Increased circulating paternal antigen-specific IFN-γ- and IL-4-secreting cells during pregnancy in allergic and non-allergic women

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-78

  Persson, Marie ^a   Ekerfelt, Christina ^a   Ernerudh, Jan ^a   Matthiesen, Leif ^a   Jenmalm, Maria ^a   Jonsson, Yvonne ^a   Sandberg, Martina ^a   Berg, Göran ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elispot; MLC; Pregnancy; Th2

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 4;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FATHER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TH2 CELL;

ADULT; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-4; ISOANTIGENS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 53349147901     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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