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Comprehending the role of LPS in Gram-negative bacterial vaginosis: ogling into the causes of unfulfilled child-wish

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Abstract

Introduction

Intrauterine infection is frequently associated with pregnancy loss in pregnant women.

Discussion

This article reviews the role of Gram-negative bacterial infection in various complications related to early pregnancy and subsequent pregnancy loss. Here we discus the pathways of ascending intrauterine infection, microbiology and the pathophysiology of such infections. The clinical impact, therapy, consequences, prevention and implications of Gram-negative bacterial infections in women during their reproductive life span is also discussed. This article also makes an attempt to discuss our studies and findings, related to the effect of the LPS component of the Gram-negative bacterial endotoxin on preimplantation stage embryonic development and implantation. This early phase of pregnancy remains mostly unnoticed by the mother as well as the health care provider, and therefore holds more threat to the life of the fetus and the mother. The molecular mechanisms of LPS-induced pregnancy losses through abnormal embryonic development, implantation failure, and preterm labor and birth with specific references to the role of proinflammatory cytokines like IL-1 and TNF are discussed.

Conclusion

Once these inflammatory mediators have increased in the feto-maternal tissues, it may be too late or harmful to try and prevent the adverse outcomes of pregnancy.

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We thank the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi; the Rockefeller Foundation, New York, USA, for financial support; and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi for Senior Research Fellowship to KD.

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Deb, K., Chaturvedi, M.M. & Jaiswal, Y.K. Comprehending the role of LPS in Gram-negative bacterial vaginosis: ogling into the causes of unfulfilled child-wish. Arch Gynecol Obstet 270, 133–146 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-004-0623-0

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