Studies from Emory University reveal new findings on life sciences

"This study compared cytokine and prostaglandin (PG) responses by fetal membranes stimulated with 4 different bacterial species associated with preterm birth (PTB). Fetal membranes (n = 13 from normal term cesarean sections [not in labor]) in an organ explant system were stimulated with heat-killed Ureaplasma parvum, Gardanerella vaginalis, Escherichia coli, group 8 Streptococcus (GBS), or lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Cytokines (interleukin [IL]-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-alpha, and interferon-gamma) and PG (PGF(2 alpha) and PGE(2)) concentrations were quantilated and compared RESULTS: LPS and E coli increased all cytokine and PG productions compared with controls,"...

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