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Characterization of neutrophil subsets in healthy human pregnancies.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Ssemaganda Aloysius, Kindinger Lindsay, Bergin Philip, Nielsen Leslie, Mpendo Juliet, Ssetaala Ali, Kiwanuka Noah, Munder Markus, Teoh Tiong Ghee, Kropf Pascale, Müller Ingrid
Abstract excerpt
We have previously shown that in successful pregnancies increased arginase activity is a mechanism that contributes to the suppression of the maternal immune system. We identified the main type of arginase-expressing cells as a population of activated low-density granulocytes (LDGs) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and in term placentae. In the present study, we analyzed the phenotype of LDGs and compared it...
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