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ArticlePloS one2020

A role for the NLRC4 inflammasome in premature rupture of membrane.

Jinming Zhu, Chunling Ma, Lina Zhu, Juan Li, Fengyun Peng, Lei Huang, Xiaomei Luan

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jinming ZhuDepartment of Obstetrics, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8100-5916
Chunling MaGraduate School, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Lina ZhuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Huaihai Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Juan LiDepartment of Obstetrics, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Fengyun PengDepartment of Obstetrics, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Lei HuangDepartment of Obstetrics, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaomei LuanDepartment of Obstetrics, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xuzhou Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PROM is one of the common complications of perinatal period, which seriously threatens the mother and newborn. The purpose of this study was to identify the role of NLRC4 inflammasomes in this process and their underlying mechanisms. We performed high-throughput RNA sequencing of fetal membrane tissue from 3 normal pregnant women and 3 term-premature rupture of fetal membrane (TPROM) patients who met the inclusion criteria, and found that NLRC4 was significantly up-regulated in TPROM patients. An observational study of TPROM patients (PROM group, n = 30) and normal pregnant women (control group, n = 30) was performed at the Xuzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University from May 2018 to May 2019. The expression of genes involved in inflammasome complex including NLRC1, NLRC3, AIM2, NLRC4, ASC, caspase-1, IL-6, IL-18 and IL-1βwas determined via real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence. Measurement of NLRC4 level in serum was conducted by ELISA assay. The results showed that the NLRC4, ASC, caspase-1, IL-1β and IL-18 levels in fetal membrane, placental tissues and maternal serum were markedly higher in the PROM group than that in the control group. In conclusion, NLRC4 is a markedly up-regulated gene in TPROM fetal membrane tissue, suggesting that NLRC4 is involved in the occurrence and development of TPROM; NLRC4 levels in maternal blood serum are closely related to TPROM and have the potential to assist doctors in predicting and diagnosing PROM.

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AdultCalcium-Binding ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsFemaleHumansInflammasomesPlacentaPregnancyPremature Rupture of Fetal MembranesCalcium-Binding ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsInflammasomesNLRC4 protein, human

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PMID32833985
PMCPMC7446792
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