title: [Asthma and pregnancy: some immunologic aspects].
abstract: We studied two groups of pregnant women: 30 asthmatic and 20 non- asthmatic ones (as control), within a eleven-month period. We filled clinical data with inclusion and exclusion criteria for our investigation. We performed tests for determination of E, G, A and M immunoglobulins; and spontaneous rosettes tests and lymphocytic CD4+ and CD8+ subpopulations, as well. We found high IgE levels in the asthmatic pregnant women, in each pregnancy quarter. In relation to IgG and IgA we found a diminishing tendency from the beginning to the end of pregnancy, with statistical meaning, in beth groups of women. We didn't get significant variations for IgM, spontaneous rosettes and lymphocytic CD4+ and CD8+ subpopulations levels, in any of the two pregnant groups, in any of three pregnancy quarters, in our investigation.
authors.affiliation: Facultad número uno, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Alfonso Fernández
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Márquez Chacón
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Estruch Fajardo
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gómez Echevarría
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lastra Alfonso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000097:blood*; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000276:immunology*; D012397:Rosette Formation
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E
vernacular_title: Asma y embarazo: algunos aspectos inmunológicos.