Table 2.

The phenotype of decidual macrophages

		Monocytes
	Decidual macrophages§	pregnant‡	control†
HLA-DR	126·0 ± 52·7**	54·7 ± 26·7	56·5 ± 30·3
CD80	2·1 ± 0·4**	0·9 ± 0·1	1·0 ± 0·2
CD86	6·5 ± 1·6**	16·2 ± 4·8	13·9 ± 4·9
CD40	2·3 ± 0·6	2·9 ± 0·6	2·8 ± 1·4

The mean fluorescence intensity ratios (MFIRs, see Materials and Methods) of different cells surface markers on CD14⁺ decidual cells and CD14⁺ PB monocytes from pregnant and nonpregnant controls are shown (mean ± s.d.).

^**P < 0·01 when compared with control.

^†n = 10,

^‡n = 11,

^§n = 12.