Kazuaki Yoshimura1, Emmet Hirsch. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of interleukin 6 (IL-6) in a murine model of bacterially induced preterm delivery. METHODS: On day 14.5 of a 19-20-day gestation, female mice underwent one of two interventions. In experiment 1, pregnant right uterine horns were injected at laparotomy with 0.5-20 microg of recombinant human IL-6 (rhIL-6). In experiment 2, IL-6-deficient (IL-6(-/-)) and wild-type control (IL-6(+/+)) mice underwent intrauterine inoculation with 10(5) to 10(8) heat-killed Escherichia coli organisms. Preterm delivery and maternal survival rates were recorded. RESULTS: In experiment 1, doses as high as 20 microg of IL-6 per mouse resulted in up-regulation of acute phase reactants but did not cause preterm delivery or other adverse maternal or fetal effects. In experiment 2, in bacterially inoculated mice, the absence of maternal and fetal IL-6 had no effect on preterm delivery rates. CONCLUSION: IL-6 was neither sufficient nor necessary for preterm delivery in these murine models.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of interleukin 6 (IL-6) in a murine model of bacterially induced preterm delivery. METHODS: On day 14.5 of a 19-20-day gestation, female mice underwent one of two interventions. In experiment 1, pregnant right uterine horns were injected at laparotomy with 0.5-20 microg of recombinant humanIL-6 (rhIL-6). In experiment 2, IL-6-deficient (IL-6(-/-)) and wild-type control (IL-6(+/+)) mice underwent intrauterine inoculation with 10(5) to 10(8) heat-killed Escherichia coli organisms. Preterm delivery and maternal survival rates were recorded. RESULTS: In experiment 1, doses as high as 20 microg of IL-6 per mouse resulted in up-regulation of acute phase reactants but did not cause preterm delivery or other adverse maternal or fetal effects. In experiment 2, in bacterially inoculated mice, the absence of maternal and fetal IL-6 had no effect on preterm delivery rates. CONCLUSION:IL-6 was neither sufficient nor necessary for preterm delivery in these murine models.
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