Protein microarray analysis of amniotic fluid proteins associated with spontaneous preterm birth in women with preterm labor.

Kyo Hoon ParkHyeon Ji KimYoung Eun LeeYu Mi KimJi Eun LeeSubeen Hong

Published in: American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) (2021)

Nine AF proteins were found to be independently associated with higher risk of subsequent SPTB in women with PTL, all of which were immune-, inflammation-, and extracellular matrix-related proteins. Moreover, risk severity for this subsequent SPTB is closely related to the degree of expression of each of these proteins.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
extracellular matrix
low birth weight
gestational age
oxidative stress
preterm infants
bone marrow
mesenchymal stem cells
small molecule