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Co-ordinate expression of Th1/Th2 phenotypes in maternal and fetal blood: evidence for a transplacental nexus.
Journal of perinatal medicine - 6 Jan 2012
Tse Doris B, Young Bruce K
Abstract excerpt
If maternal atopy and environmental exposure affect prenatal Th cell development, the maternal and fetal immune systems should display common Th1/Th2 phenotypes. To test this hypothesis, we studied maternal and neonatal blood samples from mothers with total serum IgE <300 IU/mL. Basal levels of IFN-γ, IL-4, and eotaxin in paired maternal and fetal sera were tightly correlated. Polyclonal T cell activation in...
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