The implicit paradigm that has governed the study and clinical management of preterm
labour is that term and preterm parturition are the same processes, except for the gestational�…

Inflammation has been implicated in the mechanisms responsible for preterm and term
parturition, as well as fetal injury. Out of all of the suspected causes of preterm labor and�…

Premature birth causes high rates of neonatal morbidity and mortality. There are multiple
causes of preterm birth. This article reviews the evidence linking subclinical infection and�…

Mice rendered deficient in lymphotoxin (LT) by gene targeting in embryonic stem cells have
no morphologically detectable lymph nodes or Peyer's patches, although development of�…

To evaluate the hypothesis that the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1, IL-6, and tumor necrosis
factor-α might be the link between prenatal intrauterine infection (IUI) and neonatal brain�…

Inflammation has been implicated in the mechanisms responsible for preterm and term
parturition, as well as fetal injury. Out of all of the suspected causes of preterm labour and�…

ABSTRACT Unlabelled Image Background Previous studies have suggested that chronic
periodontal infection may be associated with preterm births. The authors conducted a�…

The fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) is a condition characterized by systemic
inflammation and an elevation of fetal plasma interleukin-6. This syndrome has been�…

Pregnancy is a unique immunological state in which a balance of immune tolerance and
suppression is needed to protect the fetus without compromising the mother. It has long�…

Background: During implantation, apoptosis is critical for the appropriate tissue remodeling
of the maternal decidua and invasion of the developing embryo, yet the regulation of�…