Physiological leukocytosis during pregnancy is associated with changes in glucose transporter expression of maternal peripheral blood granulocytes and monocytes

Korgun, EMİN; Demir, RAMAZAN; Sedlmayr, P; Desoye, G; Arikan, GÜVEN; Puerstner, P; Haeusler, M; Dohr, G; Skofitsch, G; Hahn, T

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0897.2002.01069.x

Physiological leukocytosis during pregnancy is associated with changes in glucose transporter expression of maternal peripheral blood granulocytes and monocytes

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Korgun E. T., Demir R., Sedlmayr P., Desoye G., Arikan G., Puerstner P., ...More

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY, vol.48, no.2, pp.110-116, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 48 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2002
Doi Number: 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2002.01069.x
Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.110-116
Keywords: glucose transport, GLUT, leukocyte, neutrophilia, IN-VITRO, MECHANISM, HORMONES, BINDING, SYSTEM
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

PROBLEM: The scarce data on glucose transporter expression of leukocytes are contradictory and nothing is known about changes accompanying physiological leukocytosis during pregnancy, which imposes acute metabolic demands on the cells.