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ArticleThe journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians2007

Maternal serum soluble CD30 is increased in pregnancies complicated with acute pyelonephritis.

Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Roberto Romero, Jimmy Esoinoza, Francesca Gotsch, Samuel Edwin, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Pooja Mittal, Eleazar Soto, Offer Erez, Shali Mazaki-Tovi and 5 more

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Article in The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A biomarker for bacteremia in pregnant women with acute pyelonephritis: soluble suppressor of tumorigenicity 2 or sST2.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2023
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  2. Intra-amniotic administration of lipopolysaccharide induces spontaneous preterm labor and birth in the absence of a body temperature change.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2018
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  5. Soluble TRAIL in normal pregnancy and acute pyelonephritis: a potential explanation for the susceptibility of pregnant women to microbial products and infection.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2013
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  7. Fragment Bb: evidence for activation of the alternative pathway of the complement system in pregnant women with acute pyelonephritis.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2010
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  9. Hyperresistinemia - a novel feature in systemic infection during human pregnancy.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2010
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  11. Acute pyelonephritis during pregnancy changes the balance of angiogenic and anti-angiogenic factors in maternal plasma.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2010
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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Juan Pedro KusanovicPerinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Roberto Romero
Jimmy Esoinoza
Francesca Gotsch
Samuel Edwin
Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa
Pooja Mittal
Eleazar Soto
Offer Erez
Shali Mazaki-Tovi
Nandor Gabor Than
Lara A Friel
Bo Hyun Yoon
Moshe Mazor
Sonia S Hassan
Wayne State University · USUnited States Department of Health and Human Services · USBen-Gurion University of the Negev · ILEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · USSeoul National University · KR

Funding

THE ROLE OF SUBCLINICAL INFECTION AND CYTOKINES IN PRETERM PARTURITIONZ01HD002400 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI ROMERO, ROBERTO · 1992 to 2008
$8.2M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 HD002400Intramural NIH HHS Z99 HD999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesNormal pregnancy is characterized by activation of the innate immunity and suppression of the adaptive limb of the immune response. However, pregnant women are more susceptible to the effects of infection and microbial products than non-pregnant women. CD30 is a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily and is preferentially expressed by activated T cells producing Th2-type cytokines. Its soluble form (sCD30) is proposed to be an index of Th2 immune response. High serum concentrations of sCD30 have been found in the acute phase of viral infections, such as HIV-1 and hepatitis B. There is, however, conflicting evidence about serum sCD30 concentration in patients with bacterial infections. The objective of this study was to determine whether there are changes in the serum concentration of sCD30 in pregnant women with pyelonephritis.

methodsThis cross-sectional study included normal pregnant women (N = 89) and pregnant women with pyelonephritis (N = 41). Maternal serum concentration of sCD30 was measured by a specific and sensitive enzyme-linked immunoassay. Non-parametric tests were used for comparisons. A p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

results(1) Pregnant women with pyelonephritis had a significantly higher median serum concentration of sCD30 than those with a normal pregnancy (median 44.3 U/mL, range 16-352.5 vs. median 29.7 U/mL, range 12.2-313.2, respectively; p < 0.001), and (2) No significant differences were found in the median maternal serum concentration of sCD30 between pregnant women with pyelonephritis who had a positive blood culture compared to those with a negative blood culture (median 47.7 U/mL, range 17.1-118.8 vs. median 42.6 U/mL, range 16-352.5, respectively; p = 0.86).

conclusionsAcute pyelonephritis during pregnancy is associated with a higher maternal serum concentration of sCD30 than normal pregnancy. This finding is novel and suggests that pregnant women with pyelonephritis may have a complex immune state in which there is activation of some components of what is considered a Th2 immune response.

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AdolescentAdultBacteremiaCase-Control StudiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansKi-1 AntigenPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPyelonephritisKi-1 Antigen

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PMID17853184
PMCPMC2322879
OpenAlexW2008363589

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