Second-trimester amniotic fluid proteins changes in subsequent spontaneous preterm birth.

Louis MarcellinFrédéric BatteuxSandrine ChouzenouxThomas SchmitzElsa LortheCéline MehatsFrançois GoffinetGilles Kayem

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2023)

In amniotic fluid 16 S rDNA PCR negative samples obtained during second-trimester amniocentesis, extracellular matrix-related protein concentrations (procollagen, osteopontin and IL-33), together with IL-19 and TNFα, were observed higher at this time in cases of later spontaneous preterm birth.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
extracellular matrix
gestational age
low birth weight
umbilical cord
rheumatoid arthritis
mesenchymal stem cells
pregnant women
preterm infants
bone marrow
real time pcr