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Dr. Amira Ibrahim Mansour Ahmed :: Publications: |
Title: | Comparison of the percentages of CD4+ CD25high FOXP3+, CD4+ CD25low FOXP3+, and CD4+ FOXP3+ Tregs, in the umbilical cord blood of babies born to mothers with and without preeclampsia
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Authors: | Farha El-Chennawi1 | Ibrahim Mohamed Rageh2 | Amira Ibrahim Mansour2 | Mohammed Ibrahim Darwish1 | Ashraf Antar Elghzaly1 | Basma El Sayed Sakr3 | Khaled Mohsen Elbaz4 |
Year: | 2017 |
Keywords: | flow cytometry, FOXP3, preeclampsia, regulatory T cells, umbilical cord blood |
Journal: | Am J Reprod Immunol |
Volume: | Not Available |
Issue: | Not Available |
Pages: | Not Available |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons A/S. |
Local/International: | International |
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Full paper | Amira Ibrahim Mansour Ahmed_El-Chennawi_et_al-2017-American_Journal_of_Reproductive_Immunology.pdf |
Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract: |
Problem: Little is known about how preeclampsia affects regulatory T- cell count and functions in umbilical cord blood of babies born to preeclamptic mothers. Here, we analyze the percentage of CD4+ CD25high FOXP3+, CD4+ CD25low FOXP3+, and CD4+ FOXP3+ Tregs, in the umbilical cord blood of babies born to mothers with and without preeclampsia. Method of study: The percentage of umbilical cord blood CD4+ CD25high FOXP3+, CD4+ CD25low FOXP3+, and CD4+ FOXP3+ Tregs were analyzed by flow cytometry. Results: CD4+ CD25high FOXP3+ Treg (%) and CD4+ FOXP3+ Treg (%) were significantly lower, while CD4+ CD25low (%) was significantly higher in umbilical cord blood of babies born to preeclamptic mothers. Conclusion: Preeclampsia is associated with immune dysregulation which leads to a deficiency in Treg (CD4+ CD25high FOXP3+) in the umbilical cord blood of babies born to preeclamptic mothers. |