Maternal plasma cytokines in early- and mid-gestation of normal human pregnancy and their association with maternal factors

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 152-160

  Curry, A E ^a,b   Vogel, I ^b,c   Skogstrand, K ^b,d   Drews, C ^a   Schendel, D E ^e   Flanders, W D ^a   Hougaard, D M ^d   Thorsen, P ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^e NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; First trimester; Gravid; Inflammation; Inflammatory

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CYTOKINES; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-6; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 40249100313     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2007.06.051     Document Type: Article

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