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Cytokines in health and disease

The Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton. UK

William L Ledger, PhD FRCOG, Professor

Head of Section of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Sheffield, The Jessop Wing, Tree Root Walk, Sheffield S10 2SF, UK. email: w.ledger{at}sheffield.ac.uk

Cytokines are proteins important in cell-cell signalling. They are involved in many physiological processes such as ovulation, menstruation and pregnancy. Equally, they play an important role in conditions such as preterm labour, pre-eclampsia, endometriosis and adhesion formation and reformation. Research into cytokines in normal reproductive processes as well as diseases is of paramount importance as the potential health and therapeutic benefits are large.

Keywords Keywords / cytokine biology / reproduction / immunology / pregnancy / cell-cell signalling / T cells / B cells