@article{fdi:010060425,
  title = {{G}estational age-related changes in the peripheral blood cell composition of sub-{S}aharan {A}frican women},
  author = {{I}bitokou, {S}. and {B}rutus, {L}aurent and {V}ianou, {B}. and {O}esterholt, {M}. and {M}assougbodji, {A}. and {D}eloron, {P}hilippe and {T}roye-{B}lomberg, {M}. and {F}ievet, {N}adine and {L}uty, {A}drian},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{G}estational age-related changes in the cellular composition of peripheral blood have not been described in sub-{S}aharan {A}frican settings. {W}e conducted longitudinal cohort studies in {B}eninese and {T}anzanian mothers with quantification of peripheral blood mononuclear cell-types ex vivo using flow cytometry. {B}etween the second trimester and delivery the frequency of {CD}4(+) {T} cells declined significantly, contrasting with a non-significant increase in {CD}8(+) {T} cells, but no changes in {T}-regulatory, {NK} or {NKT} cell frequencies. {A}ntigen-presenting cell profiles were also unaltered, although non-significant trends were evident. {T}hese changes resemble in some respects those reported during pregnancies in developed countries, but differ in others.},
  keywords = {{P}regnancy ; {P}eripheral blood mononuclear cells ; {A}frican women ; {L}ongitudinal cohort study ; {L}ymphocytes ; {A}ntigen-presenting cells ; {AFRIQUE} {SUBSAHARIENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {R}eproductive {I}mmunology},
  volume = {98},
  numero = {1-2},
  pages = {21--28},
  ISSN = {0165-0378},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jri.2013.03.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060425},
}