First-trimester maternal plasma concentrations of C-reactive protein in low-risk patients and the subsequent development of chorioamnionitis.

Baseline elevations of C-reactive protein (CRP) during pregnancy have been associated with adverse outcomes, including preterm delivery. Acute elevations have also been associated with intrauterine infections. The relationship between chronic, baseline elevations of CRP and histological chorioamnionitis, however, has not previously been explored.

Maternal and fetal C-reactive protein genotype and first trimester CRP concentrations in maternal plasma.

Maternal plasma CRP concentrations in pregnancy are increased over pre-pregnancy values and high concentrations have been associated with adverse obstetrical outcomes. The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between maternal and fetal variation in C-reactive protein (CRP) genotype and maternal plasma CRP concentrations in the first trimester in low risk patients. DNA was extracted from maternal and cord blood of subjects in a prospective observational cohort.

Posttraumatic growth, immunity and survival in patients with hepatoma.

This study was designed to assess the relationship between posttraumatic growth (PTG), immunity, and survival in patients with biopsy-proven hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Forty-one patients with HCC were administered the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. Total and differential peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) counts were measured at baseline, 3-, and 6-month follow-up.