During pregnancy, immune activity is tightly regulated so that antimicrobial protection of the
mother and fetus is balanced with the need for immune tolerance to prevent fetal rejection. In …

Pregnancy is associated with significant changes in vitamin D metabolism, notably
increased maternal serum levels of active vitamin D, 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin (1, 25 (OH) 2 D) …

Background Measurements of amniotic fluid volume are used for pregnancy surveillance
despite a lack of evidence for their predictive ability. Objective To evaluate the association …

BACKGROUND: Anticoagulation during pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
(ECMO) is accomplished by titrating heparin administration to maintain an activated clotting …

Villitis of unknown etiology (VUE) represents a common placental inflammatory lesion,
primarily, but not exclusively, identifiable T lymphocytes at term. Despite considerable …

Objective To investigate whether a significant association between vitamin D status and the
risk of miscarriage or recurrent miscarriage (RM) exists. Design Systematic review and meta …

Immune tolerance during human pregnancy is maintained by a range of modifications to the
local and systemic maternal immune system. Lymphoid infiltration is seen at the implantation …

Despite triggering strong immune responses, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has colonized more
than 90% of the adult human population. Successful persistence of EBV depends on the …

The intra dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) administration of corticotropin releasing hormone
(CRF) inhibits serotonergic (5-HT) activity in this structure, an effect blocked by antagonists …

Introduction Epidemiology has linked preeclampsia (PET) to decreased maternal serum 25-
hydroxyvitamin D3 (25 (OH) D3). However, alterations in systemic and placental/decidual …