Tensile strain increased COX-2 expression and PGE2 release leading to weakening of the human amniotic membrane

Placenta

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1057-1064

  Chowdhury, B ^a   David, A L ^a   Thrasivoulou, C ^a   Becker, D L ^c   Bader, D L ^b,d   Chowdhury, T T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniotic membrane; Collagen; Connexin 43; Preterm labour; Preterm premature rupture of the membrane; Prostaglandin E2; Tensile strain

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; ELASTIN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

AMNION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL CONTACT; CELL MEMBRANE; CERVIX AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TENSILE STRAIN; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; UTERINE CERVIX; GENETICS; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE;

AMNION; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84922404983     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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