Effect of progesterone on Th1/Th2/Th17 and Regulatory T cell-related genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells during pregnancy in cows

Veterinary Research Communications

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 43-49

  Maeda, Yousuke ^a   Ohtsuka, Hiromichi ^a   Tomioka, Michiko ^a   Oikawa, Masaaki ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Progesterone; Th1; Th17; Th2; Treg

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 7; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR MEMBRANE COMPONENT 1; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR MEMBRANE COMPONENT 2; RETINOID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR GAMMA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GAMMA INTERFERON GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNE RESPONSE GENE; INTERLEUKIN 4 GENE; INTERLEUKIN 7 GENE; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR MEMBRANE COMPONENT 1 GENE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR MEMBRANE COMPONENT 2 GENE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; RETINOID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR GAMMA GENE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TH3 CELL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3 GENE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 3 GENE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET GENE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA GENE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84873440792     PISSN: 01657380     EISSN: 15737446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-012-9545-7     Document Type: Article

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