Increased Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase in Human Gestational Tissues from Pregnancies Complicated by Acute Chorioamnionitis

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The levels of sEH protein and mRNA in fetal membranes from normal pregnant women and women with pregnancies complicated by acute CAM. Compared to normal pregnant women, women with acute CAM had significantly higher levels of sEH protein (a, b) and mRNA (c) in fetal membrane homogenates. (a) Representative blots showing the expression of sEH between normal pregnant women and women with acute CAM. Lanes 1-4, fetal membrane homogenates from 4 women with normal pregnancy; lanes 5-8, homogenates from 4 women with pregnancies complicated by acute CAM. β-Actin was used to normalize loading variability. Molecular weight markers are shown at the left side of the blots. (b) Data are presented as and value is based on Student’s -test. (c) Horizontal bars represent the median values, and value is based on the Mann-Whitney -test. A total of 10 women with normal pregnancy and 10 women with pregnancies complicated by acute CAM were examined.

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