Immunological mechanisms of maintaining pregnancy

Andrzej Malinowski; Jacek R. Wilczyński

ISSN: 1231-6407

Ginekologia Praktyczna - - - ARCHIVAL

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4/2003
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Immunological mechanisms of maintaining pregnancy

Andrzej Malinowski

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Jacek R. Wilczyński

Gin Prakt 2003, 11, 4, 47-56

Online publish date: 2003/08/25

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This article presents the current knowledge concerning immunological mechanisms which are responsible for successful pregnancy outcome. The most important mechanisms discussed include low trophoblastic antigenicity, overbalance of Th2 type cytokines, immunoregulatory properties of progesterone, the role of blocking antibodies and local immunoregulation inside decidua.

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Immunological mechanisms of maintaining pregnancy

Andrzej Malinowski , Jacek R. Wilczyński

pregnancy, immunology, trophoblast, cytokines, progesterone, blocking antibodies

Andrzej Malinowski

,

Jacek R. Wilczyński