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. 2017 Nov 19;2017:5738371. doi: 10.1155/2017/5738371

Table 2.

Proportions of T cells in human placental tissues or peripheral blood and findings ex vivo relating to T cell function or outcome during pregnancy.

Cell Compartment Approximate abundance Comment Reference
CD8+ T1 Dec 70% of CD3+ Reversed CD4/8 versus PB [61, 96]
Term Dec basalis/parietalis Virus-specific viral control [98]
Term Dec basalis/parietalis ↓ perforin versus PB [100]
Term PB Hyporesponsiveness [106]
Term DSC Hyporesponsiveness [103]

CD4+ T1 Dec 20% of CD3+ [61]
Th1 T1 Dec 15% of CD4+ CCR4CXCR3+CCR6 [110]
T1, T2, T3, PP PB 112, 110, 156, 53/100000 lymph IFN-γ secreting cells [115]
T1 → T3 PB 20 → 17% of CD4+ IFN-γ+ ICS [114]
T1 → T3 PB 1% lower CD4+CD45RA+ IFN-γ+ ICS, Rel free versus Rel MS PP [125]
Th2 T1 Dec 5% of CD4+ CCR4+CXCR3CCR6 [110]
T1, T2, T3, PP PB 84, 87, 119, 54/100000 lymph IL-4 secreting cells [115]
T1→ T3 PB 2.3 → 3% of CD4+ IL-4 ICS [114]
T3 PB 3% versus 1.5% of CD4+ No PE versus PE [114]
Th17 T1 Dec 1-2% of CD4+ CCR4+CXCR3+CCR6+, IL17+ ICS [110]
[138]
T1 → T3 PB 1-2% of CD4+ IL-17+ ICS [138]
Preterm amniotic fluid, decidua Il-17+ ICS Th17 Inflammation in hAMSC [152]
T1 PB ↑ IL-17/CCR6+ in spontaneous abortion [150]
Treg T1 Dec 2% of CD4+ CD25highFOXP3high [110]
Term Dec, PB Dec ↑ CTLA-4+, HLA-DR+, CD69+ versus PB [123]
T1, T2, T3 PB 6.7, 10.9, 8.9% of CD4+ CD4+CD25+ [171]
T2 PB 6 versus 7.5% of CD4+ FOXP3+ pregnant versus nonpregnant. Reduced by hormones [178]
Term DSC ↑ Tregs, partly by IDO [120]

CD: cluster of differentiation; Dec: decidua; DSC: decidual stromal cells; hAMSC: human amniotic mesenchymal stromal cells; ICS: intracellular staining; IDO: indoleamine-2,3-dieoxygenase; lymph: lymphocytes; PB: peripheral blood; PE: preeclampsia; PP: postpartum; MS: multiple sclerosis; Rel: relapse; Treg: regulatory T cells; T1–3: trimester 1–3; TLR: toll-like receptor; UC: umbilical cord.