Reduced IFN-γ and IL-10 responses to paternal antigens during and after pregnancy in allergic women

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 50-58

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

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HELSINGBORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Pregnancy; Th1 Th2

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GAMMA INTERFERON INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 10; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 4; PATERNAL ANTIGEN; THYMUS AND ACTIVATION REGULATED CHEMOKINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SYMPTOM; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL; TH2 CELL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-13; INTERLEUKIN-17; INTERLEUKIN-4; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 84865552294     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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