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Besides routine histology and immunocytochemistry detection (cytokeratin-7 [CK-7]), addition to biochemical evaluation of expression of various cytokines including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-\u03b1), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1\u03b2), IL6, IL-1RA, IL-8, IL-10, and IL-13 was carried out.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Routine histological examination of placentas of creta cases revealed CK-7\n                      <jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\n                      extravillous trophoblasts (EVT) penetrating deeply the myometrium with various histopathological arrangements and trophoblastic vascular invasion of the deep myometrial blood vessels. A significant increase (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05) in the mRNA expression of TNF-\u03b1, IL-1 \u03b2, and IL6 with an insignificant decrease in placental bed IL-1RA, IL-8, IL-10, and IL-13 was observed in creta cases compared to the control ones. A corresponding significant increase was detected in the protein levels of TNF-\u03b1, IL-1 \u03b2, and IL-6 as well as an insignificant decrease in placental bed IL-1RA, IL-8, IL-10, and IL-13 in creta cases compared to the normal ones. Moreover, we displayed a significant positive correlation (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05) between interstitial EVT number and mRNA expression of almost all pro-inflammatory cytokines with negative but insignificant correlation with anti-inflammatory cytokines in creta cases.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The upregulated pro-inflammatory cytokines and the correlation of their expression with the increased interstitial EVT provide a supporting evidence of their potentially more relevant role in the development of placenta creta than the anti-inflammatory ones.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jmau.jmau_76_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,14]],"date-time":"2022-11-14T00:38:26Z","timestamp":1668386306000},"page":"14-20","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Dominance of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines Over Anti-Inflammatory Ones in Placental Bed of Creta Cases"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Ahmed A. 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