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T helper 1/t helper 2 cell immunity in preeclamptic twin pregnancy
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. czg83542@mopera.ne.jp
Abstract:
Preeclampsia has been classified into two types on the basis of the T helper (Th)1/Th2 balance: Th1-predominant type and Th2 predominant type. In this study, we examined the Th1/Th2 ratio in peripheral Th cells in 11 patients with preeclamptic twin pregnancies, 11 normal (nonpreeclamptic) twin pregnancies, 11 preeclamptic singleton pregnancies, and 11 normal singleton pregnancies. The average Th1/Th2 ratio in the patients with preeclamptic twin pregnancy was 8.3 +/- 3.4 (mean +/- SD), which was similar to those in patients with normal singleton and twin pregnancies and significant lower than that in patients with preeclamptic singleton pregnancies (p = 0.003). The present results suggest that the mechanisms of preeclampsia differ between singleton and twin pregnancies.
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