title: [Lamellar body count and interleukin-6 levels in women with preterm labor].
abstract: Our purpose was to investigate the amniotic fluid lamellar body count and interleukin-6 levels in women with preterm labor. The study was carried out on 50 amniotic fluid collections obtained by amniocentesis or during cesarean delivery. Concentration of lamellar body (CL) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were performed. We found significantly lower lamellar body count values in women at risk of preterm delivery before 34 weeks' gestation and elevated amniotic fluid IL-6 concentration (CL--20.81 +/- 6.73 x 103/ul, IL-6--318.3 +/- 18.7 pg/ml) when compared with pregnancies at term (CL--77.1 +/- 28 x 103/ul, IL-6--142 +/- 15.3 pg/ml).
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Perinatologii AM w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Remigiusz
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bielecki
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hołub
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Urban
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dabrowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000649:Amniocentesis / Q000379:methods; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000276:immunology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000276:immunology*; D011044:Poland; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6