Increased Serum Levels of Inflammatory Mediators and Low Frequency of Regulatory T Cells in the Peripheral Blood of Preeclamptic Mexican Women

Regulatory T cells (Tregs; CD4+CD25highFoxp3+) are critical in maintaining immune tolerance during pregnancy and uterine vascularization. In this study, we show that, in Mexican women with different preeclamptic severity levels, the number of Tregs and the subset of CD4+CD25highFoxp3+ are decreased...

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Main Authors: Mario Adan Moreno-Eutimio, José María Tovar-Rodríguez, Karina Vargas-Avila, Nayeli Goreti Nieto-Velázquez, María Guadalupe Frías-De-León, Mónica Sierra-Martinez, Gustavo Acosta-Altamirano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/413249