1
Dept. of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University
Medical School Atlanta, Georgia 30303
USA
2
Lab. of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, NIAID,
NIH Bethesda, Maryland 20892 USA
A recent study suggests that immunosuppression mediated by IDO, an enzyme
that catabolizes tryptophan, may prevent rejection of the fetus by the maternal
immune system.