A study of the relationship ammong interleukin-8, cortisol and idiopathic preterm labor / 中华妇产科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To assess the effect of interleukin 8 and cortisol on the onset of idiopathic preterm labor (PL) Methods In 35 women with preterm labor and 17 controls, maternal serum and urine samples were collected. Interleukin 8 concentration was measured by enzyme linked immunosorbant assay, serum cortisol level was measured by radioimmunoassay Results The concentration of interleukin 8 in maternal serum and urine and cortisol in serum were significantly higher in PL group than those in the control [(0 26?0 13) ?g/L vs (0 16?0 08) ?g/L, (0 16?0 15)?10 -2 g/mol Cr vs (0 04?0 02)?10 -2 g/mol Cr, (765 83?408 55) ?g/L vs (512 41?142 65) ?g/L; P