Extracellular granzyme A in amniotic fluid is elevated in the presence of sterile intra-amniotic inflammation in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes.

Richard SpacekIvana MusilovaCtirad AndrysOndrej SoucekHana BurckovaJan PavlicekLenka PliskovaRadka BolehovskaMarian Kacerovsky

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2020)

The presence of sterile IAI was associated with elevated levels of granzyme A in amniotic fluid.

Keyphrases

umbilical cord
mesenchymal stem cells
oxidative stress
low birth weight
preterm birth
gestational age
preterm infants