Hyposecretion of cervical MUC5B is related to preterm birth in pregnant women after cervical excisional surgery.

Yusuke UedaHaruta MogamiYoshitsugu ChigusaYosuke KawamuraAsako InohayaMasahito TakakuraEriko YasudaYu MatsuzakaMiho ShimadaShinji ItoSatoshi MoritaMasaki MandaiEiji Kondoh

Published in: American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) (2024)

This study suggests that the primary mechanism by which cervical excisional surgery causes preterm birth is the hyposecretion of MUC5B due to loss of the cervical glands.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
low birth weight
pregnant women
minimally invasive
gestational age
coronary artery bypass
preterm infants
acute coronary syndrome