From: Spontaneous preterm labor is associated with an increase in the proinflammatory signal transducer TLR4 receptor on maternal blood monocytes
% of TLR4 Positive Monocytes
Receptors per Cell
Monocytes Mean Fluorescence
Pregnant Group (n = 10)
30
280 ± 20
7.9 ± 0.332
PTL Group (n = 10)
70
750 ± 75*
14.8 ± 3.921*