Diagnostic biomarkers of pro-inflammatory immune-mediated preterm birth

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 287, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 673-685

  Weissenbacher, Tobias ^a   Laubender, Rüdiger P ^a   Witkin, Steven S ^b   Gingelmaier, Andrea ^a   Schiessl, Barbara ^c   Kainer, Franziskus ^a   Friese, Klaus ^a   Jeschke, Udo ^a   Dian, Darius ^a   Karl, Katrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Outpatient clinic for prenatal care   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Immune mediators; Infection; Preterm birth; Pro inflammatory immunity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; GROWTH REGULATED ONCOGENE ALPHA PROTEIN; HISTONE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1ALPHA; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HISTONES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84876689460     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-012-2629-3     Document Type: Article

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