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ArticleJournal of clinical pathology1999

Decidual T lymphocyte activation in hydatidiform mole.

S Wongweragiat, R F Searle, J N Bulmer

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Article in Journal of clinical pathology, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

S WongweragiatDepartment of Immunology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. sutatip.wongweragiat@ncl.ac.uk
R F Searle
J N Bulmer
Newcastle University · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo quantify and compare decidual leucocyte subpopulations in complete and partial hydatidiform molar pregnancy with those in normal early pregnancy.

methodsDecidual leucocytes were characterised using an avidin-biotin technique and a panel of monoclonal antibodies in formalin fixed, paraffin embedded decidual tissues from 10 normal first trimester pregnancy terminations and from 13 partial and 13 complete hydatidiform moles. Immunostained cells were fully quantitated and differences between subject groups were analysed using the Mann-Whitney test. T lymphocyte populations were further characterised using double immunohistochemical labelling.

resultsThe numbers and percentages of CD3+ and CD4+ T cells were significantly increased in complete hydatidiform moles compared with partial moles and normal early pregnancy decidua. No differences were found in the number or percentage of CD8+ T cells. The CD8+ to CD4+ T cell ratio decreased significantly in complete mole compared with partial mole and normal decidua. The numbers and percentages of CD45RO+ cells increased significantly in both partial and complete hydatidiform mole compared with normal first trimester decidua. Double labelling confirmed that 50% of CD3+ T cells in complete and partial molar pregnancy coexpressed CD45RO, compared with 30% in normal pregnancy. Other leucocyte populations (eGLs, macrophages, B cells, and classical natural killer cells) did not differ between complete and partial mole and normal pregnancy decidua.

conclusionsThe presence of an increased population of activated decidual CD45RO+ T cells in complete and partial molar pregnancy suggests altered maternal immune responses against molar trophoblast.

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CD4 Lymphocyte CountCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesFemaleHumansHydatidiform MoleLeukocyte Common AntigensLymphocyte ActivationPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstT-Lymphocyte SubsetsUterine NeoplasmsCytokinesLeukocyte Common Antigens

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PMID10711251
PMCPMC501654
OpenAlexW2159432850

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