Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University.
A special protein-carbohydrate molecule - trophoblastic β1-glycoprotein, that regulates the congenital and adaptive (or acquired) immunity is found in the blood of pregnant women. It is due to these cells that the woman s body does not adversely react to the fetus as a source of antigens and rather normal development is supported until its birth. Natural Defence System
‘A special protein-carbohydrate molecule trophoblastic β1-glycoprotein in the blood of pregnant women has the ability to fight pathological immune reaction via its action on pro-inflammatory immune cells. This may aid in the development of medicinal drugs for pregnancy maintenance, treat its complications, and also in the treatment of various autoimmune diseases.’