Research Article

The Maternal Cytokine and Chemokine Profile of Naturally Conceived Gestations Is Mainly Preserved during In Vitro Fertilization and Egg Donation Pregnancies

Table 2

Values of IL8, RANTES, and SDF1α of the three study groups during pregnancy [mean (SD)].

ChemokineConception method1st trimester2nd trimester3rd trimester

IL8NC0.18 (0.34)0.29 (0.70)0.61 (1.13)
IVF0.45 (1.18)0.34 (0.59)0.57 (0.54)
ED0.40 (0.68)1.00 (1.77)1.22 (1.29)

RANTESNC59005.1 (41368.2)48423.2 (28486.7)43258.1 (30534.9)
IVF47438.1 (31725.0)30195.4 (19065.6)27216.9 (16902.2)
ED35255.8 (27131.5)18625.9 (17928.7)21275.1 (17626.3)

SDF1αNC1424.0 (492.3)1449.5 (377.9)3329.7 (1007.8)
IVF1304.4 (511.5)1194.0 (441.6)3057.4 (1027.5)
ED1480.7 (375.2)1089.8 (502.9)2577.8 (2299.2)

NC: natural conception; IVF: in vitro fertilization; ED: egg donation pregnancy.