Figures & data
Table I. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.
Table II. Microorganisms detected in positive amniotic fluid cultures.
Figure 1. Mn SOD mRNA expression was 2.4-fold higher in the fetal membranes of women with spontaneous labor than in women who were not in labor at term (p = 0.02). Groups are represented by different colors. Y-axis represents units of −ΔCt with an arbitrary zero point, so that each unit measures a two-fold change.
![Figure 1. Mn SOD mRNA expression was 2.4-fold higher in the fetal membranes of women with spontaneous labor than in women who were not in labor at term (p = 0.02). Groups are represented by different colors. Y-axis represents units of −ΔCt with an arbitrary zero point, so that each unit measures a two-fold change.](/cms/asset/d0356f54-879a-478f-8c8a-7b3a61a88fac/ijmf_a_402140_f0001_b.jpg)
Figure 2. The amount of Mn SOD mRNA was higher in the fetal membranes of patients presenting with spontaneous preterm labor without histological chorioamnionitis than (A) in women with spontaneous labor at term (7.2-fold, p = 0.03) or (B) in patients presenting with preterm PROM without histological chorioamnionitis (3.2-fold, p = 0.03).
![Figure 2. The amount of Mn SOD mRNA was higher in the fetal membranes of patients presenting with spontaneous preterm labor without histological chorioamnionitis than (A) in women with spontaneous labor at term (7.2-fold, p = 0.03) or (B) in patients presenting with preterm PROM without histological chorioamnionitis (3.2-fold, p = 0.03).](/cms/asset/1ad5571b-e7f7-43d6-a9bc-8f599d3e3054/ijmf_a_402140_f0002_b.jpg)
Figure 3. Mn SOD mRNA expression in the fetal membranes was increased when histological chorioamnionitis was present both in patients with (A) preterm PROM (3.8-fold, p = 0.02) or (B) spontaneous preterm labor (5.4-fold, p = 0.02).
![Figure 3. Mn SOD mRNA expression in the fetal membranes was increased when histological chorioamnionitis was present both in patients with (A) preterm PROM (3.8-fold, p = 0.02) or (B) spontaneous preterm labor (5.4-fold, p = 0.02).](/cms/asset/4d4c2d84-71a7-4f29-8920-1e580a3496d3/ijmf_a_402140_f0003_b.jpg)
Figure 4. Mn SOD mRNA expression in the fetal membranes was higher in patients with spontaneous preterm labor and chorioamnionitis than in those with preterm PROM and chorioamnionitis (4.3-fold, p = 0.03).
![Figure 4. Mn SOD mRNA expression in the fetal membranes was higher in patients with spontaneous preterm labor and chorioamnionitis than in those with preterm PROM and chorioamnionitis (4.3-fold, p = 0.03).](/cms/asset/31a697ce-b8c4-4fe9-aa97-b5ca463ef966/ijmf_a_402140_f0004_b.jpg)