11. 24
weeks
34
weeks
Delivery
24
weeks
34
weeks
Delivery
*
♯
♯
♯
*
♯
♯
♯
*
:
P24-‐34
<
0,05
♯:
P24-‐delivery
and
P34-‐delivery
<
0,05
125%
62%
40%
48%
17%
Total
leukocytes
Neutrophils
Lymphocytes
Monocytes
Total
leukocytes-‐C
Neutrophils-‐C
Lymphocytes-‐C
Monocytes-‐C
Pregnancy
was
related
to
an
increase
in
neutrophils
while
trying
to
preserve
the
absolute
numbers
of
lymphocytes
and
monocytes.
Possible
mechanisms
to
explain
our
results:
• To
retain
desirable
levels
of
immune
system
reac9vity.
• To
reserve
energy
for
pregnancy,
as
the
innate
immune
system
is
less
energe9cally
costly
to
maintain
than
the
adap9ve
immune
system.
Miller.
Am
J
Hum
Biol.
2009;21(3):401-‐3.
15. *Par'al
correla'ons
adjusted
by
maternal
age.
24
weeks:
R
=
0,25,
P
=
0,01
34
weeks:
R
=
0,26,
P
=
0,004
24
weeks:
R
=
0,26,
P
=
0,003
34
weeks:
R
=
0,25,
P
=
0,004
24
weeks:
R
=
0,20,
P
=
0,03
34
weeks:
R
=
0,27,
P
=
0,002
16. • There
are
immunological
changes
during
pregnancy
that
mediate
the
immune
adapta9on
between
mother
and
foetus.
• Pregnancy
was
related
to
an
increase
in
innate
immune
cells
(neutrophils),
and
a
decrease
in
B-‐cells
and
NK
cells.
• The
correla9ons
observed
between
preconcep9onal
BMI
and
lymphocytes
during
pregnancy
suggest
that
pregnancy
does
not
disrupt
the
habitual
posi9ve
rela9onship
between
nutri9onal
status
and
lymphocyte
numbers.