Unprecedented reduction in births of very low birthweight (VLBW) and extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland: a 'natural …

RK Philip, H Purtill, E Reidy, M Daly, M Imcha… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Background Aetiology of births involving very low birthweight (VLBW) and extremely low
birthweight (ELBW) infants is heterogeneous and preventive strategies remain elusive …

The physiological basis with uterine myometrium contractions from electro-mechanical/hormonal myofibril function to the term and preterm labor

FZ Zangeneh, S Hantoushzadeh - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background Most labor-related problems can be attributed to the uterine myometrium
muscle, as this irritable tissue must suppress its irritability potential during pregnancy …

Reduction in preterm births during the COVID-19 lockdown in Ireland: a natural experiment allowing analysis of data from the prior two decades

RK Philip, H Purtill, E Reidy, M Daly, M Imcha… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Background Aetiology of preterm birth (PTB) is heterogeneous and preventive strategies
remain elusive. Socio-environmental measures implemented as Ireland's prudent response …

Finding the priority and cluster of inflammatory biomarkers for infectious preterm birth: a systematic review

J Li, J Ge, N Ran, C Zheng, Y Fang, D Fang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Infectious preterm birth (PTB) is one of the most important causes of perinatal death. It is
difficult to find reliable biomarkers accurate to gestational weeks for infectious PTB …

Global survey of medicinal plants during lactation and postpartum recovery: Evolutionary perspectives and contemporary health implications

L Sibeko, T Johns - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Cross-cultural comparison of plants used during lactation
and the postpartum period offers insight into a largely overlooked area of …

Hydrogen sulfide contributes to uterine quiescence through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation by suppressing the TLR4/NF-κB signalling pathway

Z Chen, M Zhang, Y Zhao, W Xu, F Xiang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The NLRP3 inflammasome plays a critical role in inflammatory responses in
various diseases. Our previous study showed that NLRP3 expression was significantly …

A vaginal nanoformulation of a SphK inhibitor attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm birth in mice

K Giusto, M Patki, J Koya, CR Ashby Jr… - …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Previously, we have shown that inhibition of SphK by the SphK inhibitor-II (SKI II)
prevents lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm birth in mice. The aim of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal Plasma miRNAs as Early Biomarkers of Moderate-to-Late-Preterm Birth

F Ramzan, J Rong, CT Roberts, JM O'Sullivan… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Globally, preterm birth (PTB) is a primary cause of mortality and morbidity in infants, with
PTB rates increasing worldwide over the last two decades. Biomarkers for accurate early …

Downregulation of miR-21 is involved in the pathogenesis of infection-induced preterm birth by targeting NF-κB

L Duan, J Wang, R Shuai, C Qu, M Qin, Y Cong… - Reproductive …, 2022 - Springer
Infection-induced preterm birth (PTB) is contributing to the main factors of increased
maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Infections and inflammation are often …

[HTML][HTML] Tocolytic effect of the monoterpenic phenol isomer, carvacrol, on the pregnant rat uterus

VM Munoz-Perez, MI Ortiz… - Journal of Physiology …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Despite the wide application of carvacrol (CAR) in different biological and medical areas,
there is still insufficient electrophysiological data on the mechanisms of action of CAR …