Imbalance of T-cell transcription factors contributes to the Th1 type immunity predominant in pre-eclampsia

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-45

  Jianjun, Zhou ^a   Yali, Hu ^a   Zhiqun, Wang ^a   Mingming, Zheng ^a   Xia, Zhao ^a  

^a THE AFFILIATED DRUM TOWER HOSPITAL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

Forkhead box P3; Pre eclampsia; T bet Th1 Th2; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RETINOIC ACID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR C; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ADULT; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GATA3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 72549093680     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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