Maternal Serum Cytokine Concentrations in Healthy Pregnancy and Preeclampsia

• Main Authors: Toni Spence (Author), Philip J. Allsopp (Author), Alison J. Yeates (Author), Maria S. Mulhern (Author), J. J. Strain (Author), Emeir M. McSorley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...