Endocrine alterations and imuno-modulation on pregnancy [Alterações endócrinas e imuno-modulação na gravidez]

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2007

Autores

Neves, C (Autor) Outra; Medina, JL (Autor) Outra; Delgado, L (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: Arquivos de Medicina

Vol. 21 Nº 1

Páginas: 175-182

ISSN: 0871-3413

Editora: A E F M U P, Alameda prof. H. Montiero

Indexação

Scopus - 6 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-007-NX9

Abstract (EN): The endocrine system and the immune system suffer significant alterations in order to provide a normal evolution of the gestation. This review delineates the main endocrine modifications that occur during the pregnancy, pointing out the importance of the adeno, the neuro-hypophysis, the adrenal glands and the thyroid in the multiplicity of the hormonal alterations, whose objective consists of providing a fetal-maternal relationship, that allows the perfect physical and psychoneurological development of the embryo on an immune tolerance hormone environment. Also mentioned are the main hormonal factors in the induction of the Th2 state during the gestation, pointing out the action of T cells, NK cells, the macrophages and the cytokines on the immune modulation in the pregnancy. © ArquiMed, 2007.

Idioma: Português

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica