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Matthiesen, Leif,1954-Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Obstetrik och gynekologi,Kirurgiska kliniken i Östergötland med verksamhet i Linköping, Norrköping och Motala
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In-situ detection of both inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in resting peripheral blood mononuclear cells during pregnancy
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-26390URI
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https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0378(02)00021-9DOI
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Introduction: Local and possibly systemic curtailment of the maternal immune response is important for a successful pregnancy. Although the local milieu at the utero-placental interface is likely to harbor the most prominent alterations, it is suggested, at least in mice, that systemic immunity is also tolerized during pregnancy. In the present study, we investigated mRNA expression of the key immunomodulatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a and interferon (IFN)-? during normal pregnancy. Material and methods: In-situ hybridization (ISH) of cytokine mRNA in resting peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was used to detect the number of cells spontaneously expressing cytokines. Eleven women with normal gestations were followed during pregnancy as well as 8 weeks postpartum, and compared with 10 non-pregnant healthy controls. Results: The numbers of IFN-? and IL-4 mRNA expressing cells were found to be significantly increased during pregnancy and postpartum compared with non-pregnant controls. Pregnant women and non-pregnant controls did not differ in their expression of TNF-a and IL-10. Conclusion: Our studies demonstrated increased numbers of both IFN-? and IL-4 mRNA expressing cells in blood suggesting that systemic immunomodulation, albeit partial, takes place during normal pregnancy. It is proposed that enhanced IL-4 expression, possibly in concert with other elevated anti-inflammatory immunomodulatory cytokines, curtail the potentially hazardous effects of IFN-? on systemic immunity during pregnancy.
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Khademi, Mohsen
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Ekerfelt, Christina,1957-Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Klinisk immunologi,Klinisk immunologi och transfusionsmedicin(Swepub:liu)chrek55
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Berg, Göran,1946-Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Obstetrik och gynekologi,Kirurgiska kliniken i Östergötland med verksamhet i Linköping, Norrköping och Motala(Swepub:liu)gorbe09
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Sharma, Surendra
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Olsson, Tomas
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Ernerudh, Jan,1952-Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Klinisk immunologi,Klinisk immunologi och transfusionsmedicin(Swepub:liu)janer15
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Linköpings universitetHälsouniversitetet
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In:Journal of Reproductive Immunology58:1, s. 49-590165-03781872-7603
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