Maternal serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in missed and threatened abortion

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 302-308

  Paradisi, Roberto ^a   Porcu, Eleonora ^a   Venturoli, Stefano ^a   Maldini Casadei, Mario ^a   Boni, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interleukin 12; Interleukin 8; Missed abortion; Soluble interleukin 2 receptor; Th1 cytokines; Threatened abortion with good outcome

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 8; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MATERNAL SERUM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; TH1 CELL;

ABORTION, MISSED; ABORTION, THREATENED; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-8; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2;

EID: 0141570742     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2003.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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