PLASMA PRO-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE LEVELS IN PREECLAMPSIA

VURAL P., Saral N. Y., AKGÜL C.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.71, no.1, pp.9-13, 2008 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 71 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.9-13
  • Keywords: Preeclampsia, Th1/Th2 cytokines, endothelial damage
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Cytokines appear to contribute to the maintenance of normal pregnancy and development of pathological conditions. The aim of this study was to evaluate plasma cytokine pattern in preeclampsia and whether there is any relationship with disease severity or not.