Open AccessEvaluation the levels of Plasma Interleukins (IL-8, IFN-?, IL-10) in Preeclamptic Pregnancies
Author(s) -
Baghdad Science Journal
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
mağallaẗ baġdād li-l-ʿulūm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.167
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2411-7986
pISSN - 2078-8665
DOI - 10.21123/bsj.8.4.918-925
Subject(s) - preeclampsia , medicine , plasma levels , pregnancy , obstetrics , endocrinology , immunology , andrology , biology , genetics
This study is to evaluate plasma levels of several cytokines in preeclamptic pregnancies compared to those of healthy pregnancies.Ninety pregnant women with preeclampsia (37 mild & 53 severe) and thirty healthy pregnant women were enrolled in the study. Blood samples were taken and plasma levels of IL-8, IL-10, and IFN-? were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Preeclamptic women and their severe cases but not mild cases had significantly (P