Levels of mannose binding lectin in early pregnancy complicated by diabetes mellitus type 1--preliminary report.

The complement system plays an important role as a product of innate and acquired immune reaction. It can be activated via three different routes: the classical pathway, the alternative pathway and the lectin pathway. MBL (mannose-binding lectin) is considered to be a pathogen recognising receptor (PRR), an important factor in recognising pathogen associated molecular pattern (PAMP).

[Arterial hypertension during pregnancy complicated by type-1 diabetes--clinical aspects].

In the group of 289 pregnant diabetic women hospitalised and followed-up between 1991-2000 in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Dept., Research Institute Polish Mothers Memorial Hospital, 44 patients were diagnosed with hypertension arterialis (15.2%), significantly more frequently in women with long lasting diabetes complicated by angiopathy and whose who trend to be obese.

[Peripheral blood neutrophils reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) production in early pregnancy complicated by diabetes mellitus type I].

Unlabelled: The components of maternal innate immune system are activated in pregnancy. Increased number of circulating neutrophils and monocytes, reactive oxygen intermediate production (ROI), increased expression of the adhesion molecules can be observed. The activation status and neutrophils response to stimulators in pregnant diabetic women's comprise, to some extend, both situations pregnancy and diabetes, combined effect of both seems to be very intriguing.

[Evaluation of some neutrophil adhesion molecules in pregnancy complicated by diabetes mellitus type 1].

Unlabelled: The effective functions of human peripheral blood neutrophil are modulated by regulatory molecules depending on receptor agonists and adhesion molecules.

Objectives: Evaluation of percentage of neutrophil adhesion molecules in pregnancy of diabetic mothers as well as their expression on peripheral blood neutrophils.

Material: A-12 pregnant diabetic women at 7-13 and 34-36 weeks of first gestation, B-11 healthy pregnant women match for gestation, age and parity; C-11 healthy non-diabetic women; D-14 diabetic, non-pregnant women.

[Evaluation of predictive value of lung maturity in newborns based on effectiveness of amniotic fluid study].

The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of respiratory distress syndrome-RDS evidence using amniotic fluid diagnostic tests. 200 amniotic fluid samples obtained by amniocentesis were study to evaluate pulmonary tissue maturity status. The PG test was 30% specific and 100% sensitive; FLM test showed 50% specificity and 67% sensitivity.