scholarly journals Arsenic Methylation and Body Composition among Pregnant Women in Rural Northern Bangladesh: The Pregnancy, Arsenic, and Immune Response (PAIR) Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler J. S. Smith ◽  
Lindsay N. Avolio ◽  
Ana Navas Acien ◽  
Walter Goessler ◽  
Alexander Van Geen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Arsenic Methylation ◽  
Response Pair

scholarly journals Social conditions and immune response in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive pregnant women: a cross-sectional study in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Aletheia Soares Sampaio ◽  
Ana Lucia Ribeiro de Vasconcelos ◽  
Clarice Neuenschwander Lins de Morais ◽  
George Tadeu Nunes Diniz ◽  
Anna Lígia de Castro Figueiredo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

Analysis of regulatory T cells and CTLA-4 expression in pregnant women according to seropositivity to Toxoplasma gondii

Parasitology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 147 (7) ◽  
pp. 810-815
Author(s):  
Karine Rezende-Oliveira ◽  
César Gómez-Hernández ◽  
Marcos Vinicius da Silva ◽  
Fernanda Rodrigues Helmo ◽  
Virmondes Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
T Cells ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Regulatory T Cells ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Positive Serology ◽  
Surface Molecules

AbstractPregnancy is considered a period in which immunomodulation occurs, although it is important for the maintenance of the foetus, could contribute to infections as Toxoplasma gondii. Immune response cells such as regulatory T cells participate in this immunomodulation, and surface molecules such as CTLA-4 develop an immunosuppressive role, could contribute to the establishment of the parasite. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of regulatory T cells and the expression of CTLA-4 in parturient and non-pregnant seropositive and seronegative for anti-T. gondii antibodies. Sixty-two participants were evaluated, 14 parturient with negative serology, 23 parturient with positive serology, 16 non-pregnant women seronegative and 9 non-pregnant women seropositive. Immunophenotyping was performed for characterize TCD4+Foxp3+ cells, T CD4+CD25-Foxp3+, TCD4+CD25highFoxp3+, TCD4+CTLA-4+, TCD4+CD25-CTLA-4+ and TCD4+CD25highCTLA-4+. We observed a lower level of CD4+CD25highFoxp3+ cells from seropositive parturient compared with seropositive non-pregnant cells. Significative levels of CD4+CD25-Foxp3+ cells from seronegative pregnant were observed compared with seropositive pregnant cells. Furthermore, the higher level of CD4+CD25-CTLA-4+ cells populations was detected in seropositive pregnant cells compared with seropositive non-pregnant. Although a significant increase in CTLA-4 cells was observed in pregnant women positive for anti-T. gondii antibodies, this increase did not cause a risk of reactivation of the infection.

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