Immune activation markers in peripartum women in Botswana: association with feeding strategy and maternal morbidity.

Hormone levels shift the immune state in HIV-uninfected pregnant and breastfeeding women away from Th1 responses and toward regulation to permit fetal tolerance. Limited data exist on inflammation during pregnancy or postpartum in HIV-infected women, though certain inflammatory markers are associate...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth S Russell, Terence Mohammed, Laura Smeaton, Baitshepi Jorowe, Iain J MacLeod, Risa M Hoffman, Judith S Currier, Sikhulile Moyo, Max Essex, Shahin Lockman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3962339?pdf=render