Problem Preterm birth is commonly preceded by preterm labor, a syndrome that is causally
linked to both intra‐amniotic infection and intra‐amniotic inflammation. However, the …

Objective Intraamniotic inflammation/infection is the only mechanism of disease with
persuasive evidence of causality for spontaneous preterm labor/delivery. Previous studies …

OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this study were to determine whether cytokine levels in
cervical secretions were increased in the presence of microbial invasion of the amniotic …

Objective: Interleukin 16 is a proinflammatory cytokine that promotes the recruitment of
nonclonotypic T cells and eosinophils to sites of inflammation and induces resistance to …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of maternal and
umbilical cord interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) serum …

Inflammation has been implicated in the mechanisms responsible for preterm and term
parturition, as well as fetal injury. Out of all of the suspected causes of preterm labour and …

Background: It is well known that the acceptance of the fetoplacental unit in human
pregnancy requires maternal immune tolerance, which is thought to be regulated locally by …

PROBLEM: The objective of this study was to determine the levels of cytokines produced by
maternal peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) upon stimulation with a mitogen, with …

PROBLEM: This study was conducted to determine whether:(1) gestational age, parturition,
and microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC) are associated with changes in amniotic …

Objectives: To study whether early-onset neonatal sepsis is associated with a prenatal
immune response with elevated umbilical plasma levels of inflammatory mediators, and to …