Items for "proinflammatory cytokines"
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the concentration of selected proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1?, IL-1?, IL-6 and IL-8) in cervicovaginal fluid, as measured in midgestation, and the risk of early-onset neonatal infection (EONI).
Method: Cervicovaginal fluids were obtained from a cohort of 114 pregnant women at 22 to 34 weeks' gestation...
Keywords: Bacterial vaginosis, early-onset neonatal infection, lower genital tract infections, proinflammatory cytokines
10/2006 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Background: The role of proinflammatory cytokines in pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is unclear...
Keywords: interleukin-6 (IL-6), pelvic inflammatory disease, proinflammatory cytokines
07/2008 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter