OBJECTIVE: Low birth weight remains the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and
mortality, but mechanisms mediating impaired fetal growth are poorly understood. To further …

Introduction: Intra-amniotic inflammation is traditionally defined as an elevation of amniotic
fluid interleukin (IL)-6. Previous case control studies have suggested an association …

OBJECTIVE: To better understand the role of the antiinflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 in
preterm labor and infection, we evaluated the amniotic fluid interleukin-10 concentrations …

Objective: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an inflammatory cytokine that has been shown to be
elevated in the amniotic fluid of patients with preterm labor. On the other hand, interleukin-10 …

Objective. The anti-inflammatory limb of the immune response is crucial for dampening
inflammation. Spontaneous parturition at term and preterm labor (PTL) are mediated by …

Objective: Our purpose was to determine if abnormal amniotic fluid interleukin-6 levels
correlate with pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia, small-for-gestational-age fetus …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if interleukin-10 levels in either early second-trimester amniotic
fluid (AF) or maternal serum can be utilized as a predictor of the subsequent occurrence of …

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine whether early second-trimester amniotic fluid
interleukin-6 levels predict delivery before 34 weeks' gestation. STUDY DESIGN: We used …

PROBLEM: Interleukin 10 is considered to be important in the survival of the fetus in murine
pregnancies that are known to be at risk for fetal wastage. The function of IL‐10 in a normal …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the differences in the inflammatory cytokine interleukin
(IL)-6 and the immunoinhibitory cytokine IL-10 in the amniotic fluid of black and white …