Pregnancy-specific glycoproteins function as immunomodulators by inducing secretion of IL-10, IL-6 and TGF-β1 by human monocytes

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 205-216

  Snyder, Sara K ^a   Wessner, David H ^b   Wessells, Jennifer L ^a   Waterhouse, Roseann M ^a   Wahl, Larry M ^c   Zimmermann, Wolfgang ^d   Dveksler, Gabriela S ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Immunoregulation; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 6; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; PREGNANCY SPECIFIC BETA1 GLYCOPROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERNAL SERUM; MONOCYTE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0035068550     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.8755-8920.2001.450403.x     Document Type: Article

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