期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 23, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031333
关键词
progesterone; progestogens; dydrogesterone; pregnancy; pregnancy complications; immunomodulation; cytokines
资金
- [GINOP-2.3.2-15-201600021]
- [PTE AOK-KA 2017-22]
- [EFOP-3.6.1]
- [VEKOP-16-2017-00009]
- [OTKA K125212]
Progesterone plays important roles in endocrinology and immunomodulation during pregnancy. Maternal immune reactivity can interfere with pregnancy and lead to complications. This article summarizes the contribution of cytokines to pregnancy complications and explores the potential of progesterone and its analog dydrogesterone in the prevention and treatment of these complications.
Progesterone is well known for its numerous endocrinologic roles in pregnancy but is also endowed with fascinating immunomodulatory capabilities. It can downregulate the induction of inflammatory reactions, the activation of immune cells and the production of cytokines, which are critical mediators of immune responses. These features appear to be critical to the success of pregnancy, given the ability of maternal immune reactivity to interfere with pregnancy and to contribute to several pregnancy complications. This review summarizes the contribution of maternal immune effectors in general, and cytokines in particular, to pregnancy complications such as recurrent miscarriage, pre-eclampsia and preterm labor; it describes the promise offered by supplementation with progesterone and the oral progestogen dydrogesterone, as well as the progesterone-induced blocking factor in the prevention and/or treatment of these serious complications.
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