Interleukin-1 beta, -1 alpha, and -6 and prostaglandins in vaginal/cervical fluids of pregnant women before and during labor.

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1989 • 684 citations

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1989 • 600 citations

Cachectin/tumor necrosis factor-alpha formation in human decidua. Potential role of cytokines in infection-induced preterm labor.

1989 • 307 citations

Human keratinocytes produce but do not process pro-interleukin-1 (IL-1) beta. Different strategies of IL-1 production and processing in monocytes and keratinocytes.

1991 • 209 citations

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1988 • 188 citations

Amniotic fluid interleukin-1 in spontaneous labor at term.

1990 • 182 citations

Role of prostaglandins, prostacyclin, and thromboxanes in the physiologic control of the uterus and in parturition.

1980 • 168 citations

Infection and labor: The detection of endotoxin in amniotic fluid

1987 • 146 citations

Endogenous Prostaglandins in Human Parturition

1979 • 106 citations

The accumulation of prostaglandins (PG) in amniotic fluid is an aftereffect of labor and not indicative of a role for PGE2 or PGF2 alpha in the initiation of human parturition.

1993 • 78 citations

Mass spectrometric evidence for the presence of platelet‐activating factor (1‐0‐alkyl‐2‐acetyl‐sn‐glycero‐3‐phosphocholine) in human amniotic fluid during labor

1984 • 67 citations

Endothelin-1 gene expression and regulation of endothelin mRNA and protein biosynthesis in avascular human amnion. Potential source of amniotic fluid endothelin.

1991 • 64 citations

Decidual Activation in Parturition: Examination of Amniotic Fluid for Mediators of the Inflammatory Response^a

1991 • 64 citations

Responsiveness of Human Endometrial Stromal Cells to Cytokines

1991 • 53 citations

Assay of bacterial endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) in human amniotic fluid: Potential usefulness in diagnosis and management of preterm labor

1988 • 48 citations

Endothelin-1,2 levels are increased in the amniotic fluid of women with preterm labor and microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity

1992 • 39 citations

The Role of Arachidonic Acid Metabolites in Mononuclear Phagocytic Cell Interactions

1986 • 22 citations