Systemic Inflammatory Response to Malaria During Pregnancy Is Associated With Pregnancy Loss and Preterm Delivery
Author(s) -
Michal Fried,
Jonathan D. Kurtis,
Bruce Swihart,
Sunthorn PondTor,
Amadou Barry,
Youssoufa Sidibé,
Santara Gaoussou,
Moussa Traoré,
Sekouba Keita,
Almahamoudou Mahamar,
Oumar Attaher,
Adama B. Dembele,
Kadidia B. Cisse,
Bacary S. Diarra,
Moussa B. Kanoute,
Alassane Dicko,
Patrick E. Duffy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix623
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , cxcl9 , proinflammatory cytokine , chemokine , immunology , malaria , obstetrics , inflammation , cxcl10 , biology , genetics
Pregnancy malaria (PM) is associated with a proinflammatory immune response characterized by increased levels of cytokines and chemokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ, interleukin 10 (IL-10), and CXCL9. These changes are associated with poor outcomes including low birthweight delivery and maternal anemia. However, it is unknown if inflammatory pathways during malaria are related to pregnancy loss and preterm delivery (PTD).
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