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A Study of Interferon‐γ and Interleukin‐2 Production in Premature Neonates and Neonates with Intrauterine Growth Retardation
Author(s) -
SAITO SHIGERU,
KATO YUMIKO,
MARUYAMA MASAYO,
ICHIJO MOTOHIKO
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of reproductive immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1600-0897
pISSN - 1046-7408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1992.tb00725.x
Subject(s) - preterm delivery , fetus , medicine , peripheral blood mononuclear cell , growth retardation , cytokine , interferon gamma , premature birth , obstetrics , pregnancy , immunology , physiology , endocrinology , biology , gestational age , in vitro , biochemistry , genetics
Mononuclear cells from aborted fetuses, preterm infants, intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) fetuses, and mature infants were stimulated with OK432 and PHA to study their effect on the production of interferon gamma (IFN‐γ) and interleukin‐2 (IL‐2), respectively. IFN‐γ production was reduced in the mature delivery group, while its production in preterm delivery and IUGR groups was markedly reduced compared to those in adults and the mature delivery group. Reduced IFN‐γ production in preterm delivery and IUGR groups was attributable neither to a decrease in T‐cells nor to enhanced sensitivity of T‐cells to prostaglandins. Unlike IFN‐γ production, IL‐2 production in preterm delivery groups was higher than that in adults; its production in the IUGR group was comparable to that in adults. In addition, both IFN‐γ and IL‐2 production in premature delivery cases was enhanced when these cases were exposed to the stress of infection.