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15580544

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
Serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) were measured in patients requiring an emergent cerclage to determine if they are predictive of successful pregnancy outcome. Women with a clinical diagnosis of cervical incompetence requiring an emergent cerclage between 15 and 24 weeks gestation were enrolled. Asymptomatic women of the same gestational age range were recruited as controls. IL-6 and TNF-alpha levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Twenty-one women underwent emergent cerclage and participated in the study, 15 (71%) of whom delivered after 28 weeks. Twenty-one women served as controls. IL-6 levels were increased in women with cervical incompetence compared with control subjects, but there were no differences between cerclage success and failure groups. TNF-alpha was not increased in women with cervical incompetence and did not predict success of emergent cerclage. IL-6 levels were increased in women with cervical incompetence who required an emergent cerclage.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0735-1631
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
21
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
477-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha as predictors of success after emergent cerclage.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't