AEC	amnion epithelial cells
AMC	amnion mesenchymal cells
cAMP	cyclic amino monophosphate
CMC	chorion mesenchymal cells
CTC	chorion trophoblast cells
ERK	extracellular receptor kinase
GPCR	G-protein-coupled receptors
IHC	immunohistochemistry
IL	interleukin
JNK	Janus kinase
LPS	lipopolysaccharide
MMP	Matrix metallopeptidase
NFkB	nuclear factor kappa B
NHERF	sodium hydrogen regulatory factor
PBS	phosphate-buffered saline
pPROM	preterm premature rupture of membranes
PKC	Protein kinase C
PTB	preterm birth
RT-PCR	real-time polymerase chain reaction
siRNA	small interfering RNA
TL	term labor
TNF	tissue necrosis factor
TNIL	term not in labor