Journal
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
Volume 118, Issue 2, Pages 136-144Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02728.x
Keywords
Infection; nonhuman primate; preterm labour
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- March of Dimes
- National Institutes of Health [HD06159, HD18185, HD01264, HD41676, RR00163, AI42490, AI067910]
- Proteogenix, Inc.
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [K12HD001264] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH &HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [R01HD041676, P30HD018185, R01HD006159, U54HD018185, R37HD006159] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES [K01RR000163, UL1RR025014, P51RR000163] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [R01AI042490, K08AI067910] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH [P51OD010425] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Preterm birth is the most important direct cause of neonatal mortality and remains a major challenge for obstetrics and global health. Intrauterine infection causes approximately 50% of early preterm births. Animal models using pregnant mice, rabbits or sheep demonstrate the key link between infection and premature birth, but differ in the mechanisms of parturition and placental structure from humans. The nonhuman primate (NHP) is a powerful model which emulates many features of human placentation and parturition. The contributions of the NHP model to preterm birth research are reviewed, emphasising the role of infections and the potential development of preventative and therapeutic strategies.
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