Progesterone during pregnancy: Endocrine-immune cross talk in Mammalian Species and the role of stress

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 268-279

  Arck, Petra ^a   Hansen, Peter J ^b   Jericevic, Biserka Mulac ^c   Piccinni, Marie Pierre ^d   Szekeres Bartho, Julia ^e  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

NK cells; Pregnancy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; CYTOKINE; HLA G ANTIGEN; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE INDUCED BLOCKING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MAMMAL; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SHEEP; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MICE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGESTERONE; STRESS;

EID: 34547863907     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2007.00512.x     Document Type: Review

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