Inflammation and Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review
Inflammatory mechanisms have a critical role in parturition, which results from a gathering of different stimuli that collectively initiate labour. In fact, a sophisticated interaction occurs between contractile and immuno-inflammatory pathways, whereby proinflammatory amplification is intensified b...
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| description | Inflammatory mechanisms have a critical role in parturition, which results from a gathering of different stimuli that collectively initiate labour. In fact, a sophisticated interaction occurs between contractile and immuno-inflammatory pathways, whereby proinflammatory amplification is intensified by collaborative connections between cells, ligands, and tissues. Preterm birth (PTB) is one of the major challenges of modern obstetrics and still lacks an efficient treatment. Therefore, the scientific research of modern therapies is warranted. This systematic review aims to provide an overview of recent research into inflammation and PTB. The main inclusion criterion was articles concerning birth and inflammation, and searches were performed in the electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane Library, from 2017 to 2021. A literature search from all databases yielded 1989 results which, applying the specified eligibility criteria, resulted in the 16 articles included in this review. Delivery is the consequence of an inequity between maternal inflammation and hormonal-driven uterine quiescence. Studies show that the distinction between term and preterm labour could consist of a pre-existing disproportion of decidual inflammatory signalling, or an unusual stimulus eliciting inflammatory pathways, comparable to both. Thus, controlling inflammation could be hopeful for detaining PTB. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67e8d737e0d34a8e9d88b024e7bd255a2023-11-23T18:49:42ZengMDPI AGReproductive Medicine2673-38972022-05-013210111110.3390/reprodmed3020009Inflammation and Preterm Birth: A Systematic ReviewAna Luísa Areia0Anabela Mota-Pinto1Obstetrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, 3000-076 Coimbra, PortugalFaculty of Medicine, Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, PortugalInflammatory mechanisms have a critical role in parturition, which results from a gathering of different stimuli that collectively initiate labour. In fact, a sophisticated interaction occurs between contractile and immuno-inflammatory pathways, whereby proinflammatory amplification is intensified by collaborative connections between cells, ligands, and tissues. Preterm birth (PTB) is one of the major challenges of modern obstetrics and still lacks an efficient treatment. Therefore, the scientific research of modern therapies is warranted. This systematic review aims to provide an overview of recent research into inflammation and PTB. The main inclusion criterion was articles concerning birth and inflammation, and searches were performed in the electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane Library, from 2017 to 2021. A literature search from all databases yielded 1989 results which, applying the specified eligibility criteria, resulted in the 16 articles included in this review. Delivery is the consequence of an inequity between maternal inflammation and hormonal-driven uterine quiescence. Studies show that the distinction between term and preterm labour could consist of a pre-existing disproportion of decidual inflammatory signalling, or an unusual stimulus eliciting inflammatory pathways, comparable to both. Thus, controlling inflammation could be hopeful for detaining PTB.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-3897/3/2/9inflammationpreterm birthpregnancylabourimmuno-inflammatory |
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| title | Inflammation and Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | Inflammation and Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Inflammation and Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | Inflammation and Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | inflammation and preterm birth a systematic review |
| topic | inflammation preterm birth pregnancy labour immuno-inflammatory |
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