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Rev. cuba. hematol. inmunol. hemoter ; 32(1): 15-29, ene.-mar. 2016.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-908282

ABSTRACT

La implantación de un embrión semialogénico en el útero materno constituye una paradoja inmunológica y es uno de los fenómenos que abre más interrogantes dentro del campo de la Inmunología. Mientras que en un determinado momento se consideró que la interfase materno-fetal era un sitio inmunológicamente privilegiado, hoy se sabe que ocurre un reconocimiento del feto semialogénico por el sistema inmune de la madre. Sin embargo, a pesar de este reconocimiento inmunológico se han descubierto varios mecanismos que pueden explicar el porqué la madre no rechaza al feto antigénicamente diferente. Estos mecanismos incluyen, tanto factores fetales como factores locales maternos, donde están incluidos los elementos de la respuesta inmunitaria adaptativa e innata. En este trabajo se hace referencia a la importante función que desempeñan las células asesinas naturales, las células dendríticas y los macrófagos en el embarazo(AU)


The implantation of a semiallogenic embryo in the womb is an immunological paradox and is one of the phenomena that open more questions in the field of immunology. While at one point it was considered that the maternal-fetal interface was an immunologically privileged site, now it is known that a fetus semiallogenic recognition by the immune system of the mother occurs. However, despite this immune recognition several mechanisms have been discovered that may explain why the mother does not reject the fetus antigenically different. These mechanisms include both fetal factors and local maternal factors, where the elements of innate and adaptive immune response are included. In this paper we refer to the important role of natural killer cells, dendritic cells and macrophages in pregnancy(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Pregnancy , Dendritic Cells , Killer Cells, Natural/physiology , Macrophages , Maternal-Fetal Relations , Pregnancy Maintenance/immunology
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Rev. cuba. hematol. inmunol. hemoter ; 31(4): 0-0, oct.-dic. 2015.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-769399

ABSTRACT

El síndrome antifosfolípido es el tipo de trombofilia adquirida más frecuente y se define como un estado de hipercoagulabilidad de causa autoimnune, que puede provocar trombosis arterial, venosa, o ambas; así como una amplia gama de complicaciones obstétricas por lo general asociadas a insuficiencia placentaria. Entre ellas están: la pérdida gestacional recurrente, la muerte fetal, la preclampsia grave precoz, la restricción del crecimiento intrauterino, el desprendimiento precoz de placenta y los partos prematuros. En general, en los países en vías de desarrollo se desconoce la magnitud del problema ocasionado por estos anticuerpos antifosfolípidos en mujeres con pérdidas recurrentes de embarazo, debido a que para el diagnóstico de esta entidad se precisa de pruebas que resultan costosas, que requieren de personal calificado para su interpretación y por otra parte, no existe uniformidad en los criterios de laboratorio utilizados por diferentes instituciones para realizar el diagnóstico. En Cuba contamos con posibilidades diagnósticas para la identificación de los anticuerpos antifosfolípidos, lo que constituye un pilar fundamental en el análisis diferencial de esta entidad obstétrica; por ello, la combinación de un diagnóstico adecuado, un minucioso seguimiento y un tratamiento certero redundarán en el éxito del embarazo(AU)


The antiphospholipid syndrome is the most common type of acquired thrombophilia and is defined as a hypercoagulable state of autoimmune cause, which can provoke arterial and/or venous thrombosis, as well as a wide range of adverse obstetric complications associated to placental insufficiency. Among them are the recurrent pregnancy loss, stillbirth, early severe preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, premature placental abruption and premature births. In general, in developing countries the magnitude of the problem caused by these antiphospholipid antibodies in women with recurrent pregnancy losses is high, as tests of elevated cost for the diagnosis of this disease are needed, which also requires qualified personnel for the interpretation of results and there is no uniformity in the laboratory criteria used for diagnosis by different institutions In Cuba we have diagnostic possibilities for the identification of these antiphospholipids which is a fundamental pillar in the differential analysis of this obstetric entity; therefore, the combination of an accurate diagnosis, careful monitoring and the proper treatment, guarantees pregnancy success(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Pregnancy , Antibodies, Antiphospholipid/immunology , Antiphospholipid Syndrome/diagnosis , Clinical Laboratory Techniques/methods , Pregnancy Maintenance/immunology , Stillbirth , Venous Thrombosis/complications
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Femina ; 37(7): 373-378, jul. 2009. tab, ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-537578

ABSTRACT

As células natural killer endometriais, também chamadas células natural killer uterinas, têm recebido especial atenção no campo da imunologia reprodutiva. Teorias que consideram alterações na resposta imune como uma causa de infertilidade conjugal e de falhas nos tratamentos de reprodução assistida têm ponderado um possível envolvimento negativo das células natural killer endometriais. As células natural killer são linfócitos que podem ser identificados no sangue periférico e no endométrio, apresentando diferenças fenotípicas e funcionais importantes. As células periféricas não se alteram com a fase do ciclo menstrual e implantação, sendo que as células natural killer endometriais apresentam variações durante o ciclo menstrual e período peri-implantacional, com menores concentrações durante a fase proliferativa e aumentando na segunda fase do ciclo. A célula natural killer endometriais participam nas várias fases da implantação, invasão trofoblástica, placentação e desenvolvimento fetal e no desenvolvimento da gestação humana até aproximadamente 20 semanas.


Endometrial natural killer cells have been given special attention in reproductive immunology. The relation between the endometrial natural killer cells and alterations in the immune response as a cause of couples infertility and failure in assisted reproduction treatment have been studied in several theories. Natural killer cells are lymphocytes that may be identified in peripheral blood and endometrium, with phenotypical and functional differences between them. Peripheral natural killer cells do not change with the menstrual cycle or implantation, as opposed to endometrial natural killer cells which present lower concentration in the proliferative phase and higher concentration in the luteal phase. Endometrial natural killer cells play an important role in the implantation, trophoblastic invasion, placentation, fetal development and development of the human pregnancies up to 20 weeks of gestation.


Subject(s)
Female , Pregnancy , Abortion, Habitual/etiology , Killer Cells, Natural/cytology , Killer Cells, Natural/immunology , Embryo Implantation , Embryo Transfer , Endometrium/immunology , Endometrium/pathology , Fertilization/immunology , Pregnancy Maintenance/immunology
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Rev. invest. clín ; 59(2): 139-145, mar.-abr. 2007. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-632368

ABSTRACT

Progesterone is an essential hormone for pregnancy maintenance. This hormone acts by binding to its intracellular receptor or by rapid non-genomic actions to regulate a wide variety of biological functions in the feto-placental unit. Progesterone regulates blastocyst implantation and placental development by inducing immunosupression through type Th2 cytokines secretion. This review summarizes current research about the role of progesterone as critical regulator of expression and secretion of cytokines by T-cell and other placental cells.


La progesterona es una hormona esteroide muy versátil y esencial para el mantenimiento del embarazo. El principal mecanismo de acción de la progesterona es el clásico, vía receptor intracelular, regulando diversas funciones, aspectos celulares y vías moleculares implicadas en el proceso de la implantación. Asimismo existen mecanismos adicionales que no dependen de la interacción del complejo hormona receptor con la maquinaria transcripcional y que son capaces de regular rápidamente cascadas de señalización que determinarán la respuesta de la célula. En particular se ha demostrado que la progesterona ejerce efectos inmunosupresores durante la gestación al favorecer la secreción de citocinas de tipo Th2 por los linfocitos T, evento importante para regular el sistema inmunológico materno y evitar el rechazo de la placenta. El objetivo de esta revisión se centra en analizar la influencia de la progesterona en la interfase materno-fetal sobre la expresión y secreción de citocinas por las células T y no T como es el caso del trofoblasto.


Subject(s)
Animals , Female , Mice , Pregnancy , Pregnancy Maintenance/immunology , Progesterone/physiology , Blastocyst , Cytokines/physiology , Embryo Implantation/immunology , Embryo Implantation/physiology , Gene Expression Regulation , Immune Tolerance , Inflammation , Labor, Obstetric/physiology , Lymphocytes/metabolism , Models, Biological , Maternal-Fetal Exchange/immunology , NF-kappa B/physiology , Placenta/growth & development , Placenta/immunology , Pregnancy Maintenance/physiology , Pregnancy Proteins/physiology , Receptors, Progesterone/physiology , Suppressor Factors, Immunologic , Spleen/metabolism
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