Decidual Regulatory T Cells in Placental Pathology and Pregnancy Complications

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 533-538

  Quinn, Kristen H ^a   Parast, Mana M ^b,c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Pines Scenic Drive ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Decidua basalis; Decidua parietalis; Extravillous trophoblast; Pre eclampsia; Treg cells

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROGESTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INVASION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CORPUS LUTEUM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DECIDUA; DECIDUALIZATION; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MACROPHAGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OVULATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA; PLACENTA INSUFFICIENCY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84877692571     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aji.12077     Document Type: Article

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