Open AccessSerum Lactoferrin and C‐Reactive Protein in Mother and Newborn After Preterm Rupture of Membranes
Author(s) -
Gutteberg Tore Jarl,
Askvik Kjell,
Jørgensen Trond
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348609155171
Subject(s) - lactoferrin , c reactive protein , medicine , amniotic fluid , prom , premature rupture of membranes , amniocentesis , transplacental , membrane , andrology , fetus , pregnancy , obstetrics , biochemistry , prenatal diagnosis , placenta , inflammation , chemistry , biology , genetics
Eleven of 15 serum lactoferrin (S‐LF) values and all 16 C‐reactive protein (CRP) values were significantly elevated in cases of premature rupture of the amniotic membranes (PROM). There was no correlation between values of C‐reactive protein and lactoferrin in either mothers or their newborn. The difference in C‐reactive protein between mothers and their newborn was significant, but this was not the case with serum lactoferrin. This suggest that there is no transplacental transfer of C‐reactive protein, even in preterm rupture of the membranes, and this is probably also the case with lactoferrin.