Male fetal sex is associated with low maternal plasma anti-inflammatory cytokine profile in the first trimester of healthy pregnancies

D Ramiro-Cortijo, M de la Calle, R B�ger…�- Cytokine, 2020 - Elsevier
Male fetal sex associates with higher rates of materno-fetal complications. Inflammation and
inadequate vasoactive responses are mechanisms implicated in obstetric complications�…

Fetal sex is associated with maternal stimulated cytokine production, but not serum cytokine levels, in human pregnancy

AM Mitchell, M Palettas, LM Christian�- Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2017 - Elsevier
Some studies suggest that fetal sex plays a role in maternal physiological processes during
pregnancy including glycemic control, blood pressure, and cortisol regulation. However�…

[HTML][HTML] Cytokine levels in late pregnancy: are female infants better protected against inflammation?

C Burns, ST Hall, R Smith, C Blackwell�- Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Inflammatory responses have been implicated in several forms of infant deaths (sudden
expected deaths and stillbirths) and the initiation of pre-term births. In this study, we�…

Fetal sex‐based differences in maternal hormones, angiogenic factors, and immune mediators during pregnancy and the postpartum period

EAL Enninga, WK Nevala, DJ Creedon…�- American journal of�…, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Problem Several pregnancy complications have disparities based on the sex of the fetus. It
is unknown whether the sex of the fetus differentially alters the maternal immune milieu�…

Patterns of peripheral cytokine expression during pregnancy in two cohorts and associations with inflammatory markers in cord blood

KMK Ross, G Miller, J Culhane…�- American journal of�…, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Problem Maternal inflammation undergoes adaptations during pregnancy, and excessive
inflammation has been associated with adverse outcomes. One mechanism may be�…

The impact of female fetal sex on preeclampsia and the maternal immune milieu

BD Taylor, RB Ness, MA Klebanoff, G Tang…�- Pregnancy�…, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Small studies suggest that fetal sex alters maternal inflammation. We examined
the association between fetal sex, preeclampsia and circulating maternal immune markers�…

Male gender promotes an increased inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide in umbilical vein blood

S Kim-Fine, TRH Regnault, JS Lee…�- The Journal of�…, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To establish gender-specific differences in maternal and fetal immune response
in healthy human fetuses at term. Methods: Forty-five women with elective caesarean�…

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress biomarkers and their relationship with cytokine concentrations in overweight/obese pregnant women and their neonates

M Hern�ndez-Trejo, A Montoya-Estrada…�- BMC immunology, 2017 - Springer
Background Oxidative damage present in obese/overweight mothers may lead to further
oxidative stress conditions or inflammation in maternal and cord blood samples. Thirty-four�…

Associations between maternal inflammation during pregnancy and infant birth outcomes in the Seychelles Child Development Study

AJ Yeates, EM McSorley, MS Mulhern, T Spence…�- Journal of reproductive�…, 2020 - Elsevier
Problem Markers of maternal inflammation may determine infant birth outcomes. Method of
study Maternal serum samples were collected at 28 weeks gestation (n= 1418) in the�…

Adaptation of the inflammatory immune response across pregnancy and postpartum in Black and White women

SL Gillespie, K Porter, LM Christian�- Journal of reproductive immunology, 2016 - Elsevier
Pregnancy is a period of considerable physiological adaption in neuroendocrine,
cardiovascular, as well as immune function. Understanding of typical changes in�…