Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 75-85 , January 2010

A role for IL-17 in induction of an inflammation at the fetomaternal interface in preterm labour

  • Mika Ito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • Akitoshi Nakashima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • Takao Hidaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • Motonori Okabe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Regenerative Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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  • Nguyen Duy Bac

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hatay, Vietnam
    • Department of Genomics and Cytogenetics, Vietnam Military Medical University, Hatay, Vietnam
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  • Shihomi Ina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • Satoshi Yoneda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • Arihiro Shiozaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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  • Shigeki Sumi

      Affiliations

    • Center for the Advancement of Medical Training, Division of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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  • Koichi Tsuneyama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Pathology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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  • Toshio Nikaido

      Affiliations

    • Department of Regenerative Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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  • Shigeru Saito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama-shi, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 76 434 7355; fax: +81 76 434 5036.

Received 10 April 2009 ,Revised 17 September 2009 ,Accepted 20 September 2009.

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☆ Grant support: This work was supported by Grant from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan [Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) -20390431] and Grants from the Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare, Japan. Health Labour Sciences Research Grant -H20-kodomo-ippan-004 and H20-kodomo-ippan-002.

PII: S0165-0378(09)00494-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.09.005

Journal of Reproductive Immunology
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 75-85 , January 2010

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