Inflammatory response in acute chorioamnionitis

RW Redline - Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
Acute chorioamnionitis is the principal antecedent of premature birth and an important
contributor to specific neonatal and other complications that may extend throughout
subsequent life. A large number of studies have addressed surrogate markers of in-utero
inflammation including cytokines, chemokines, pathogen-associated molecular patterns,
and elicited host proteins. However, chorioamnionitis means inflammation occurring within
the chorioamnion and the only practical direct measure available to assess this finding in …