| Literature DB >> 2040361 |
M D Mitchell1, D J Dudley, S S Edwin, S L Schiller.
Abstract
The effects of interleukin-6 on prostaglandin production by cells from two key sources on intrauterine prostaglandin, i.e. amnion and decidua, have been evaluated. Interleukin-6 induced a concentration-related increase in prostaglandin production by amnion and decidual cells. The concentrations of interleukin-6 required for this stimulatory action are within the range measured in amniotic fluid of women with intrauterine infections and preterm labor. Hence, interleukin-6 may contribute to the mechanism of preterm labor under these conditions.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 2040361 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(91)90090-d
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pharmacol ISSN: 0014-2999 Impact factor: 4.432