Publications by authors named "Ai-lan Xie"

Objective: To explore the role of Compound Danshen Injection (CDI) in regulating the expression of aquaporin 3 (AQP3) in human amnion epithelium cells (hAECs), and to study the relation between c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signal pathway and AQP3.

Methods: hAECs were isolated and primarily cultured from term pregnancy with normal amniotic fluid volume and from term pregnancy with oligohydramnios, and then hAECs were further divided into four groups, i.e.

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Objective: To investigate the role of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs)-extracellular signal regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2) signal pathway in the regulation of Compound Danshen Injection (CDI) induced AQP3 expression in the human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs).

Methods: hAECs of term pregnancy with normal amniotic fluid volume (AFV) or isolated oligohydramnios were primarily cultured. And the cells were equally divided into four groups, i.

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Objective: To study the effects of Compound Salvia miltiorrhiza Injection (CSI) on aquaporin 3 (AQP3) expression in human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs), and to explore its mechanisms for treating oligohydramnios.

Methods: The hAECs selected from 8 human term pregnancies with oligohydramnios and no other complications (as the test group)and 8 human term pregnancies with normal amniotic fluid volume (as the control group) were primarily cultured. The mRNA and protein expressions of AQP3 in hAECs were detected using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot with various concentrations of CSI (0.

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Objective: To investigate the iron status in the newborns of maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) women, and explore the mechanism of iron deficiency in these newborns.

Methods: From June 2008 to October 2011, 64 GDM women (GDM group) and 71 healthy pregnant women (control group) who delivered in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College and their newborns were studied prospectively. Serum ferritin (SF), serum transferrin receptor (sTfR), erythropoietin (Epo), haemoglobin (Hb), serum level of insulin and plasma glucose in cord blood was measured.

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Objective: To investigate factors and neonatal outcomes associated with histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA) in preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM).

Methods: From Jan. 2008 to Jun.

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Objective: To investigate outcome and prognosis of isolated mild fetal ventriculomegaly (IMV) of fetus in uterus.

Methods: From Jan. 2006 to Dec.

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