Neutrophil extracellular traps in acute chorioamnionitis: A mechanism of host defense

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Gomez Lopez, Nardhy ^a,b,c   Romero, Roberto ^a,b,c,d,e   Leng, Yaozhu ^a,b,c   Garcia Flores, Valeria ^a,b,c   Xu, Yi ^a,b,c   Miller, Derek ^a,b,c   Hassan, Sonia S ^a,b,c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Wayne State University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alarmins; amniotic fluid, DNA; elastase; infection; inflammation; parturition; pregnancy; preterm labor

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; HISTONE H3; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; HISTONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR TRAP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUTROPHIL; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CELL MOTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMNION; CELL MOVEMENT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; EXTRACELLULAR TRAPS; FEMALE; HISTONES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LEUKOCYTE ELASTASE; NEUTROPHILS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007574288     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12617     Document Type: Article

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