The elaboration of cytokines, chemokines and immunomodulatory proteins in the placenta
and gestational membranes has been extensively investigated in the context of both normal …

Pregnancy is a unique immunological state in which a balance of immune tolerance and
suppression is needed to protect the fetus without compromising the mother. It has long …

Background Although uterine macrophages are thought to play an important regulatory role
at the maternal-fetal interface, their global gene expression profile is not known …

Although the pathogenic and genetic basis of acute lung injury (ALI) remains incompletely
understood, the identification of novel ALI biomarkers holds promise for unique insights …

Preterm birth remains the leading cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity, largely as a
result of a poor understanding of the precise mechanisms controlling labour onset in …

The transcriptional factor NF-κB is a nuclear factor involved in both physiological and
pathological processes. This factor can control the transcription of more than 400 genes …

We investigated the value of procalcitonin kinetics as a prognostic marker during ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP). This prospective, observational study was conducted in a …

Abstract CC chemokine ligand 18 (CCL18) was originally discovered as pulmonary and
activation-regulated chemokine (PARC), dendritic cell (DC)-chemokine 1 (DC-CK1) …

Review of mechanisms of uterine leukocyte infiltration and the potential roles of each
subpopulation of leukocytes in relation to pregnancy and parturition. No other organ in the …

Visfatin is a newly discovered adipocyte hormone with a direct relationship between plasma
visfatin level and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Visfatin binds to the insulin receptor at a site …