The characterization of the subpopulation of suppressive B7H4+ macrophages and the subpopulation of CD25+ CD4+ and FOXP3 regulatory T-cells in decidua during the secretory cycle phase, Arias Stella reaction, and spontaneous abortion - A preliminary report

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 303-312

  Wicherek, Lukasz ^a   Basta, Pawel ^a   Pitynski, Kazimierz ^a   Marianowski, Piotr ^b   Kijowski, Jacek ^a   Wiatr, Joanna ^a   Majka, Marcin ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Arias Stella reaction; B7H4+ macrophages; CD25+CD4+regulatory T cells; Endometrium; Spontaneous abortion; Treg

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ARTICLE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DECIDUA; DECIDUALIZATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MYOMECTOMY; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD80; CELL SEPARATION; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LUTEAL PHASE; MACROPHAGES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, TUBAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 62249194765     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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