Open AccessInterferon-γ–Producing T Cells, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Relapses of Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s) -
Annette LangerGould,
Rohit Gupta,
Stella Huang,
Adam Hagan,
Kondala R. Atkuri,
Amethyst Leimpeter,
Kathleen Albers,
Eleni A. Greenwood,
Stephen K. Van Den Eeden,
Lawrence Steinman,
Lorene M. Nelson
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
archives of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3687
pISSN - 0003-9942
DOI - 10.1001/archneurol.2009.304
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , cd8 , amenorrhea , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , multiple sclerosis , postpartum period , obstetrics , gynecology , physiology , immunology , immune system , biology , biochemistry , genetics , in vitro
To determine whether fluctuations in functional T-cell subsets can explain why multiple sclerosis (MS) relapses decline during pregnancy and increase in the postpartum period.