Fetal cord blood and tissue immune responses to chronic placental inflammation and chorioamnionitis

Abstract Background Chorioamnionitis is a risk factor for future asthma development. Animal models of chorioamnionitis demonstrate increased TH17-to-Treg ratios associated with proinflammatory cytokine elevations. The association of chorioamnionitis on human neonatal immune cells systemically and wi...

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Main Authors: Anne Marie Singh, Michael G. Sherenian, Kwang-Youn Kim, Kristin A. Erickson, Amy Yang, Karen Mestan, Linda M. Ernst, Rajesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-018-0297-y