Immunological Characterization of Superantigen-induced Intrauterine Fetal and Newborn Death. Takei, E., Tamauchi, H., Maruyama, H., Nakanishi, K., Ishikawa, M., Unno, N., & Habu, S. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 54(4):232–239, October, 2005. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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Problem: The present study characterizes the immunological responses induced by superantigen and the underlying pathological mechanism using T-cell receptor-transgenic mice (TCR-Tg) to enable the ligand toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) to induce a cytokine storm. Method of study: Three kinds of pregnant mice which could respond to TSST-1 at various levels were injected with TSST-1 on gestation day 17.5 and then the incidence of fetal/newborn death, production of cytokines including serum interleukin-2 (IL-2) and the histological status of the placenta were examined on day 18.5. Results: The incidence of fetal/newborn death and the concentrations of cytokines such as IL-2 were higher in TCR-Tg mother than those in other strains of mice. Pathological examinations revealed that the placenta was congestive and apoptotic in TCR-Tg mice. Conclusions: Superantigen injection into pregnant mice appears to increase the incidence of fetal/newborn death through an IL-2-dependent immunological pathway. © Blackwell Munksgaard, 2005.
@article{takei_immunological_2005,
	title = {Immunological {Characterization} of {Superantigen}-induced {Intrauterine} {Fetal} and {Newborn} {Death}},
	volume = {54},
	issn = {8755-8920},
	url = {http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00305.x},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00305.x},
	abstract = {Problem: The present study characterizes the immunological responses induced by superantigen and the underlying pathological mechanism using T-cell receptor-transgenic mice (TCR-Tg) to enable the ligand toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) to induce a cytokine storm. Method of study: Three kinds of pregnant mice which could respond to TSST-1 at various levels were injected with TSST-1 on gestation day 17.5 and then the incidence of fetal/newborn death, production of cytokines including serum interleukin-2 (IL-2) and the histological status of the placenta were examined on day 18.5. Results: The incidence of fetal/newborn death and the concentrations of cytokines such as IL-2 were higher in TCR-Tg mother than those in other strains of mice. Pathological examinations revealed that the placenta was congestive and apoptotic in TCR-Tg mice. Conclusions: Superantigen injection into pregnant mice appears to increase the incidence of fetal/newborn death through an IL-2-dependent immunological pathway. © Blackwell Munksgaard, 2005.},
	number = {4},
	urldate = {2020-03-20},
	journal = {American Journal of Reproductive Immunology},
	author = {Takei, Eriko and Tamauchi, Hidekazu and Maruyama, Hiroko and Nakanishi, Kuniaki and Ishikawa, Masakazu and Unno, Nobuya and Habu, Sonoko},
	month = oct,
	year = {2005},
	note = {Publisher: John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd},
	keywords = {Fetal/newborn death, Interleukin-2, Superantigen, Toxic shock syndrome toxin-1},
	pages = {232--239},
}

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