Cytokine secretion by decidual lymphocytes in transient hypertension of pregnancy and pre-eclampsia

• Main Authors: Jacek R. Wilczyński (Author), Henryk Tchórzewski (Author), Ewa Głowacka (Author), Małgorzata Banasik (Author), Przemyslaw Lewkowicz (Author), Marian Szpakowski (Author), Krzysztof Zeman (Author), Jan Wilczyński (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Transient hypertension (TH) and pre-eclampsia (PE) are believed to have different patho-physiology. However, 15-25% of pregnant women initially diagnosed as having TH develop PE. To clarify the immuno-pathogenetical connections between the two syndromes, we studied the pattern of T helpe...