Dysregulated biomarkers induce distinct pathways in preterm birth

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 458-473

  Brou, L ^a   Almli, L M ^b   Pearce, B D ^a   Bhat, G ^c   Drobek, C O ^d   Fortunato, S ^d   Menon, R ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d Perinatal Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; cytokines; ethnic disparity; infection; inflammation; ingenuity pathway analysis; prematurity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOPOIETIN 2; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; EOTAXIN; FAS LIGAND; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 8; KERATINOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; MATRILYSIN; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 3; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR BB; RANTES; RECOMBINANT TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN MICROARRAY; RACE DIFFERENCE; TERM BIRTH; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84857202312     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03266.x     Document Type: Article

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