Immunology of term and preterm labor

MR Peltier - Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2003 - Springer
During pregnancy there is an alteration in maternal immunity within the uterus where innate,
proinflammatory immune responses are tightly regulated to prevent immunological rejection …

Spontaneous pregnancy loss mediated by abnormal maternal inflammation in rats is linked to deficient uteroplacental perfusion

SJ Renaud, T Cotechini, JS Quirt… - The Journal of …, 2011 - journals.aai.org
Abnormal maternal inflammation during pregnancy is associated with spontaneous
pregnancy loss and intrauterine fetal growth restriction. However, the mechanisms …

Tumor necrosis factor alpha partially contributes to lipopolysaccharide-induced intra-uterine fetal growth restriction and skeletal development retardation in mice

DX Xu, YH Chen, H Wang, L Zhao, JP Wang, W Wei - Toxicology letters, 2006 - Elsevier
Maternal infection is a cause of adverse developmental outcomes. Lipopolysaccharide
(LPS)-induced embryonic resorption, intra-uterine fetal death (IUFD) and preterm labor have …

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism in women with idiopathic recurrent miscarriage

C Tempfer, G Unfried, R Zeillinger, L Hefler… - Human …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: Lack of endothelium-derived nitric oxide is associated with vasospasm and
vascular infarction. We investigated the relationship between idiopathic recurrent …

[HTML][HTML] Interplay between T helper type 1 and type 2 cytokines and soluble major histocompatibility complex molecules: a paradigm in pregnancy

I Athanassakis, S Vassiliadis - Immunology, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The balance between T helpers type 1 (Th1) and type 2 (Th2) is being postulated to regulate
almost any kind of immune response. Thus, we refer to the Th1/Th2 balance in …

Melatonin protects against lipopolysaccharide‐induced intra‐uterine fetal death and growth retardation in mice

YH Chen, DX Xu, JP Wang, H Wang… - Journal of pineal …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been associated with adverse developmental outcomes,
including intra‐uterine fetal death (IUFD) and intra‐uterine growth retardation (IUGR) …

Effects of low-dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS) pretreatment on LPS-induced intra-uterine fetal death and preterm labor

DX Xu, H Wang, L Zhao, H Ning, YH Chen, C Zhang - Toxicology, 2007 - Elsevier
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been associated with adverse developmental outcome,
including embryonic resorption, intra-uterine fetal death (IUFD), intra-uterine growth …

Effect of N-acetylcysteine on lipopolysaccharide-induced intra-uterine fetal death and intra-uterine growth retardation in mice

DX Xu, YH Chen, H Wang, L Zhao… - Toxicological …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been associated with adverse developmental outcome,
including embryonic resorption, intra-uterine fetal death (IUFD), intra-uterine growth …

Effects of Maternal Campylobacter rectus Infection on Murine Placenta, Fetal and Neonatal Survival, and Brain Development

S Offenbacher, EL Riche, SP Barros… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Maternal periodontal infection has been associated with increased risk of
prematurity and low birthweight. Infection and inflammatory pathways that mediate …

Diesel exhaust affects immunological action in the placentas of mice

A Fujimoto, N Tsukue, M Watanabe… - Environmental …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the effect of diesel exhaust (DE) on pregnancy and fetal development in
mice at day 14 postcoitum (pc) with a special focus on the placenta. The number of …