Human β-defensin-2 as a biochemical indicator of vaginal environment in pregnant women

Aim: Vaginal environment is an important factor in predicting threatened abortion and premature rupture of membranes (PROM) in early pregnancy. Vaginal human β-defensin-2 (HBD-2), a main antimicrobial peptide associated with innate immunity, plays multiple roles to protect the lower genital tract fr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hypertension Research in Pregnancy 2018/11/30, Vol.6(2), pp.68-72
Hauptverfasser:	Kotani, Hideko, Matsubara, Keiichi, Koshizuka, Tetsuo, Nishiyama, Kyoko, Kaneko, Hisae, Tasaka, Mie, Sugiyama, Takashi, Suzutani, Tatsuo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	bacterial vaginosis human β-defensin-2 premature rupture of the membranes vaginal candidiasis
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