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ArticleAmerican journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2026

Effects of Common Therapies for Threatened Preterm Labor on the Placental Inflammatory Response.

Jessica Weng, Francisco Cortina, Suyun Ling, Sylvie Girard

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Article in American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jessica WengMayo Clinic Medical Scientist Training Program, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-2223
Francisco CortinaDepartment of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5239-7056
Suyun LingDepartment of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4267-0642
Sylvie GirardDepartment of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5164-5816

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MSTP at Mayo Clinic RochesterT32GM145408 · NIGMS · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI SCOTT H KAUFMANN, LISA A SCHIMMENTI · 2023 to 2026
$4.7M
Role of Hofbauer cells in prenatal inflammation at the maternal-fetal interfaceF30HD115297 · NICHD · MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER · PI Jessica Weng · 2025 to 2026
$100k
Mayo ClinicNational Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) 1F30HD115297-01A1National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 5T32GM145408NICHD NIH HHS F30 HD115297NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM145408
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Abstract

problemPatients with threatened preterm labor (PTL) are treated with antibiotics, corticosteroids, and magnesium sulfate to mitigate infection, promote fetal lung maturation, provide fetal neuroprotection and overall minimize the impact of prematurity on the neonate. However, the effect of these drugs on the placental inflammatory profile is unknown even though these are given systemically and reach the placenta. We evaluated their action in an ex vivo model of placental inflammation. METHOD OF STUDY: Placental explants from uncomplicated pregnancies were exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) ± azithromycin, betamethasone, and/or magnesium sulfate. Production (lysate) and secretion (supernatant) of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines were assessed by ELISA.

resultsBoth pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines were increased by LPS versus untreated. Azithromycin, or magnesium sulfate did not alter the inflammatory profile by themselves nor when added at the same time or 24 h after LPS. Betamethasone decreased both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines only when administered at the same time as LPS, without any effects if delayed.

conclusionsTherapeutic interventions classically used for preterm labor (PTL) do not impact the placental inflammatory profile by themselves or in the context of an ex vivo placental explants model of LPS-induced inflammation, except for betamethasone when administered concurrently with LPS.

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InflammationObstetric Labor, PrematurePlacentaAnti-Bacterial AgentsBetamethasoneCytokinesFemaleHumansLipopolysaccharidesMagnesium SulfatePregnancyAnti-Bacterial AgentsBetamethasoneCytokinesLipopolysaccharidesMagnesium Sulfatemedicationplacenta inflammationpreterm labor

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PMID42670725
PMCPMC13527650

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