title: Detection of soluble receptors for tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-2 and interleukin-6 in retroplacental serum from normal pregnant women.
abstract: Soluble cytokine receptors (R) may regulate the activities of the cytokines present. We have studied the occurrence of soluble receptors for the cytokines tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in normal pregnant women. Levels of TNFR and IL-2R were higher in retroplacental serum (RPS) than in the corresponding peripheral serum (PS) samples. TNFR, but neither IL-2R nor IL-6R, concentrations in PS from pregnant women were elevated compared to that in nonpregnant women. RPS inhibited TNF-mediated cytotoxicity, with the inhibitory effect being reduced after the removal of 55 kD TNFR from RPS. Our data reveal that soluble cytokine receptors are present in RPS and may contribute to the adjustment of intrauterine cytokine activities during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, University of Trondheim, Norway.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lien
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Liabakk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Austgulen
mesh_terms: D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000097:blood*; D016923:Cell Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta; D011247:Pregnancy; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin / Q000097:blood*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood*; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D018123:Receptors, Interleukin; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D019947:Receptors, Interleukin-6; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha