Table 1.
Search strategy
| #1 | pre-eclampsi*[tiab] OR preeclampsi*[tiab] OR miscarriage*[tiab] OR pregnancy loss*[tiab] OR abort*[tiab] OR pre-term[tiab] OR preterm[tiab] OR growth restrict*[tiab] OR pregnancy fail*[tiab] OR fetal loss* [tiab] OR infertile* [tiab] | |
| #2 | ‘immunoproteins’[Mesh] OR ‘cytokines’[Mesh] OR ‘immunology’ [Subheading] OR immunomodulation[tiab] OR immune modulation[tiab] OR immunotherapy[tiab] OR ‘immunomodulation’[Mesh] | |
| #3 | randomized controlled trial [pt] OR controlled clinical trial [pt] OR randomized [tiab] OR placebo [tiab] OR drug therapy [sh] OR randomly [tiab] OR trial [tiab] OR groups [tiab])) | |
| #4 | animal*[tiab] OR mice[tiab] OR mouse[tiab] OR rat[tiab] OR rats[tiab] OR pig[tiab] OR pigs[tiab]OR sheep[tiab] OR goat*[tiab] OR lamb[tiab] OR lambs[tiab] | |
| #5 | improve*[Title] OR outcome*[Title] OR loss*[Title] OR treatment*[Title] OR decreas*[Title] OR failure*[Title] OR promot*[Title] OR impair*[Title] OR prevent*[Title] OR induc*[Title] OR restor*[Title] OR rebalanc*[Title] | |
| #6 | #1 AND #2 AND #3 NOT #4 | Human studies |
| #7 | #1 AND #2 AND #4 AND #5 | Animal studies |
| #8 | #6 OR #7 | Preliminary search |