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


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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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.