Surfactant Protein-A as an Anti-Inflammatory Component in the Amnion: Implications for Human Pregnancy

The mechanism of mouse parturition is thought to involve myometrial infiltration by amniotic fluid (AF) macrophages, activated by surfactant protein-A (SP-A). In humans, the concentration of AF SP-A decreases during labor, and no fetal macrophages are found in the myometrium after labor. Therefore,...

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Main Authors: Lee, Deug-Chan, Romero, Roberto, Kim, Chong Jai, Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn, Tarca, Adi L., Lee, JoonHo, Suh, Yeon-Lim, Mazaki-Tovi, Shali, Vaisbuch, Edi, Mittal, Pooja, Draghici, Sorin, Erez, Offer, Kusanovic, Juan Pedro, Hassan, Sonia S., Kim, Jung-Sun
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3103775/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20439915
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.0903867
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