Posey. In my interest to become a doctor, errr ahhh I mean, in my interest to understand ITP, this article was fantastic. Some questions.
- I searched for the word 'platelet' and found nothing. Same with the word 'warnings'.
- Having trouble with this sentence. "For example, during pregnancy women have a tendency to shift towards a Th2 dominance, which is advantageous since a Th1 shift would induce rejection of the fetus." Why would a Th1 shift induce rejection of a fetus? Is it because a Th1 shift causes immune system attacks on larger invader organisms? Th2 (B cell antibodies) for small organisms like viral bacteria?
- Is ITP a Th1 or a Th2 dominant disorder?
This article
suggests that it is Th1 dominant. How can that be? Obviously platelets are very small so Th2 dominant would make more sense.
