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Unexplained intrauterine fetal death is accompanied by activation of complement

Objective: Activation of the complement system has recently been implicated in the mechanisms of fetal loss in the antiphospholipid syndrome...

Keywords: pregnancy, intrauterine fetal death, anaphylatoxins, complement system, C3a, C4a, C5a, pre-eclampsia

07/2005 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Anaphylatoxins in preterm and term labor

Objective: The complement system plays a central role in the first line of defense against invading pathogens, and its activation involves the release of potent pro-inflammatory mediators such as anaphylatoxins C3a, C4a and C5a...

Keywords: parturition, human labor, preterm labor, intra-amniotic infection, anaphylatoxin, C3a, C4a, C5a

07/2005 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter