Regulatory T cells improve pregnancy rate in RIF patients after additional IVIG treatment

Abstract

RIF: repeated implantation failure; IVIG: intravenous immunoglobulin; Th17: T helper 17; Treg: T regulatory; NK cells: natural killer cells; PCR: polymerase chain reaction; ELISA: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; RORγt: RAR-related orphan receptor gamma; Foxp3: forkhead box protein P3; IL-17: interleukin-17; LMWH: low-molecular weight heparin; dNK: decidual NK cells.