Immune status of anaemic pregnant women.
Immune status during the third trimester of pregnancy was investigated in relation to maternal haemoglobin levels. The proportion of T and B lymphocytes showed a tendency to fall in anaemic women which was significant when haemoglobin levels were less than 8 g/dl. Immunoglobin G showed the opposite trend. There were no alterations in phytohaemagglutinin-induced lymphocyte transformation in relation to haemoglobin concentration.
D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*
D006454:Hemoglobins; D007136:Immunoglobulins