Interferons in pregnancy
Belokrinitskaya T.E., Frolova N.I., Vyzhlova E.N., Malinovskaya V.V.
The normal course and successful outcome of pregnancy are due to a carefully coordinated interaction between mother and fetus. Type I interferons refer to the key mediators of these interactions as they contribute to the uncomplicated course of gestation and protect the mother and fetus from various infections. According to the statistical data, the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections including influenza and COVID-19 in pregnant women exceeds more than twice the incidence of these diseases in non-pregnant women of the same age, while 33% of all hospitalizations of mothers are associated with acute respiratory viral infections.
The objective of the study is to analyze the sources of modern literature on the role of interferons in maternal antiviral immunity, in the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory viral infections, influenza and COVID-19.
The databases and services, namely PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library, eLibrary were searched for publications of the national and foreign scientists for the period from 2013 to December 2023.
The review presents the current information on the role of interferons in the gestational change of the maternal body, in providing the normal course of pregnancy and anti-infective protection of the mother and fetus. The paper also presents the results of evaluating the effectiveness and safety of the use of recombinant interferon alpha-2b drugs as a means of preventing and treating various acute respiratory infections including influenza and COVID-19 in pregnant women.
Conclusion: Due to the persistent epidemiological risk associated with the circulation of various respiratory viruses that cause the development of mixed infections, systematization of data on the role of interferons during gestation and fetal development, understanding the pathogenesis of respiratory viral diseases of the mother will help the doctors to choose the appropriate methods of prevention and therapy of acute respiratory viral infections in pregnant women.
Authors’ contributions: Belokrinitskaya T.E. – developing the concept and design of the study, writing the text; Belokrinitskaya T.E., Frolova N.I. – searching and processing literature sources; Belokrinitskaya T.E., Vyzhlova E.N., Malinovskaya V.V. – editing the article.
Conflicts of interest: Authors declare lack of the possible conflicts of interests.
Funding: The study was conducted without sponsorship.
For citation: Belokrinitskaya T.E., Frolova N.I., Vyzhlova E.N., Malinovskaya V.V. Interferons in pregnancy.
Akusherstvo i Ginekologiya/Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024; (2): 144-150 (in Russian)
https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/aig.2024.31
Keywords
interferons
pregnancy
acute respiratory viral infections
influenza
COVID-19
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Received 09.02.2024
Accepted 15.02.2024
About the Authors
Tatiana E. Belokrinitskaya, Dr. Med. Sci., Professor, Head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Pediatric Faculty and Faculty of Professional Retraining,Chita State Medical Academy, Ministry of Health of Russia, 672000, Russia, Chita, Gorky str., 39a +7(3022)32-30-58, tanbell24@mail.ru,
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5447-4223
Nataly I. Frolova, Dr. Med. Sci., Associate Professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Pediatric Faculty and Faculty of Professional Retraining,
Chita State Medical Academy, Ministry of Health of Russia, 672000, Russia, Chita, Gorky str., 39a, taasyaa@mail.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7433-6012
Evgeniya N. Vyzhlova, PhD (Bio), Researcher at the Laboratory of Ontogenesis and Correction of the Interferon System, Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, 123098, Russia, Moscow, Gamaleya str., 18, +7(499)193-30-60, evizhlova@yandex.ru, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3054-8694
Valentina V. Malinovskaya, Dr. Bio. Sci., Professor, Chief Researcher at the Laboratory of Ontogenesis and Correction of the Interferon System, Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, 123098, Russia, Moscow, Gamaleya str., 18, +7(499)350-93-03, info@viferon.su, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1856-8924
Corresponding author: Tatiana E. Belokrinitskaya, tanbell24@mail.ru
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