Table 1 IL-10 contributes to the angiogenesis process associated with early gestation when NK cells are temporarily depleted.

From: NK cell-derived IL-10 is critical for DC-NK cell dialogue at the maternal-fetal interface

Parameter

FLT3-dNK

FLT3-dNK + rIL-10

sFlt-1 (pg/ml)

4038 ± 424*

1938 ± 337

VEGF mRNA (2−ΔCT)

1.31 ± 0.18

8.88 ± 1.83*

Flt-1 mRNA (2−ΔCT)

3.52 ± 0.35*

1.42 ± 0.37

  1. Data are means ± SEM (n = 6–8/group). Serum sFlt-1 levels are shown as mean values analyzed by ELISA on ED7.5 and decidual VEGF and Flt-1 expression on ED7.5, as analysed by qPCR. *p < 0.05, using two-tailed t-test.
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