A systemic fetal inflammatory response and the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
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Elevated levels of interleukin-6 in umbilical cord blood may indicate an increased risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in premature babies. Premature babies are at risk for this lung disease and the finding of increased interleukin-6 levels in a study of 203 babies indicates the disease follows an inflammatory response.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1999
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Association of oligohydramnios in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes with an inflammatory response in fetal, amniotic, and maternal compartments
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Oligohydramnios appears to be a sign of an inflammation in the uterus, according to a study of 59 pregnant women with premature rupture of membranes. This condition occurs in pregnant women when there is not enough amniotic fluid around the baby.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1999
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The relationship between amniotic fluid matrix metalloproteinase-8 and funisitis
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Increased amounts of an enzyme called matrix metalloproteinase-8 in the amniotic fluid of pregnant women may be a marker for funisitis. Funisitis is an inflammation of the umbilical cord, which is a sign of inflammation in the fetus.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2001
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