RETN and preeclampsia: As demonstrated in the cross-sectional study by Erol’s group [124], the resistin level for pre-eclamptic mothers was significantly higher (mild preeclampsia group: 3.3 ± 0.6 ng/mL, severe preeclampsia group: 3.8 ± 0.4 ng/mL) than for healthy mothers (2.6 ± 0.4 ng/mL).