| Literature DB >> 9357139 |
Abstract
Several years ago, the rather provocative question was raised: is successful pregnancy a T helper 2 (Th2) phenomenon? Implicit in this argument is the corollary that unsuccessful pregnancy is a Th1-type situation. Here, evidence from murine and human pregnancy is presented to show that, since Th1-type cytokines mediate pregnancy loss, a shift towards Th1-type immunity may help resolve 'unexplained' pregnancy failure.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9357139 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5699(97)01127-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunol Today ISSN: 0167-5699