Abstract Context: Surfactant protein A (SP-A) may be an important link between the
maturation of fetal organs and the initiation of parturition. However, the local expression of …

Context: Labor is characterized by “decidual activation” with production of inflammatory
mediators. Recent data suggest that surfactant protein-A (SP-A) may be critical to the onset …

In the present study, we investigated the ability of human fetal membranes (amnion and
choriodecidua) to regulate human maternal uterine cell functions through the secretion of …

Abstract Surfactant protein‐A (SP‐A) is produced by the fetal lung, participates in innate
immunity, and has been proposed to play a role in the initiation of parturition in mice …

We previously have observed that dexamethasone has a biphasic effect on surfactant
protein A (SP-A) mRNA levels in human fetal lung in vitro. At concentrations of 10-10-10-9 …

Surfactant protein A (SP-A) functions in homeostasis of lung surfactant and in innate
immunity. SP-A is secreted by the fetal lung into amniotic fluid. Additionally it has been …

Objective. The fetus is thought to play a central role in the onset of labor. Pulmonary
surfactant protein (SP)-A, secreted by the maturing fetal lung, has been implicated in the …

The signals that lead to the initiation of parturition have remained a mystery. We postulate
that in humans and other mammals, uterine quiescence is maintained by increased …

Pulmonary surfactant is a complex mixture of phospholipids and four surfactant-associated
proteins (SP-A, SP-B, SP-C and SP-D). The biological functions of SP-A and SP-D are …

Fetal surfactant stimulates the synthesis of prostaglandins by slices of human amnion at term
and by a human amnion cell line, and these effects are partly dependent upon surfactant …