BIDIRECTIONAL CYTOKINE INTERACTIONS IN THE MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONSHIP - IS SUCCESSFUL PREGNANCY A TH2 PHENOMENON

被引:2396
作者
WEGMANN, TG
LIN, H
GUILBERT, L
MOSMANN, TR
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IMMUNOLOGY TODAY | 1993年 / 14卷 / 07期
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10.1016/0167-5699(93)90235-D
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Pregnant females are susceptible to intracellular pathogens and are biased towards humoral rather than cell-mediated immunity. Since T(H)1 cytokines compromise pregnancy and T(H)2 cytokines are produced at the maternal-fetal interface, we hypothesize that these T(H)2 cytokines inhibit T(H)1 responses, improving fetal survival but impairing responses against some pathogens.
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页码:353 / 356
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