1998
Elevated amniotic fluid levels of leukemia inhibitory factor, interleukin 6, and interleukin 8 in intra-amniotic infection
Hsu C, Meaddough E, Aversa K, Hong S, Lu L, Jones D, Copel J. Elevated amniotic fluid levels of leukemia inhibitory factor, interleukin 6, and interleukin 8 in intra-amniotic infection. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1998, 179: 1267-1270. PMID: 9822513, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70144-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-amniotic infectionAmniotic fluid levelsLeukemia inhibitory factorInterleukin-6Interleukin-8Fluid levelsInhibitory factorCreatinine levelsPregnant womenPositive amniotic fluid culture resultsAmniotic fluid creatinine levelsElevated amniotic fluid levelsAmniotic fluid culture resultsAmniotic fluid testsEnzyme-linked immunoassayPreterm contractionsPremature rupturePrognostic importanceLeukocyte countSignificant elevationAmniotic fluidMedian levelsCulture resultsInfectionGram stainImmunohistochemical localization of inducible nitric oxide synthase on human fetal amnion in intra-amniotic infection
Hsu C, Meaddough E, Lu L, Chelouche A, Liang R, Copel J, Parkash V. Immunohistochemical localization of inducible nitric oxide synthase on human fetal amnion in intra-amniotic infection. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1998, 179: 1271-1274. PMID: 9822514, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70145-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseIntra-amniotic infectionNitric oxide synthaseFetal amniotic membranesOxide synthaseFetal amnionNitric oxideAmniotic membranePositive amniotic fluid culturePlacental pathologic featuresAmniotic fluid levelsNitric oxide metabolitesAnti-inducible nitric oxide synthaseAmniotic fluid cultureNormal rabbit serumOvarian carcinoma cellsHuman inducible nitric oxide synthaseInfectious productsPathologic featuresOxide metabolitesFluid culturePositive immunostainingRabbit polyclonal antibodyImmunohistochemical localizationFluid levelsThe role of amniotic fluid L-selectin, GRO-α, and interleukin-8 in the pathogenesis of intraamniotic infection
Hsu C, Meaddough E, Aversa K, Copel J. The role of amniotic fluid L-selectin, GRO-α, and interleukin-8 in the pathogenesis of intraamniotic infection. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1998, 178: 428-432. PMID: 9539502, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(98)70414-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmniocentesisAmniotic FluidCarboxylic Ester HydrolasesChemokine CXCL1ChemokinesChemokines, CXCChemotactic FactorsCreatinineFemaleGlucoseGrowth SubstancesHumansInfectionsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-8Leukocyte CountL-SelectinPregnancyStatistics, NonparametricConceptsSoluble L-selectinIntraamniotic infectionAmniotic fluid levelsInterleukin-8L-selectinPregnant womenRank correlation testFluid levelsAmniotic fluid creatinine levelsPositive amniotic fluid cultureAmniotic fluid glucose concentrationAmniotic fluid leukocytesRupture of membranesAmniotic fluid leukocyte countsMann-Whitney UtestAmniotic fluid testsPotent leukocyte chemoattractantLeukocyte esterase activityAmniotic fluid cultureEnzyme-linked immunoassayPreterm contractionsCreatinine levelsSpearman rank correlation testLeukocyte countFluid culture
1997
Elevated amniotic fluid nitric oxide metabolites and cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate in pregnant women with intraamniotic infection
Hsu C, Aversa K, Meaddough E, Lee I, Copel J. Elevated amniotic fluid nitric oxide metabolites and cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate in pregnant women with intraamniotic infection. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1997, 177: 793-796. PMID: 9369821, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(97)70270-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmniotic fluid nitric oxide metabolitesNitric oxide metabolitesCyclic guanosine monophosphateIntraamniotic infectionOxide metabolitesPregnant womenLeukocyte esterase activityGuanosine monophosphateLeukocyte countAmniotic fluid nitric oxidePositive amniotic fluid cultureAmniotic fluid glucose concentrationCyclic guanosineCyclic guanosine monophosphate levelsAmniotic fluid levelsRupture of membranesAmniotic fluid Gram stainAmniotic fluid leukocyte countsGuanosine monophosphate levelsAmniotic fluid culturePanel of testsPreterm contractionsEndogenous nitriteFluid cultureFluid levels