Do pregnant women follow exercise guidelines?
Few Norwegian women follow current exercise prescriptions for exercise in mid-pregnancy. The results may indicate an association between exercising mid-pregnancy and lower prevalence of low-back pain, pelvic girdle pain and depression in late pregnancy.
These results indicate that PTX3 is expressed and released by PTECs and that in proinflammatory conditions PTX3 production is up-regulated. Local expression of PTX3 may play a role in the innate immune response and inflammatory reactions in the kidney.