Plasma levels of α-defensins 1-3 are an indicator of neutrophil activation in pregnant and post-partum women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 645-650

  Okazaki, Takayuki ^a   Ota, Yoriko ^a   Yuki, Nobuhiro ^a   Hayashida, Ayako ^a   Shoda, Akiko ^a   Nishikawa, Masayoshi ^a   Oshima, Kyoko ^a   Fukasawa, Ichio ^a   Watanabe, Hiroshi ^a   Inaba, Noriyuki ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CD11b; Defensin; Labor; Neutrophil; TLR 4

Indexed keywords

ALPHA DEFENSIN; CD11B ANTIGEN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LABOR; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ALPHA-DEFENSINS; ANTIGENS, CD11B; CELL COUNT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; MALE; NEUTROPHIL ACTIVATION; NEUTROPHILS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

EID: 34548524042     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2007.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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