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SUBMITTER: van Gorp C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6566982 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Gorp Charlotte C de Lange Ilse H IH Spiller Owen B OB Dewez Frédéric F Cillero Pastor Berta B Heeren Ron M A RMA Kessels Lilian L Kloosterboer Nico N van Gemert Wim G WG Beeton Michael L ML Stock Sarah J SJ Jobe Alan H AH Payne Matthew S MS Kemp Matthew W MW Zimmermann Luc J LJ Kramer Boris W BW Plat Jogchum J Wolfs Tim G A M TGAM
Nutrients 20190427 5
Chorioamnionitis, clinically most frequently associated with <i>Ureaplasma</i>, is linked to intestinal inflammation and subsequent gut injury. No treatment is available to prevent chorioamnionitis-driven adverse intestinal outcomes. Evidence is increasing that plant sterols possess immune-modulatory properties. Therefore, we investigated the potential therapeutic effects of plant sterols in lambs intra-amniotically (IA) exposed to <i>Ureaplasma</i>. Fetal lambs were IA exposed to <i>Ureaplasma ...[more]