Serum decorin measurement in prediction of the risk for preterm birth

Atalay M. A., Ozmen T., Demir B. C., KASAPOĞLU I., ÖZKAYA G.

TAIWANESE JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY, vol.57, no.1, pp.23-27, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tjog.2017.12.004
  • Journal Name: TAIWANESE JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.23-27
  • Keywords: Cervix, Decorin, Preterm labor, Proteoglycan, HUMAN FETAL MEMBRANES, CERVICAL LENGTH, COLLAGEN, BIGLYCAN, DELIVERY, LABOR, PROTEOGLYCANS, MECHANISMS, EXPRESSION, INFLAMMATION
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To define serum decorin (sDEC) levels in healthy pregnants and in patients with preterm labor (PTL), and to introduce possible role of sDEC in predicting the risk for preterm birth (PTB).