Maternal Serum Cytokine Concentrations in Healthy Pregnancy and Preeclampsia

The maternal immune response is essential for successful pregnancy, promoting immune tolerance to the fetus while maintaining innate and adaptive immunity. Uncontrolled, increased proinflammatory responses are a contributing factor to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. The Th1/Th2 cytokine shift theo...

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Main Authors: Toni Spence, Philip J. Allsopp, Alison J. Yeates, Maria S. Mulhern, J. J. Strain, Emeir M. McSorley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Pregnancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6649608