Umbilical cord prostaglandins in term and preterm parturition

Bedside assessment of amniotic fluid interleukin-6 in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes

(2014) Marian Kacerovsky et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Eicosanomic profiling reveals dominance of the epoxygenase pathway in human amniotic fluid at term in spontaneous labor

(2014) Krishna Rao Maddipati et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Prostaglandin E2Regulates Its Own Inactivating Enzyme, 15-PGDH, by EP2 Receptor-Mediated Cervical Cell-Specific Mechanisms

(2014) A. Hari Kishore et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Anti-inflammatory prostaglandins for the prevention of preterm labour

(2014) Lynne Sykes et al.   REPRODUCTION

Preterm labor: One syndrome, many causes

(2014) R. Romero et al.   SCIENCE

Prostaglandin pathway gene expression in human placenta, amnion and choriodecidua is differentially affected by preterm and term labour and by uterine inflammation

(2014) Robert J Phillips et al.   BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Expression of the prostaglandin F synthase AKR1B1 and the prostaglandin transporter SLCO2A1 in human fetal membranes in relation to spontaneous term and preterm labor

(2014) Hana A. Alzamil et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

The fetal inflammatory response syndrome is a risk factor for morbidity in preterm neonates

(2013) Nora Hofer et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Misoprostol to reduce intraoperative and postoperative hemorrhage during cesarean delivery: a systematic review and metaanalysis

(2013) Agustín Conde-Agudelo et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Prelabor rupture of membranes between 34 and 37 weeks: the intraamniotic inflammatory response and neonatal outcomes

(2013) Marian Kacerovsky et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Amniotic fluid infection, inflammation, and colonization in preterm labor with intact membranes

(2013) C. Andrew Combs et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Prostaglandins Are Essential for Cervical Ripening in LPS-Mediated Preterm Birth But Not Term or Antiprogestin-Driven Preterm Ripening

(2013) Brenda C. Timmons et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

The fetal inflammatory response in subgroups of women with preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes

(2013) Marian Kacerovsky et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

The Effects of Prostaglandin E1 and Prostaglandin E2 on in vitro Myometrial Contractility and Uterine Structure

(2012) Giuseppe Chiossi et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY

Hydrogen sulfide inhibits preoptic prostaglandin E2 production during endotoxemia

(2012) Marcelo Kwiatkoski et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Chorioamnionitis – the good or the evil for neonatal outcome?

(2012) Iliana Bersani et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Labor induction with prostaglandin E2: characteristics of response and prediction of failure

(2012) Nir Melamed et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Single indication of labor induction with prostaglandins: is advanced maternal age a risk factor for cesarean section? A matched retrospective cohort study

(2012) Alessandro Favilli et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Safety of labor induction with prostaglandin E2 in grandmultiparous women

(2012) Jigal Haas et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Characterization of the Conditioned Medium from Amniotic Membrane Cells: Prostaglandins as Key Effectors of Its Immunomodulatory Activity

(2012) Daniele Rossi et al.   PLoS One

Cervical remodeling in term and preterm birth: insights from an animal model

(2012) Mala Mahendroo   REPRODUCTION

Ketoprofen Impairs Immunosuppression Induced by Severe Sepsis and Reveals an Important Role for Prostaglandin E2

(2012) Ariane Rennó Brogliato et al.   SHOCK

A molecular signature of an arrest of descent in human parturition

(2011) Pooja Mittal et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

The Roles of Prostaglandin EP 1 and 3 Receptors in the Control of Human Myometrial Contractility

(2011) Shankari Arulkumaran et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

The role of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in the neutrophilia observed in the fetal inflammatory response syndrome

(2011) Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa et al.   JOURNAL OF PERINATAL MEDICINE

Amniotic Fluid Eicosanoids in Preterm and Term Births: Effects of Risk Factors for Spontaneous Preterm Labor

(2011) Ramkumar Menon et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Cigarette smoke induces oxidative stress and apoptosis in normal term fetal membranes

(2011) R. Menon et al.   PLACENTA

The risk of intra-amniotic infection, inflammation and histologic chorioamnionitis in term pregnant women with intact membranes and labor

(2011) Seung Mi Lee et al.   PLACENTA

miR-143 Regulation of Prostaglandin-Endoperoxidase Synthase 2 in the Amnion: Implications for Human Parturition at Term

(2011) Sun Young Kim et al.   PLoS One

Thromboxane A2 increases endothelial permeability through upregulation of interleukin-8

(2010) Su-Ryun Kim et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Evidence for a Spatial and Temporal Regulation of Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 2 Expression in Human Amnion in Term and Preterm Parturition

(2010) Deug-Chan Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

The frequency and risk factors of funisitis and histologic chorioamnionitis in pregnant women at term who delivered after the spontaneous onset of labor

(2010) Seung Mi Lee et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Histologic Chorioamnionitis is More Common after Spontaneous Labor than after Induced Labor at Term

(2010) H.S. Park et al.   PLACENTA

Cervical remodeling during pregnancy and parturition

(2010) Brenda Timmons et al.   TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The Transcriptome of the Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome

(2009) Sally A. Madsen-Bouterse et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Expression and functional evidence of the prostaglandin F2α receptor mediating contraction in human umbilical vein

(2009) Andrea Emilse Errasti et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Differential expression pattern of genes encoding for anti-microbial peptides in the fetal membranes of patients with spontaneous preterm labor and intact membranes and those with preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes

(2009) Offer Erez et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Amniotic fluid prostaglandin F2 increases even in sterile amniotic fluid and is an independent predictor of impending delivery in preterm premature rupture of membranes

(2009) Si Eun Lee et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Widespread microbial invasion of the chorioamniotic membranes is a consequence and not a cause of intra-amniotic infection

(2009) Mi Jeong Kim et al.   LABORATORY INVESTIGATION

Chorioamnionitis – A complex pathophysiologic syndrome

(2009) R. Menon et al.   PLACENTA

Lipidomic analysis reveals prostanoid profiles in human term pregnant myometrium

(2009) J.H. Durn et al.   PROSTAGLANDINS LEUKOTRIENES AND ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS

The frequency of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and histologic chorioamnionitis in women at term with intact membranes in the presence or absence of labor

(2008) Hyo Suk Seong et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Region-Specific Gene Expression Profiling: Novel Evidence for Biological Heterogeneity of the Human Amnion1

(2008) Yu Mi Han et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Potential Biochemical Events Associated with Initiation of Labor

(2008) S. Ramin et al.   CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Amniotic fluid prostaglandin concentrations increase before the onset of spontaneous labor at term

(2008) Si Eun Lee et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine