Prevention of preterm labour via the modulation of inflammatory pathways

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 17-20

  MacIntyre, David A ^a   Sykes, Lynne ^a   Teoh, Tiong Ghee ^b   Bennett, Phillip R ^a  

^a Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Nuclear factor ; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 8; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR ONSET; NF-KAPPA B; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84859402072     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.666114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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