Items for "T-helper 1/T-helper 2 balance"

Suppression of IL-2 and IFN-? production in women with spontaneous preterm labor

Aims: To determine the TH-1/TH-2 cytokine pattern in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL) in late second- and third trimester in normal pregnancies, in comparison to patients with spontaneous preterm delivery (PTD; <37 completed weeks' gestation).

Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was performed in a tertiary care obstetric unit with healthy non-pregnant women (n=7); healthy pregnant women (n=25); patients (n=25) with preterm labor (defined as uterine contractions or changes in cervical length)...

Keywords: Cervical length, pregnancy, preterm delivery, T-helper 1/T-helper 2 balance