2011
Modulation of Amniotic Fluid Activin‐A and Inhibin‐A in Women With Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes and Infection‐Induced Preterm Birth
Rosenberg VA, Buhimschi IA, Dulay AT, Abdel‐Razeq S, Oliver EA, Duzyj CM, Lipkind H, Pettker CM, Buhimschi CS. Modulation of Amniotic Fluid Activin‐A and Inhibin‐A in Women With Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes and Infection‐Induced Preterm Birth. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2011, 67: 122-131. PMID: 21992678, PMCID: PMC3253234, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01074.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm premature rupturePreterm birthPremature ruptureVillous explantsRecombinant activinInflammation-induced preterm birthRelease of activinIntra-amniotic infectionPlacental villous explantsIL-8 releasePreterm laborInflammatory processInflammatory reactionGram-negative lipopolysaccharideInhibinFetal membranesHuman AFImportant modulatorAF samplesInfectionActivinLipopolysaccharidePPROMAmniochorionIntact membranes
2008
Fetal inflammatory response in women with proteomic biomarkers characteristic of intra‐amniotic inflammation and preterm birth
Buhimschi C, Dulay A, Abdel‐Razeq S, Zhao G, Lee S, Hodgson E, Bhandari V, Buhimschi I. Fetal inflammatory response in women with proteomic biomarkers characteristic of intra‐amniotic inflammation and preterm birth. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2008, 116: 257-267. PMID: 18947340, PMCID: PMC3791329, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01925.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset neonatal sepsisCord blood IL-6 levelsBlood IL-6 levelsIntra-amniotic inflammationIL-6 levelsIL-6 ratioFetal inflammatory responseInflammatory statusCord bloodInflammatory responseProteomic biomarkersGestational ageAF IL-6 levelsCord blood IL-6Tertiary referral university hospitalAmniotic fluid biomarkersProspective observational cohortBlood IL-6Neonates of womenInterleukin-6 levelsReferral university hospitalIntra-amniotic infectionEarlier gestational ageDifferential inflammatory responsePositive blood cultures