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dc.contributor.authorLolis, D. E.en
dc.contributor.authorKalantaridou, S. N.en
dc.contributor.authorStefos, T.en
dc.contributor.authorMakrydimas, G.en
dc.contributor.authorGeorgiou, I.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-24T19:31:03Z-
dc.date.available2015-11-24T19:31:03Z-
dc.identifier.issn0301-2115-
dc.identifier.urihttps://olympias.lib.uoi.gr/jspui/handle/123456789/23198-
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dc.subjectAmniotic Fluid/*enzymologyen
dc.subjectDNA/metabolismen
dc.subjectDeoxyribonuclease I/*metabolismen
dc.subjectElectrophoresis, Agar Gelen
dc.subjectFemaleen
dc.subjectGestational Ageen
dc.subjectHumansen
dc.subjectLabor, Obstetric/*metabolismen
dc.subjectMeconiumen
dc.subjectPlacenta/enzymologyen
dc.subjectPregnancy/*metabolismen
dc.subjectReference Valuesen
dc.titleThe role of deoxyribonuclease I in amniotic fluid during pregnancy and labouren
heal.typejournalArticle-
heal.type.enJournal articleen
heal.type.elΆρθρο Περιοδικούel
heal.identifier.secondaryhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9578275-
heal.languageen-
heal.accesscampus-
heal.recordProviderΠανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικήςel
heal.publicationDate1998-
heal.abstractThe purpose of this study was to detect the presence, and determine the normal values and the significance of DNase I in the amniotic fluid and in human placentas. Fifty-one pregnant women at 16-22 weeks of gestation and 89 women in spontaneous labour at term were recruited to the study. DNase I activity was measured in amniotic fluid and cytoplasmic extracts from the fetal portion of placentas by using a spectrophotometric technique (DNA precipitation assay) and nucleic acid electrophoresis, following degradation of the DNA by the enzyme. DNase I activity was undetectable in the placental cytoplasmic extracts. In the second trimester of pregnancy DNase I activity was detectable in amniotic fluid (2.3+/-0.64x10(5) U/l). During labour DNase I activity was also detectable, but reduced levels were observed in the presence of clear amniotic fluid, compared to second trimester levels, (1.9+/-0.44x10(5) U/l, P<0.001), whereas higher levels were found in the presence of meconium-stained amniotic fluid compared to both second trimester and clear amniotic fluid at labour (11.4+/-4.1x10(5) U/l, P<0.001 and P<0.001, respectively). Three out of 17 fetuses with meconium-stained amniotic fluid (18%) developed perinatal infection. In conclusion, the detection of DNase I activity in the amniotic fluid of second and third trimester indicates a physiological role in human pregnancy. DNase I activity normally decreases at term, compared to second trimester levels, but increases significantly in the presence of meconium.en
heal.journalNameEur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biolen
heal.journalTypepeer-reviewed-
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