Changes in blood lymphocyte subpopulations and expression of MHC-II molecules in wild mares before and after parturition

Abstract

Introduction: Pregnancy is a physiological state in which the immune system undergoes certain changes. On the one hand, by depleting cell defence mechanisms, it favours development and maintenance of the pregnancy. At the same time cells of the immune system ensure resistance to many risk factors, including infectious agents.

Keywords

• mares
• pregnancy
• immunity
• lymphocytes
• major histocompatibility complex