Skin autofluorescence, a marker of advanced glycation end products and oxidative stress, is increased in recently preeclamptic women

The autofluorescence reader (AFR) is used to assess skin autofluorescence of arm and leg in women with an early-onset preeclampsia and also investigate its relationship with intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid and femoral arteries, which are markers of early atherosclerosis. The results have indicated an accelerated atherosclerosis in recently preeclamptic women and also the possible involvement of advanced glycation end-product accumulation.