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Elucidation of mechanisms controlling cervical remodeling is critical for development of therapies to reduce the incidence of prematurity. The cervical extracellular matrix must be disorganized during labor to allow birth, followed by a rapid repair postpartum. Leukocytes infiltrate the cervix before and after birth and are proposed to regulate matrix remodeling during cervical ripening via release of proteolytic enzymes. In the current study, flow cytometry and cell sorting were used to determine the role of immune cells in cervical matrix remodeling before, during, and after parturition. Markers of myeloid cell differentiation and activation were assessed to define phenotype and function. Tissue monocytes and eosinophils increased in the cervix before birth in a progesterone-regulated fashion, whereas macrophage numbers were unchanged. Neutrophils increased in the postpartum period. Increased mRNA expression of Csfr1 and markers of alternatively activated M2 macrophages during labor or shortly postpartum suggest a function of M2 macrophages in postpartum tissue repair. Changes in cervical myeloid cell numbers are not reflected in the peripheral blood. These data along with our previous studies suggest that myeloid-derived cells do not orchestrate processes required for initiation of cervical ripening before birth. Additionally, macrophages with diverse phenotypes (M1 and M2) are present in the cervix and are most likely involved in the postpartum repair of tissue.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4049\/jimmunol.0803138","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2009,2,20]],"date-time":"2009-02-20T17:41:32Z","timestamp":1235151692000},"page":"2700-2707","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":119,"title":["Temporal Changes in Myeloid Cells in the Cervix during Pregnancy and Parturition"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"182","author":[{"given":"Brenda C","family":"Timmons","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anna-Marie","family":"Fairhurst","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center , Dallas, TX 75390"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mala S","family":"Mahendroo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2009,3,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025032622240412700_R1","first-page":"1084","article-title":"Trends in preterm birth and perinatal mortality among singletons: United States, 1989 through 2000.","volume-title":"Obstet. 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