Items for "fetal inflammation"

The calcium binding protein, S100B, is increased in the amniotic fluid of women with intra-amniotic infection/inflammation and preterm labor with intact or ruptured membranes

Objective: S100B is produced by glia of the central and peripheral nervous systems and is considered a marker of neurologic injury in the perinatal period...

Keywords: Chorioamnionitis, fetal inflammation, funisitis, Interleukin-6, intra-amniotic infection, neonatal morbidity, parturition, preterm premature rupture of membranes