Activation of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) leads to cytokine profile shift to pro‐inflammatory in labor

Abstract The shift of cytokine profile from anti‐ to pro‐inflammatory is the most recognizable sign of labor, although the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we report that the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is upregulated and activated in the uterus at labor in mice. Mechanical activatio...

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Main Authors: Xiao Sun, Jing Hui Guo, Dan Zhang, Jun‐jiang Chen, Wei Yin Lin, Yun Huang, Hui Chen, Wen Qing Huang, Yifeng Liu, Lai Ling Tsang, Mei Kuen Yu, Yiu Wa Chung, Xiaohua Jiang, Hefeng Huang, Hsiao Chang Chan, Ye Chun Ruan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-10-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.201808868