Immunobiology of Acute Chorioamnionitis. [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Acute chorioamnionitis is characterized by neutrophilic infiltration and inflammation at the maternal fetal interface. It is a relatively common complication of pregnancy and can have devastating consequences including preterm labor, maternal infections,
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Clinical predictive factors of histological chorioamnionitis: case-control study
Heliyon, 2020 Introduction: Histological chorioamnionitis or ''intrauterine inflammation or infection'' (Triple I) it is an acute inflammation of amniotic membrane, chorionic plate and umbilical cord.
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Understanding Host-Pathogen Interactions in Acute Chorioamnionitis Through the Use of Animal Models
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 Inflammation of the chorion and/or amnion during pregnancy is called chorioamnionitis. Acute chorioamnionitis is implicated in approximately 40% of preterm births and has wide-ranging implications for the mother, fetus, and newborn.
Amanda Brosius Lutz +4 more
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Diagnostics, 2022 Background: Chorioamnionitis complicates about 1–5% of deliveries at term and causes about one-third of stillbirths. CXC-chemokine receptor 1 (CXCR1) binds IL-8 with high affinity and regulates neutrophil recruitment.
Yin Ping Wong +12 more
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Placental-mediated increased cytokine response to lipopolysaccharides: a potential mechanism for enhanced inflammation susceptibility of the preterm fetus. [PDF]
, 2012 BackgroundCerebral palsy is a nonprogressive motor impairment syndrome that has no effective cure. The etiology of most cases of cerebral palsy remains unknown; however, recent epidemiologic data have demonstrated an association between fetal neurologic ...
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Neonatal Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials Are Affected by Clinical Conditions Occurring in Early Prematurity [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose: Cortical auditory evoked potentials may serve as an early indicator of developmental problems in the auditory cortex. The aim of the study was to determine the effect on neonatal cortical auditory processing of clinical conditions occurring in ...
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020 Background Chorioamnionitis is a frequent complication of pregnancy and is known to be associated with serious adverse post-natal outcomes including death.
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Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2021 Background: Screening for chorioamnionitis, or the risk thereof, by midwives is largely lacking during antenatal care and no best practice guidelines for chorioamnionitis in South Africa was noted.
Allison H. du Plessis +2 more
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Corticotropin-releasing hormone interacts with interleukin-1 to regulate prostaglandin H synthase-2 expression in human myometrium during pregnancy and labor [PDF]
, 2013 Context: The onset of labor appears to involve the activation of myometrial inflammatory pathways, and transcription factors such as nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) control expression of the contraction-associated proteins required to induce a procontractile ...
Bari, Muhammad F. +4 more
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Chorioamnionitis and Patent Ductus Arteriosus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
PLoS ONE, 2015 BackgroundChorioamnionitis has recently been reported as a risk factor for various neonatal diseases, including cerebral palsy, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and necrotizing enterocolitis, but its effect on patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is unclear.
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