Effect of Intravenous Immunoglobulin on Th1 and Th2 Lymphocytes and Improvement of Pregnancy Outcome in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL)

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BackgroundWomen with elevated natural killer (NK) cell frequency and function during pregnancy, suffer from recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). In the present study, the possible effect of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) administration on Th1 and Th2 cell frequency, cytokine secretion, and expression of transcription factors is compared between RPL patients and control group.Materials and methodsTotally, 44 women with a history of RPL (32 women as treated group and 12 as control group) were enrolled in the study. The frequency of Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes, the expression of transcription factors related to these cells and the serum levels of associated cytokines were assessed by flowcytometry, real-time PCR and ELISA, respectively. All, assessments were performed both before and after treatment with IVIG.

 

tags: immunology Immunotherapy pregnancy

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