Spontaneous Abortion

Reports from Xi'an Jiao Tong University add new data to research in spontaneous abortion

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 23rd, 2007

According to recent research published in the European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, "Increasing tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) expression is found to be positively associated with spontaneous abortion. TNF alpha acts through the binding of two types of transmembrane receptors called TNFR1 and TNFR2."

"Here we compare membrane TNFR1 (mTNFR1) protein expression on chorionic villi in women with spontaneous abortion (SA) and viable pregnancy. In a prospective study, 31 women with SA and 30 with a viable pregnancy were studied. Chorionic villous membrane TNFR1 was detected by confocal laser scanning microscopy and...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2007-08-23)

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