The novel antimicrobial peptide β3-defensin is produced by the amnion: A possible role of the fetal membranes in innate immunity of the amniotic cavity

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1678-1687

  Buhimschi, Irina A ^a,d   Jabr, Maher ^a   Buhimschi, Catalin S ^a   Petkova, Anelia P ^b   Weiner, Carl P ^c   Saed, Ghassan M ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Chorioamnionitis; Fetal membranes; Prematurity; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMNION; AMNION CELL; AMNION FLUID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FETUS MEMBRANE; HARVESTING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARDIZATION; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE SECTION; UPREGULATION;

AMNION; BETA-DEFENSINS; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 8544271635     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.081     Document Type: Article

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