The unique pathophysiology of early-onset severe preeclampsia: Role of decidual T regulatory cells

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 76-82

  Quinn, Kristen H ^a   Lacoursiere, D Yvette ^a   Cui, Li ^a   Bui, Jack ^a   Parast, Mana M ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorionic trophoblast; Cytotoxic T cells; Decidua; Natural killer cells; Preeclampsia; T regulatory cells

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SOLUBLE FMS LIKE TYROSINE KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREGULATION; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NICK END LABELING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD8; APOPTOSIS; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 80052418482     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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