IL-33/ST2 axis of human amnion fibroblasts participates in inflammatory reactions at parturition

• Main Authors: Wen-jia Lei (Author), Fan Zhang (Author), Yi-kai Lin (Author), Meng-die Li (Author), Fan Pan (Author), Kang Sun (Author), Wang-sheng Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Inflammation of the fetal membranes is an indispensable event of labor onset at both term and preterm birth. Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is known to participate in inflammation via ST2 (suppression of tumorigenicity 2) receptor as an inflammatory cytokine. However, it remains unknown...