https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/pf-573228.htm
Elevated concentration of matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) in amniotic fluid is a known predictor of intra-amniotic inflammation and infection. The aim of this study was to determine the nature of the association between MMP-8 levels in oral fluid obtained immediately after birth and acute histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA) in preterm delivery. Oral fluid was collected from 93 consecutive preterm birth newborns between gestational weeks of 24 + 0 and 36 + 6. Concentrations of MMP-8 and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in after birth oral fluid w
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