Angiogenin plasma levels during pregnancy
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Increasing plasma levels of angiogenin as pregnancy progresses may indicate a normal pregnancy with healthy placental function. Angiogenin is produced by the body, is known to facilitate blood vessel development in tumors, and may spur blood vessel growth in the developing placenta. Angiogenin levels were measured in 68 women with uncomplicated pregnancies and compared to levels in 18 women with high blood pressure pregnancy complications as revealed by Doppler flow ultrasound. Angiogenin levels rose significantly from the 10th to 40th weeks of uncomplicated pregnancy, but were reduced in hypertensive women.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1997
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Are the cytokines interleukin-6 and angiogenin stable in frozen amniotic fluid?
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Some components of amniotic fluid may not be stable for long periods of time when the fluid is frozen. Samples of amniotic fluid are often frozen for use in later research. Researchers measured interleukin-6 and angiogenin in the same amniotic fluid sample from 30 pregnant women on two occasions one year apart. Interleukin-6 and angiogenin are both natural components of amniotic fluid. The level of both was significantly lower in 1996 than it had been in 1995. Storage time must be taken into account when these types of samples are thawed and analyzed.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 1998
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Risk factors for cervical insufficiency after term delivery
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The risk factors for the development of cervical insufficiency after a term delivery are assessed by comparing a cohort of patients with a control group of multiparous women who experienced repeat term delivery. The results have indicated that multiparous women experiencing cervical insufficiency after a term birth are more likely to have a previous precipitous delivery, a prolonged second stage of labor, or a previous curettage when compared with multiparous women experiencing a repeat term birth with no cervical insufficiency.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2006
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