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Abstract
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of whole amniotic fluid (AF)
and fractions of AF on amnion cell prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production. Amnion cells were grown to confluence and then incubated in the presence
of AF, or fractions thereof, obtained at 17–19 weeks gestation (MID), at term prior
to the onset of labor (NIL), and at term after spontaneous onset of labor (LABOR).
All whole AFs were stimulatory to amnion cell PGE2 production (p < 0.001) but the stimulation by NIL and LABOR AFs was significantly
greater (p < 0.001) than stimulation by the MID AF. Fractionation of the AFs from
the three groups (n=9–10 per group) revealed multiple discernable peaks of stimulatory
activity in each group. The majority of peaks had retention times that were similar
among the three groups, and peak stimulatory activities were greater in NIL and LABOR
samples than in MID samples.
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Publication history
Accepted:
August 14,
1990
Received:
June 21,
1990
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© 1991 Published by Elsevier Inc.
