Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 supernatant and fetal sex on lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine and prostaglandin-regulating enzymes in human placental trophoblast cells: implications for treatment of bacterial vaginosis and prevention of preterm labor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 532.e1-532.e8

  Yeganegi, Maryam ^a,c   Watson, Carole S ^c   Martins, Andrew ^b   Kim, Sung O ^b   Reid, Gregor ^b   Challis, John R G ^a   Bocking, Alan D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

cytokines; fetal sex; Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR 1; preterm birth; prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CYTOKINE; GR 1 PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; FETUS; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; PLACENTA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT T TEST; SUPERNATANT; TROPHOBLAST; UPREGULATION; VAGINITIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 64549087549     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.12.032     Document Type: Article

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