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Intra-amniotic Infection (intra-amniotic + infection)
Selected AbstractsThe Role of Amniotic Fluid Interleukin-6, and Cell Adhesion Molecules, Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 and Leukocyte Adhesion Molecule-1, in Intra-Amniotic InfectionAMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY, Issue 5 2000CHAUR-DONG HSU PROBLEM: To determine amniotic fluid concentrations and correlations of interleukin-6 (IL-6), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 (LAM-1) in patients with and without intra-amniotic infection. METHOD OF STUDY: Fourteen specimens with intra-amniotic infection and 45 without intra-amniotic infection were studied. Intra-amniotic infection was defined as the presence of a positive amniotic fluid culture. Amniotic fluid IL-6, ICAM-1, and LAM-1 levels were determined by an enzyme-linked immunoassay, and normalized by amniotic fluid creatinine levels. RESULTS: Amniotic fluid concentrations of IL-6 and LAM-1 were significantly higher in patients with than without intra-amniotic infection. However, amniotic fluid ICAM-1 concentrations were not significantly different between two groups. Amniotic fluid IL-6, LAM-1, and ICAM-1 were positively correlated. CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate that amniotic fluid IL-6 is significantly associated with an increased adhesion molecule expression in intra-amniotic infection. However, LAM-1 plays a more important role than ICAM-1 in intra-amniotic infection. [source] Fetal inflammatory response in women with proteomic biomarkers characteristic of intra-amniotic inflammation and preterm birthBJOG : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY, Issue 2 2009CS Buhimschi Objective, To determine the relationship between presence of amniotic fluid (AF) biomarkers characteristic of inflammation (defensins 2 and 1 and calgranulins C and A) and fetal inflammatory status at birth. Design, Prospective observational cohort. Setting, Tertiary referral University hospital. Population, One hundred and thirty-two consecutive mothers (gestational age, median [interquartile range]: 29.6 [24.1,33.1] weeks) who had a clinically indicated amniocentesis to rule out infection and their newborns. Methods, Intra-amniotic inflammation was diagnosed by mass spectrometry surface-enhanced-laser-desorption-ionization time of flight (SELDI-TOF). The AF proteomic fingerprint (mass-restricted [MR] score) ranges from 0,4 (none to all biomarkers present). The intensity of intra-amniotic inflammation was graded based on the number of proteomic biomarkers: MR score 0: ,no' inflammation, MR score 1,2: ,minimal' inflammation and MR score 3,4: ,severe' inflammation. At birth, cord blood was obtained for all women. Severity of histological chorioamnionitis and early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) was based on established histological and haematological criteria. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were measured by sensitive immunoassays. The cord blood-to-AF IL-6 ratio was used as an indicator of the differential inflammatory response in the fetal versus the AF compartment. Main outcome measures, To relate proteomic biomarkers of intra-amniotic infection to cord blood IL-6 and to use the latter as the primary marker of fetal inflammatory response. Results, Women with intra-amniotic inflammation delivered at an earlier gestational age (analysis of variance, P < 0.001) and had higher AF IL-6 levels (P < 0.001). At birth, neonates of women with severe intra-amniotic inflammation had higher cord blood IL-6 levels (P = 0.002) and a higher frequency of EONS (P = 0.002). EONS was characterised by significantly elevated cord blood IL-6 levels (P < 0.001). Of the 39 neonates delivered by mothers with minimal intra-amniotic inflammation, 15 (39%) neonates had umbilical cord blood IL-6 levels above the mean for the group and 2 neonates had confirmed sepsis. The severity of the neutrophilic infiltrate in the chorionic plate (P < 0.001), choriodecidua (P = 0.002), umbilical cord (P < 0.001) but not in the amnion (P > 0.05) was an independent predictor of the cord blood-to-AF IL-6 ratio. Relationships were maintained following correction for gestational age, birthweight, amniocentesis-to-delivery interval, caesarean delivery, status of the membranes, race, MR score and antibiotics and steroid exposure. Conclusions, We provide evidence that presence of proteomic biomarkers characteristic of inflammation in the AF is associated with an increased inflammatory status of the fetus at birth. Neonates mount an increased inflammatory status and have positive blood cultures even in the context of minimal intra-amniotic inflammation. [source] | ||||||||||