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The present study was planned to investigate the association of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) with mRNA expression of inflammatory pathway genes such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1<\/jats:italic>) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2<\/jats:italic>) in preterm delivery (PTD) cases.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n Maternal blood samples of PTD (n=30) cases and equal number of term delivery (n=30) were collected at the time of labour. Women occupationally exposed to OCPs and other high risk factors such as anaemia, hypertension, bacterial vaginosis, renal and heart disease, diabetes, etc<\/jats:italic>. were excluded. The OCP levels were estimated by gas chromatography, and mRNA expressions of TNF-\u03b1<\/jats:italic> and COX-2<\/jats:italic> genes were analysed using real-time PCR (qPCR).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Significantly higher levels of \u03b2-HCH (beta-hexachlorocyclohexane, 95% CI=2.08-4.633, P<\/jats:italic>=0.001), p\u2019p\u2019-DDE (para, para-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, 95% CI=0.546-2.551, P<\/jats:italic>=0.003), and o\u2019p\u2019-DDD (ortho, para-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane, 95% CI=0.004-0.690, P<\/jats:italic>=0.047) were observed in maternal blood of PTB cases as compared to term delivery. The mRNA expressions of COX-2<\/jats:italic> and TNF-\u03b1<\/jats:italic> genes were 3.13 and 2.31 folds higher in PTB cases in comparison to term delivery. Linear positive correlations were observed between period of gestation (POG) and \u0394Ct of COX-2<\/jats:italic> and TNF-\u03b1<\/jats:italic> genes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Interpretation & conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n Environmental factors such as OCPs may be associated with inflammatory events showing gene-environment interaction in PTB cases. Evaluating the molecular control of inflammation along with gene environment interaction may be used as a model to explore the aetiology of idiopathic PTB cases and may be considered for the prognosis of adverse reproductive outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/0971-5916.191986","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,19]],"date-time":"2016-10-19T12:22:48Z","timestamp":1476879768000},"page":"731-738","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Association of organochlorine pesticides with the mRNA expression of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1) & cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) genes in idiopathic preterm 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