Article
Effect of chorioamnionitis on regulatory T cells in moderate/late preterm neonates.
Human immunology - 1 Jan 2015
Rueda Cesar M, Wells Casey B, Gisslen Tate, Jobe Alan H, Kallapur Suhas G, Chougnet Claire A
Abstract excerpt
Regulatory T-cells (Treg) have a protective role for the control of immune activation and tissue damage. The effects of chorioamnionitis (chorio) on Treg in moderate/late preterm newborns are not known. We hypothesized that infants exposed to chorio would have decreased Treg frequency and/or function. We isolated mononuclear cells from adult peripheral blood and cord blood from term and moderate/late preterm...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens, CD
- Apyrase
- Cell Separation
- Chorioamnionitis
- Female
- Fetal Blood
- Gene Expression
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Ki-67 Antigen
- Leukocyte Common Antigens
- Lymphocyte Activation
