2015
Compartmentalization of acute phase reactants Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin as biomarkers of intra-amniotic infection and chorioamnionitis
Dulay AT, Buhimschi IA, Zhao G, Bahtiyar MO, Thung SF, Cackovic M, Buhimschi CS. Compartmentalization of acute phase reactants Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein and Procalcitonin as biomarkers of intra-amniotic infection and chorioamnionitis. Cytokine 2015, 76: 236-243. PMID: 25957466, PMCID: PMC4824401, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmniocentesisAmniotic FluidAsymptomatic InfectionsBiomarkersCalcitoninCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideChorioamnionitisC-Reactive ProteinFemaleFetal BloodFetal Membranes, Premature RuptureHumansInfant, NewbornInterleukin-6Obstetric Labor, PrematurePlacentaPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPremature BirthProtein PrecursorsSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeConceptsIntra-amniotic infectionC-reactive proteinSubclinical intra-amniotic infectionIL-6Blood IL-6 levelsBlood IL-6Maternal blood levelsSystemic inflammatory responseIL-6 levelsNon-invasive biomarkersSubgroup of casesChorioamnionitis groupHistological chorioamnionitisInflammatory markersPreterm laborCRP levelsInflammatory biomarkersMaternal serumPlacental pathologyAcute phasePregnant womenBlood levelsSubclinical phaseInterleukin-6Cord blood
2007
The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) system in women with intraamniotic infection and inflammation
Buhimschi IA, Zhao G, Pettker CM, Bahtiyar MO, Magloire LK, Thung S, Fairchild T, Buhimschi CS. The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) system in women with intraamniotic infection and inflammation. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2007, 196: 181.e1-181.e13. PMID: 17306673, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-amniotic infectionPolymerase chain reactionAF cultureAdvanced glycation end productsAmniotic fluid inflammationThird-trimester controlsEarlier gestational agePlacental villous tissueDegree of inflammationAcute histologic chorioamnionitisNegative AF culturePositive AF cultureExtravillous trophoblast cellsGlycation end productsGestational age dependenceReal-time polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reactionHistologic chorioamnionitisIntraamniotic infectionPreterm deliveryInflammatory biomarkersPlacental pathologyGestational ageRAGE systemAcute inflammation