Prognostic Markers for Chorioamnionitis: IL-6, TNF-α, and MMP-8 in Vaginally Obtained Amniotic Fluid.

Greta BalciunieneVioleta GulbinieneIrena DumalakieneRita VilieneDaiva BartkevicieneIngrida PilypieneGrazina S DrasutieneDiana Ramasauskaite

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

The vaginally obtained amniotic fluid IL-6, MMP-8, and TNF-α seem to be good predictors for chorioamnionitis of patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes before 34 weeks of gestation. The noninvasive technique of sampling amniotic fluid could be alternative method to invasive amniocentesis.

Keyphrases

gestational age
umbilical cord
rheumatoid arthritis
mesenchymal stem cells
preterm infants
cell migration
low birth weight
bone marrow