Angiogenic factor imbalance precedes complement deposition in the placenta of preeclamptic-like BPH/5 mice

BPH/5 mice are an inbred strain with “borderline hypertension” that spontaneously develops both maternal and fetal hallmarks of preeclampsia. RNA-Seq analysis of BPH/5 uterine implantation sites at embryonic day 7.5, the peak of decidualization, identifies differential expression of inflammatory response genes, including members of the complement family, compared to C57 controls. RNA-Seq was performed on RNA isolated from E7.5 BPH/5 and C57 implantation sites (n=4).