in clinical applications, providing feasibility for conducting clinical trials of rosiglitazone in the treatment of preeclampsia.