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 Obstetricians2008
The anti-inflammatory limb of the immune response in preterm labor, intra-amniotic infection/inflammation, and spontaneous parturition at term: a role for interleukin-10.
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, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
75 citing papers in PubMed, 134 citations in OpenAlex.
- Oral Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG Exposure During Pregnancy and Effects on Maternal Inflammatory Response-A Blinded, Pilot Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2025Trial
- Exosomal delivery of IL-10: Biodistribution, pharmacokinetics, and preterm birth prevention strategies.Extracellular vesicle · 2025Article
- Gestation-dependent increase in cervicovaginal pro-inflammatory cytokines and cervical extracellular matrix proteins is associated with spontaneous preterm delivery within 2 weeks of index assessment in South African women.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Mesenchymal Stem Cells Suppress Inflammatory Cytokines in Lipopolysaccharide Exposed Preterm and Term Human Pregnant Myometrial Cells.AJP reports · 2024Article
- Clinical chorioamnionitis at term is characterized by changes in the plasma concentration of CHCHD2/MNRR1, a mitochondrial protein.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 · 2023Article
- Single cell profiling at the maternal-fetal interface reveals a deficiency of PD-L1Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Comparison between CervicalInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Bacteria in the amniotic fluid without inflammation: early colonization vs. contamination.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2021Article
- Integrated trajectories of the maternal metabolome, proteome, and immunome predict labor onset.Science translational medicine · 2021Article
- Comparison of early pregnancy serum concentration of neopterin, neopterin/creatinine ratio, C-reactive protein, and chitotriosidase, in pregnant women with birth at term and spontaneous preterm birth.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020Article
- The fetal inflammatory response syndrome: the origins of a concept, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and obstetrical implications.Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine · 2020Article
- Population-Based Estimation of the Preterm Birth Rate in Lilongwe, Malawi: Making Every Birth Count.AJP reports · 2020Article
- Dysregulation of Placental Functions and Immune Pathways in Complete Hydatidiform Moles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Article
- In vivo evidence of inflammasome activation during spontaneous labor at term.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 · 2019Article
- Cathelicidins and the Onset of Labour.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- The frequency and clinical significance of intra-amniotic inflammation in twin pregnancies with preterm labor and intact membranes.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 · 2019Observational
- Placental Galectins Are Key Players in Regulating the Maternal Adaptive Immune Response.Frontiers in immunology · 2019Article
- Systemic Inflammation in Pregnant Women With Periodontitis and Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes: A Prospective Case-Control Study.Frontiers in immunology · 2019Article
- The frequency and type of placental histologic lesions in term pregnancies with normal outcome.Journal of perinatal medicine · 2018Article
- A Role for the Inflammasome in Spontaneous Labor at Term.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2018Article
15 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
17 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.
Funding
Abstract
objectiveThe anti-inflammatory limb of the immune response is crucial for dampening inflammation. Spontaneous parturition at term and preterm labor (PTL) are mediated by inflammation in the cervix, membranes, and myometrium. This study focuses on the changes in the amniotic fluid concentrations of the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)- 10. The objectives of this study were to determine whether there is a relationship between amniotic fluid concentrations of IL-10 and gestational age, parturition (at term and preterm), and intra-amniotic infection/inflammation (IAI). STUDY
designA cross-sectional study was conducted including 301 pregnant women in the following groups: (1) mid-trimester of pregnancy who delivered at term (n = 112); (2) mid-trimester who delivered preterm neonates (n = 30); (3) term not in labor without IAI (n = 40); (4) term in labor without IAI (n = 24); (5) term in labor with IAI (n = 20); (6) PTL without IAI who delivered at term (n = 31); (7) PTL without IAI who delivered preterm (n = 30); (8) PTL with IAI who delivered preterm (n = 14). IL-10 concentrations in amniotic fluid were determined by a specific and sensitive immunoassay. Non-parametric statistics were used for analysis.
results(1) IL-10 was detectable in amniotic fluid and its median concentration did not change with gestational age from mid-trimester to term. (2) Patients in labor at term had a significantly higher median amniotic fluid IL-10 concentration than that of patients at term not in labor (p = 0.04). (3) Women at term in labor with IAI had a significantly higher median amniotic fluid IL-10 concentration than that of patients at term in labor without IAI (p = 0.02). (4) Women with PTL and IAI who delivered preterm had a significantly higher median amniotic fluid concentration of IL-10 than those without IAI who delivered preterm and than those who delivered at term (p = 0.009 and p < 0.001, respectively). (5) Among patients with preterm labor without IAI, those who delivered preterm had a significantly higher median amniotic fluid IL-10 concentration than those who delivered at term (p = 0.03).
conclusionsThe anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 is detectable in the amniotic fluid of normal pregnant women. Spontaneous parturition at term and in preterm gestation is associated with increased amniotic fluid concentrations of IL-10. IAI (preterm and at term) is also associated with increased amniotic fluid concentrations of IL-10. We propose that IL-10 has a role in the regulation of the immune response in vivo by initiating actions that dampen inflammation.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.