Novel Pharmaceutical Preparation for Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, and Toxemia and Their Related Symptoms and Related Disorders of Pregnancy

摘要

A therapeutic agent for the treatment of toxemia, preeclampsia and eclampsia and a method for preparing the therapeutic agent are disclosed. The therapeutic agent is a stable pharmaceutical preparation containing, but not limited to, digestive/pancreatic enzymes. The therapeutic agent may be manufactured by a variety of encapsulation technologies. Delivery of the therapeutic agent may be made orally, through injection, by adherence of a medicated patch or by other methods. Further, a method of using the presence of chymotrypsin in the maternal GI tract as a biomarker, to determine the likelihood of developing preeclampsia, a pregnancy induced hypertension, and eclampsia/toxemia is disclosed.

主权项

1. A method for treating an individual exhibiting one or more symptoms of pregnancy-induced hypertension, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical preparation comprising digestive enzymes to the individual, wherein the digestive enzymes comprise an amylase, a lipase, a protease, or a combination thereof, whereby pregnancy-induced hypertension is treated.