Cytokines in the perinatal period – Part I

Cytokines in the perinatal period – Part I

Highlights • Pregnancy is an immune altered, not immunosuppressed, state. • Cytokines are protein mediators of immune function possessing pleiotropic and redundant functions. • The complex functions of immune cells are exquisitely orchestrated by cytokines. • Epidural technique-associated temperatur...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of obstetric anesthesia 2016-05, Vol.26, p.39-47
Hauptverfasser: Chau, A, Markley, J.C, Juang, J, Tsen, L.C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analgesia, Obstetrical
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Cytokines - blood
Female
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture - immunology
Fever - etiology
Humans
Killer Cells, Natural - immunology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pregnancy - immunology
T-Lymphocytes - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Pregnancy is an immune altered, not immunosuppressed, state. • Cytokines are protein mediators of immune function possessing pleiotropic and redundant functions. • The complex functions of immune cells are exquisitely orchestrated by cytokines. • Epidural technique-associated temperature elevation is mediated in part by cytokine disequilibrium.
ISSN:0959-289X
1532-3374
DOI:10.1016/j.ijoa.2015.12.005