Figure 2. Modest time-dependent fetal lung inflammation induced by UP in preterm fetal Sheep.
A: Intraamniotic injection of Ureaplasma parvum serovar 3 into the amniotic cavity induced an increase in IL-8 mRNA in the fetal lung. B: Neutrophils in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid. Results are given per kilogram body weight. The Ureaplasma parvum serovar 3 injection induced a pulmonary inflammation at 3 days, 7 days, 14 days or 70 days before preterm delivery. *, p <0.05 versus control. Figure based on data from38,41.