Interleukin-6, but not relaxin, predicts outcome of rescue cerclage in women with cervical incompetence
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Investigating the potential roles of intra-amniotic relaxin and IL-6 in women with the diagnosis of cervical incompetence before rescue cerclage by quantitating amniotic fluid relaxin IL-6 concentrations for the prediction of rescue cerclage outcome. Atomic fluid interleukin-6 is increased in patients with cervical incompetence, which suggests that subclinical inflammation may contribute to cervical incompetence.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2004
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Oxidative stress in the fetal circulation does not depend on mode of delivery
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A study is conducted to test whether neonates are subjected to oxidative stress is tested by comparing the susceptibility of umbilical blood lipids with copper-induced peroxidation. Umbilical arterial lipids are more susceptible to peroxidation than umbilical venous lipids, indicating high oxidative stress in the fetal circulation irrespective of mode of delivery.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2005
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Induction of labor with RU 486 (mifepristone) in relaxin-deficient rats: antepartum administration of relaxin facilitates delivery and increases pup
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A study was conducted to determine whether antepartum administration of relaxin improves RU 486-induced delivery at term in rats that lack circulating endogenous relaxin. It was concluded that it had beneficial effects on delivery in relaxin-deficient rats.
Publication Name: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0002-9378
Year: 2004
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