2014
DOI: 10.1126/science.1251816
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Preterm labor: One syndrome, many causes

Abstract: Preterm birth is associated with 5-18% of pregnancies and is a leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Spontaneous preterm labor, a syndrome caused by multiple pathologic processes, leads to 70% of preterm births. The prevention and treatment of preterm labor have been a long-standing challenge. We summarize the current understanding of the mechanisms of disease implicated in this condition, and review advances relevant to intra-amniotic infection, decidual senescence, and breakdown of maternal-fetal … Show more

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“…Breakdown in immune tolerance has been linked to rejection, which in pregnancy can have variable consequences depending on the gestation: recurrent miscarriages (Kuon et al 2015), PTL (Romero et al 2014a) and pre-eclampsia (Dietl 2000). Tolerance is maintained via factors produced at the implantation site, one such promoter of tolerance is IL-10, an anti-inflammatory cytokine (Thaxton & Sharma 2010).…”
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“…Breakdown in immune tolerance has been linked to rejection, which in pregnancy can have variable consequences depending on the gestation: recurrent miscarriages (Kuon et al 2015), PTL (Romero et al 2014a) and pre-eclampsia (Dietl 2000). Tolerance is maintained via factors produced at the implantation site, one such promoter of tolerance is IL-10, an anti-inflammatory cytokine (Thaxton & Sharma 2010).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Haemorrhage Decidual haemorrhage is associated with PTL (Romero et al 2014a) and it complicates 0.5-2% of all pregnancies (Buhimschi et al 2010). Decidual haemorrhage was generally accepted as an acute event; however, histological evaluation of the vasculopathy accompanying decidual haemorrhage provides compelling evidence that the damage is frequently chronic (Salafia et al 1995, Elsasser et al 2010.…”
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“…Approximately 25% of preterm births are associated with occult microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (5). Evidence suggests that the most common source of invading microbes is the host microbiota.…”
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“…Inflammation is an important component of the parturition process in eutherian mammals, and infection can cause preterm labor (68,69). In wallabies, inflammatory prostaglandins are sufficient to induce parturition behavior, and blocking prostaglandin activity late in gestation results in the extension of pregnancy (70,71).…”
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