ULTRASTRUCTURAL-CHANGES OF EPIDERMAL LANGERHANS CELLS IN PREGNANT GUINEA-PIGS - A PRELIMINARY-REPORT

Authors
ALP H DURGUN B MUFTUOGLU S INAN S ASAN E
Citation
H. Alp et al., ULTRASTRUCTURAL-CHANGES OF EPIDERMAL LANGERHANS CELLS IN PREGNANT GUINEA-PIGS - A PRELIMINARY-REPORT, Acta anatomica, 149(2), 1994, pp. 100-103
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Anatomy & Morphology
Journal title
Acta anatomica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015180
Volume
149
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
100 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5180(1994)149:2<100:UOELCI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
An association between pregnancy and a depression in cellular immunity has long been, known, but the reason for this is far from clear. To i nvestigate the possible role of Langerhans cells (LC) in immunosuppres sion during pregnancy, we examined the epidermal LC morphology of preg nant guinea pigs ultrastructurally. An altered morphology of epidermal LCs was observed in all specimens obtained from pregnant guinea pigs. LCs were found to be activated in pregnancy.