Open AccessPresence of interleukin-8 and the IL-1 receptor antagonist in the cervical mucus of fertile and infertile women
Author(s) -
Milena Kataranovski,
Ljiljana Radojčić,
Vera Prokić,
Danilo Vojvodić
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp0404359k
Subject(s) - infertility , cervical mucus , medicine , antibody , gynecology , andrology , immunology , biology , cervix , pregnancy , genetics , cancer
Cytokines are involved in almost every aspect of reproduction, and recent studies suggested a relationship between cytokines and male/female infertility. In the present study, the levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) were determined in the cervical mucus of fertile and infertile women.