Repeated measures of urinary oxidative stress biomarkers during pregnancy and preterm birth
Ferguson K, McElrath T, Chen Y, Loch-Caruso R, Mukherjee B, Meeker J. Repeated measures of urinary oxidative stress biomarkers during pregnancy and preterm birth. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2014, 212: 208.e1-208.e8. PMID: 25111586, PMCID: PMC4312513, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous preterm birthPreterm birthAssociated with increased odds of spontaneous preterm birthCases of spontaneous preterm birthOdds of spontaneous preterm birthPathways to preterm birthMechanisms of preterm birthNested case-control studyLevels of 8-isoprostaneOxidative stressUrinary biomarkers of oxidative stressConcentrations of 8-isoprostaneUrinary oxidative stress biomarkersLevels of 8-OHdGMaternal oxidative stressCase-control studyProspective birth cohortUrinary 8-OHdG concentrationsAssociated with increased oddsInvestigate oxidative stressDelivered pretermBiomarkers of oxidative stressPlacental originUrinary concentrations of 8-isoprostanePreterm