Maternal Schistosomiasis Japonica Is Associated with Maternal, Placental, and Fetal Inflammation

Schistosomes infect ~40 million women of childbearing age and result in the elaboration of proinflammatory cytokines that have been implicated in fetal growth restriction. In murine models and two observational studies in humans, schistosome infection during pregnancy was associated with reduced bir...

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection and Immunity 2011-03, Vol.79 (3), p.1254-1261
Hauptverfasser: Kurtis, Jonathan D, Higashi, Ashley, Wu, Hai-Wei, Gundogan, Fusun, McDonald, Emily A, Sharma, Surrendra, PondTor, Sunthorn, Jarilla, Blanca, Sagliba, Marriane Joy, Gonzal, Analisa, Olveda, Remigio, Acosta, Luz, Friedman, Jennifer F
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