On the Significance of New Biochemical Markers for the Diagnosis of Premature Labour

Table 1

Characteristics of the alarmines important for premature labor pathogenesis.

Alarmine	Receptor	Action
HMGB1	TLR (toll-like receptor); RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation end products)	Inflammatory response (NF-B activation); Tissue regeneration
Heat shock proteins: HSP 60; HSP 70; HSP 72; HSP 90	TLR; RAGE	Cytoprotection; Antigen presentation; Macrophage and lymphocyte activation; Inflammatory response (NF-B activation)