The effects of human pregnancy-specific β1-glycoprotein preparation on Th17 polarization of CD4+ cells and their cytokine profile.
Valeria P TimganovaSvetlana A ZamorinaLarisa S LitvinovaNatalia M TodosenkoMaria S BochkovaPavel V KhramtsovMikhail B RayevPublished in: BMC immunology (2020)
In the experimental model used, PSG had а mainly suppressive effect on the Th17 polarization and cytokine profile of Th17-polarized CD4+ cell cultures. As Th17 activity and a pro-inflammatory cytokine background are unfavorable during pregnancy, the observed PSG effects may play a fetoprotective role in vivo.