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ReviewHeliyon2024

Preterm birth, a consequence of immune deviation mediated hyperinflammation.

Juan Wei, LiYuan Zhang, Heng Xu, Qiong Luo

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Review in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Dynamic changes in the pregnancy microbiome and their role in preterm birth.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Juan WeiDepartment of Obstetrics, Women's Hospital, of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
LiYuan ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics, Women's Hospital, of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
Heng XuZhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Qiong LuoDepartment of Obstetrics, Women's Hospital, of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310006, China.
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preterm birth represents a multifaceted syndrome with intricacies still present in our comprehension of its etiology. In the context of a semi-allograft, the prosperity from implantation to pregnancy to delivery hinges on the establishment of a favorable maternal-fetal immune microenvironment and a successful trilogy of immune activation, immune tolerance and then immune activation transitions. The occurrence of spontaneous preterm birth could be related to abnormalities within the immune trilogy, stemming from deviation in maternal and fetal immunity. These immune deviations, characterized by insufficient immune tolerance and early immune activation, ultimately culminated in an unsustainable pregnancy. In this review, we accentuated the role of both innate and adaptive immune reason in promoting spontaneous preterm birth, reviewed the risk of preterm birth from vaginal microbiome mediated by immune changes and the potential of vaginal microbiomes and metabolites as a new predictive marker, and discuss the changes in the role of progesterone and its interaction with immune cells in a preterm birth population. Our objective was to contribute to the growing body of knowledge in the field, shedding light on the immunologic reason of spontaneous preterm birth and effective biomarkers for early prediction, providing a roadmap for forthcoming investigations.

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Immune deviationInnate and adaptive immunityPredictive biomarkersPreterm birthProgesteroneVaginal microbiome and metabolome

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PMID38689990
PMCPMC11059518
OpenAlexW4393127855

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