Changes in cytokine production and composition of peripheral blood leukocytes during pregnancy are not associated with a difference in the proliferative immune response to the fetus

Human Immunology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 805-811

  Lashley, Lisa E E L O ^a   Van Der Hoorn, Marie Louise P ^a   Van Der Mast, Barbara J ^a   Tilburgs, Tamara ^a   Van Der Lee, Nadine ^a   Van Der Keur, Carin ^a   Van Beelen, Els ^a   Roelen, Dave L ^a   Claas, Frans H J ^a   Scherjon, Sicco A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Leukocytes; Normal pregnancy; Peripheral blood; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; CD16 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIBODY; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; FETAL ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 6; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHENOTYPE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES; ANTIGENS, CD3; ANTIGENS, CD56; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, IGG; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

EID: 80052966319     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: 18791166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2011.05.027     Document Type: Article

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