: To evaluate the effect of maternal parity on the association between mid-trimester cervical length and preterm birth to elucidate the potential intricacies of this relationship. : A retrospective cohort study using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) data. The study population included pregnant women with a singleton fetus and a short mid-trimester cervical length, recorded in the EMR system at a large health maintenance organization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSince the initial description of Toll receptors in Drosophila and their mammalian counterparts Toll-like receptors (TLRs), numerous fundamental and applied studies have explored their crucial role as sensors of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). Among the ten human TLRs, TLR4 is particularly well known for its ability to detect lipopolysaccharides (LPS), a component of the Gram-negative bacterial cell wall. In addition to its archetypal functions, TLR4 is also a versatile virus sensor.
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