Human -defensin-1: A natural antimicrobial peptide present in amniotic fluid that is increased in spontaneous preterm labor with intra-amniotic infection Article

Varrey, Aneesha, Romero, Roberto, Panaitescu, Bogdan et al. (2018). Human -defensin-1: A natural antimicrobial peptide present in amniotic fluid that is increased in spontaneous preterm labor with intra-amniotic infection . American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 80(4), 10.1111/aji.13031

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  • Varrey, Aneesha; Romero, Roberto; Panaitescu, Bogdan; Miller, Derek; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Patwardhan, Manasi; Faro, Jonathan; Pacora, Percy; Hassan, Sonia S; Hsu, Chaur-Dong; Gomez-Lopez, Nardhy

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publication date

  • October 1, 2018

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keywords

  • BETA-DEFENSINS
  • CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE
  • GROUP-B STREPTOCOCCUS
  • HISTOLOGIC CHORIOAMNIONITIS
  • Immunology
  • Life Sciences & Biomedicine
  • MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE-8
  • MICROBIAL INVASION
  • NITRIC-OXIDE METABOLITES
  • PRELABOR RUPTURE
  • PREMATURE RUPTURE
  • RUPTURED FETAL MEMBRANES
  • Reproductive Biology
  • Science & Technology
  • acute chorioamnionitis
  • cytokines
  • danger signals
  • fetal immunity
  • funisitis
  • innate immunity
  • microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity
  • neutrophils
  • preterm PROM
  • sterile intra-amniotic inflammation

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volume

  • 80

issue

  • 4