title: Expression of activation antigens CD69, HLA-DR, interleukin-2 receptor-alpha (IL-2R alpha) and IL-2R beta on T cells of human decidua at an early stage of pregnancy.
abstract: T cells of human decidua at an early stage of pregnancy were examined by flow cytometry for the expression of the T-cell-activation antigens CD69, HLA-DR, interleukin-2 receptor-alpha (IL-2R alpha) and IL-2R beta. The decidua contained a small number of T cells and both CD4+ and CD8+ subsets expressed CD69, HLA-DR, IL-2R alpha and IL-2R beta antigens significantly whereas, in peripheral blood, only a small number of T cells expressed these activation antigens. These findings indicate that T cells in the decidua in the first trimester of pregnancy are regionally activated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nara Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morii
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Narita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Enomoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichijo
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis; D003656:Decidua / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation / Q000276:immunology*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000276:immunology*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D000099192:CD69 Antigens
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D000099192:CD69 Antigens