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Aberrant uterine natural killer (NK)-cell expression and altered placental and serum levels of the NK-cell promoting cytokine interleukin-12 in pre-eclampsia.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) - 1 Jan 2000
Bachmayer Nora, Rafik Hamad Rangeen, Liszka Lucie, Bremme Katarina, Sverremark-Ekström Eva
Abstract excerpt
PROBLEM: Natural killer (NK) cells are the most abundant lymphocyte population at the maternal-fetal interface. They are suggested to be important during placentation by controlling trophoblast invasion. If placentation is suboptimal, pre-eclampsia can occur. METHOD OF STUDY: Decidual NK (dNK) cells were examined at delivery in 46 women, 22 pre-eclamptic women and 24 healthy controls, by staining for CD56 and...
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