Douggy B 0 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6639461.stm Dated 2007 and for some reason has made it back onto the BBC news most read. Missus has spotted it now too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6639461.stm Dated 2007 and for some reason has made it back onto the BBC news most read. Missus has spotted it now too Is she adding the numbers up like on your constant sore throat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoggeordie 0 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 But touché: The involvement of immune mechanisms in the aetiology of preeclampsia is often suggested. Normal pregnancy is thought to be associated with a state of tolerance to the foreign antigens of the fetus, whereas in preeclamptic women this immunological tolerance might be hampered. The present study shows that oral sex and swallowing sperm is correlated with a diminished occurrence of preeclampsia which fits in the existing idea that a paternal factor is involved in the occurrence of preeclampsia. Because pregnancy has many similarities with transplantation, we hypothesize that induction of allogeneic tolerance to the paternal HLA molecules of the fetus may be crucial. Recent data suggest that exposure, and especially oral exposure to soluble HLA (sHLA) or HLA derived peptides can lead to transplantation tolerance. Similarly, sHLA antigens, that are present in the seminal plasma, might cause tolerance in the mother to paternal antigens. In order to test whether this indeed may be the case, we investigated whether sHLA antigens are present in seminal plasma. Using a specific ELISA we detected sHLA class I molecules in seminal plasma. The level varied between individuals and was related to the level in plasma. Further studies showed that these sHLA class I molecules included classical HLA class I alleles, such as sHLA-A2, -B7, -B51, -B35 and sHLA-A9. Preliminary data show lower levels of sHLA in seminal plasma in the preeclampsia group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Science for Good and Evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6702 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6639461.stm Dated 2007 and for some reason has made it back onto the BBC news most read. Missus has spotted it now too She's using it as an excuse man.... In reality she got fed up of trying to find it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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