Aims: To measure maternal serum interleukins (IL) in pregnancy, delivery and early
puerperium, and to identify their potential determinants. Methods: Prospective longitudinal …

The purpose of this study was to determine cord blood cytokine levels and their relationship
with morbidity and mortality in neonates with prolonged, premature rupture of membranes …

Problem This study investigates whether affectivity differs between mothers delivering
preterm and term and whether maternal and umbilical cord serum cytokines differ between …

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic value of maternal serum interleukin 6 (IL-6), C-reactive
protein (CRP) levels and white blood cell (WBC) count for the prediction of preterm labor …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify predictive biochemical markers for preterm
labor. Methods: In this prospective study we included 225 asymptomatic Caucasian women …

Problem The objective of this study was to compare serum concentrations of progesterone‐
induced blocking factor (PIBF), anti‐inflammatory (IL‐10), and pro‐inflammatory (IL‐6, TNFα …

OBJECTIVE: Two single-base polymorphisms of the tumor necrosis factor-α gene (TNF-α) at
positions− 863 and− 308 are associated with variation in production of TNF-α (TNF-α). TNF …

Background: One of the most important challenges in health care system is prevention of
preterm birth. The present study was aimed to investigate the relation between interleukins 6 …

Abstract In 2011, 11.7% of babies in the US were born prematurely. African American
women have higher rates of preterm birth compared with non-Hispanic white women …

Preterm delivery (PTD) occurs before the 37th week of gestation. Iron deficiency anemia and
inflammatory processes either related to infection or sterile inflammatory response represent …