Amniotic microRNA profile of normal delivery at term

Amnion is a vital structure for human parturition, and it is anatomically compartmentalized into the placental amnion and the reflected amnion. microRNA expression was profiled to determine the expression pattern and its significance in the placental amnion and the reflected amnion in association with spontaneous labor at term. placental and reflected amnion tissue from two groups of women (term in labor and term no labor)

羊膜（Amnion）是人类分娩的重要结构，其解剖学结构可分为胎盘羊膜（placental amnion）与反折羊膜（reflected amnion）。本研究通过分析微小RNA（microRNA）的表达谱，旨在明确与足月自发性分娩相关的胎盘羊膜及反折羊膜中的microRNA表达模式及其生物学意义。研究样本取自两组女性的胎盘羊膜及反折羊膜组织，两组分别为足月临产组与足月未临产组。