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PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
Volume 87, Issue 2, Pages 319-326Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/s41390-019-0582-6
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- Saint Louis University Department of Pediatrics
- National Institutes of Health [AI094478, AI138096]
- Gerber Foundation
- Cardinal Glennon Foundation
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Histologic chorioamnionitis is an inflammatory disorder of the placenta that commonly precedes preterm delivery. Preterm birth related to chorioamnionitis and fetal inflammation has been associated with a risk for serious inflammatory complications in infancy. In addition, preterm infants exposed to chorioamnionitis may be more susceptible to infection in the neonatal intensive care unit and possibly later in life. A significant body of work has established an association between chorioamnionitis and inflammatory processes. However, the potential consequences of this inflammation on postnatal immunity are less understood. In this review, we will discuss current knowledge regarding the effects of fetal exposure to inflammation on postnatal immune responses.
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