TY - JOUR
T1 - Gestational tissue inflammatory biomarkers at term labor
T2 - A systematic review of literature
AU - Hadley, Emily E.
AU - Richardson, Lauren S.
AU - Torloni, Maria R.
AU - Menon, Ramkumar
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding information This study is supported by 1R03HD086354-01 from NICHD to R Menon We would like to acknowledge the librarian team at UTMB, especially Tara Atkins, for their help with the systematic review process.
Funding Information:
This study is supported by 1R03HD086354-01 from NICHD to R Menon
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2018/2
Y1 - 2018/2
N2 - Parturition at term is characterized by inflammatory overload in both feto-maternal tissues. Despite the large number of individual studies on changes in inflammatory biomarkers linked to labor, a comprehensive profile of them in each of the uterine compartments is not available to better understand their mechanistic contributions to labor. This systematic review investigated the pro- and anti-inflammatory biomarkers reported in intra-uterine tissues (amnion, chorion, decidua, placenta, and myometrium) at term labor. We conducted a systematic review of studies on pro- and anti-inflammatory biomarkers (mRNA and/or protein) reported in feto-maternal tissues during normal human term labor, published in English (1980-2016), in 3 electronic data bases. From a total of 3712 citations, 172 were included for final review. Each tissue expresses a unique set of biomarkers at the time of term labor, but there is significant overlap between tissues. All tissues had IL-6, IL-8, IL-1β, COX-2, PGE-2, TNF-α, and hCAP18 in common at term labor. Common and unique inflammatory biomarkers are expressed in various feto-maternal compartments at term labor. Increase in pro-inflammatory markers in all gestational tissue signifies their harmonious functional role in promoting labor. Anti-inflammatory markers at term labor are hardly reported.
AB - Parturition at term is characterized by inflammatory overload in both feto-maternal tissues. Despite the large number of individual studies on changes in inflammatory biomarkers linked to labor, a comprehensive profile of them in each of the uterine compartments is not available to better understand their mechanistic contributions to labor. This systematic review investigated the pro- and anti-inflammatory biomarkers reported in intra-uterine tissues (amnion, chorion, decidua, placenta, and myometrium) at term labor. We conducted a systematic review of studies on pro- and anti-inflammatory biomarkers (mRNA and/or protein) reported in feto-maternal tissues during normal human term labor, published in English (1980-2016), in 3 electronic data bases. From a total of 3712 citations, 172 were included for final review. Each tissue expresses a unique set of biomarkers at the time of term labor, but there is significant overlap between tissues. All tissues had IL-6, IL-8, IL-1β, COX-2, PGE-2, TNF-α, and hCAP18 in common at term labor. Common and unique inflammatory biomarkers are expressed in various feto-maternal compartments at term labor. Increase in pro-inflammatory markers in all gestational tissue signifies their harmonious functional role in promoting labor. Anti-inflammatory markers at term labor are hardly reported.
KW - decidua
KW - fetal membranes
KW - inflammation
KW - myometrium
KW - placenta
KW - systematic review
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U2 - 10.1111/aji.12776
DO - 10.1111/aji.12776
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29076197
AN - SCOPUS:85040868405
VL - 79
JO - American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
JF - American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
SN - 1046-7408
IS - 2
M1 - e12776
ER -