Background: Preterm birth is the most frequent cause of neonatal death, but its aetiology
remains unclear. It has been suggested that the imbalance of immunological mechanisms …

Background Preterm infants are highly vulnerable to infectious disease. While many factors
are likely to contribute to this enhanced susceptibility, the immature nature of the preterm …

Objectives: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) has become a useful alternative source of
hematopoietic stem cells for clinical and research applications. UCB represents neonatal …

To expand the knowledge about the consecutive expression of genes involved in the
immune system development in preterm neonates and to verify if the environment changes …

OBJECTIVES. Inflammation has been associated with preterm delivery and adverse
neonatal outcomes such as cerebral palsy and chronic lung disease. However, no study to …

Background Morbidity and mortality rates of low birth weight (LBW) newborns at term are
higher than rates in normal birth weight (NBW) newborns. LBW newborns are at greater risk …

Background: Placental abnormalities are associated with inflammation and have been
linked to brain injury in preterm infants. We studied the relationship between placental …

Background Women who develop diabetes during pregnancy are at higher risk of preterm
birth. Here, we identified differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in the serum of umbilical …

Background Intrauterine inflammation has been associated with preterm birth and neonatal
complications. Few reports have comprehensively investigated multiple cytokine profiles in …

Background While infections are a major cause of neonatal mortality in India even in full-
term neonates, this is an especial problem in the large proportion (~ 20%) of neonates born …