title: [Cellular immunity in pregnancy-induced hypertensive diseases].
abstract: Cytokines (IL-1, sIL-2R, IL-3, IL-6, TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, GM-CSF and neopterin) were measured in sera of 37 patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, 10 healthy pregnant and 10 healthy non-pregnant controls. With the exception of neopterin (p = 0.004) there were no statistically significant differences in cytokine concentrations between healthy pregnant and non-pregnant controls. No statistically relevant differences between healthy pregnant women and hypertensive patients could be found in cytokines of T-lymphocytic origin except GM-CSF in patients with HELLP syndrome (p = 0.02). Elevated levels of IL-6, TNF-alpha and neopterin were observed in hypertensive women. Differences to healthy pregnant controls were statistically significant for IL-6 (p = 0.008), TNF-alpha (p = 0.009) and neopterin (p = 0.04) and were more pronounced in severe forms of the disease. These 3 parameters of monocytic origin showed significant positive correlations amongst each other. A participation of cell-mediated immunity (especially monocytes/macrophages) in the pathomechanism of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy can thus be assumed.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde, Innsbruck.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schröcksnadel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herold
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Steckel-Berger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wachter
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dapunt
mesh_terms: D001708:Biopterins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000097:blood; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D004461:Eclampsia / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000097:blood; D017359:HELLP Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000276:immunology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000097:blood; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000097:blood; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology; D019798:Neopterin; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000276:immunology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D007377:Interleukin-3; D015850:Interleukin-6; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D001708:Biopterins; D019798:Neopterin; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D016178:Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
vernacular_title: Zellvermittelte Immunität bei schwangerschaftsinduzierten Hochdruckerkrankungen.