Uterine overdistention induces preterm labor mediated by inflammation: observations in pregnant women and nonhuman primates

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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Aug 15;213(6):830.e1–830.e19. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.08.028

TABLE 3 Fetal cytokines

	Fetal plasma cytokines^a
Experiment no.	IL-1β	TNF-α	IL-6	IL-8
Saline 1	1.2	1.2	2.0	523.4

Saline 2	1.2	1.2	1.2	182.3

Saline 3	1.2	2.2	2.4	223.0

Balloon 2	27.2	90.3	22.8	4014.4

Balloon 6	3	14.8	14	927

IL, interleukin; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.

Values are pg/mL. Peak values for saline controls and values at delivery for uterine overdistention animals. Fetal cytokines were only available from 3 saline controls and 2 animals undergoing uterine overdistention. Balloon animals no. 2 and 6 correspond to same experiments numbered in Tables 1, 2, and 4.