During human pregnancy, the maternal immune system develops and changes, providing
protection for the growing placenta and fetus. These protective changes provide …

Reproductive Immunology is a growing area in both immunology and reproductive sciences
and is helping us to better understand several complications of pregnancy. Immunology of …

The aim of this study is to improve our understanding of the mechanisms involved in
maternal–fetal immune tolerance. We searched the related literatures and overviewed the …

While contemplating the best way to visually present our Research Topic, the “Tree of Life”
concept emerged. Indeed, the developing fetus, attached to the placenta, resembles a tree …

Placental transfer of maternal IgG antibodies to the fetus is an important mechanism that
provides protection to the infant while his/her humoral response is inefficient. IgG is the only …

The immune system in humans is a complex system capable of discriminating self from non-
self, and mounting appropriate allogenic immune responses to protect themselves from …

Pregnancy success is attributed to the joint action of several factors such as regulatory
placental molecules and components of the mother's immune system, among others …

In recent years it has come to be generally recognized that, directly or indirectly, immunology
intrudes into nearly every aspect of human reproduction. The discovered importance of the …

Placental abruption is an unpredictable severe complication in pregnancy. In order to
investigate the possibility that the activation of the fetal nonadaptive immune system may be …

Pregnancy is an immune paradox in which the mother must tolerate the fetus, a
semiallograft, while at the same time maintain immune defense against pathogens. From the …