Immunologic alterations in the third trimester of pregnancy.
In a study carried out in a group of 61 pregnant women in the 21st to the 41st week of gestation and comparatively in 9 nonpregnant controls, the following were determined: changes in the leukocyte and lymphocyte count, proportion of T cell rosettes, T1 rosettes (TM cells), T2 rosettes (TG cells), EAC rosettes (B cells), EACD rosettes (killer cells), circulating NBT-positive phagocytes, serum IgG, IgA, IgM and C3 concentrations, 50% hemolytic activity of the complement system. The results are interpreted in the light of present data regarding the mechanisms of ovo-embryo-fetal allograft.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000378:metabolism; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000378:metabolism; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000378:metabolism; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000276:immunology*; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012397:Rosette Formation
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D003165:Complement System Proteins