title: Elevated maternal plasma immunoreactive phospholipase A2 in human preterm and term labour.
abstract: Peripheral plasma concentrations of immunoreactive phospholipase A2 (irPLA2) (Type II, non-pancreatic) were determined in 110 women during pregnancy. The concentration of irPLA2 did not significantly change during pregnancy (5.7 +/- 0.6 ng/ml, n = 72) until the onset of labour. When compared with non-labouring women, irPLA2 concentrations were significantly elevated in association with both preterm labour (13.3 +/- 2.4 ng/ml, n = 15, p less than 0.02) and labour at term (10.4 +/- 1.7, n = 23, p less than 0.02). These data suggest that maternal plasma irPLA2 may be reflective of the mechanism(s) underlying the labour-associated increase in human gestational tissue eicosanoid formation.
authors.affiliation: Monash University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Rice
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Brennecke
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Rajkovic
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Bishop
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000097:blood*; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000097:blood*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000097:blood*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First / Q000097:blood; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second / Q000097:blood; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2