The tumor microenvironment is highly complex, and immune escape is currently considered
an important hallmark of cancer, largely contributing to tumor progression and metastasis …

Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical
pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. Uterine …

Natural killer (NK) cells are part of the cellular immune response. They target mainly cancer
and virally infected cells. To a high extent cytotoxic activity of NK cells is regulated inter alia …

Maternal-fetal immune-tolerance occurs throughout the whole gestational trimester, thus a
mother can accept a genetically distinct fetus without immunological aggressive behavior …

The success of pregnancy relies on the fine adjustment of the maternal immune system to
tolerate the allogeneic fetus. Trophoblasts carrying paternal antigens are the only fetal …

Uterine natural killer (uNK) cells are an immune subset located in the uterus. uNK cells have
distinct tissue-specific characteristics compared to their counterparts in peripheral blood and …

Trophoblasts differentiate and form the placenta during pregnancy in a complex and finely
orchestrated process, which is dependent on the establishment of maternal-fetal immune …

Human leukocyte immunoglobulin (Ig)-like receptors (LILR) are a family of 11 innate
immunomodulatory receptors, primarily expressed on lymphoid and myeloid cells. LILRs are …

Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3) have been detected in both murine and human
decidual tissues where they are thought to play a relevant role in the induction and …

Introduction Endometriosis is a worldwide gynacological diseases, affecting in 6–10% of
women of reproductive age. The aim of this study was to investigate the gene network and …