Labor resembles an inflammatory response that includes secretion of cytokines/chemokines
by resident and infiltrating immune cells into reproductive tissues and the maternal/fetal …

Maternal immune system must tolerate semiallogenic fetus to establish and maintain a
successful pregnancy. Despite the existence of several strategies of trophoblast to avoid …

Acute chorioamnionitis is characterized by neutrophilic infiltration and inflammation at the
maternal fetal interface. It is a relatively common complication of pregnancy and can have …

Pregnancy is a state of immunological balance during which the mother and the developing
fetus must tolerate each other while maintaining sufficient immunocompetence to ward off …

The objective was to investigate the subsets of natural killer T (NKT)-like cells and the
expression of Th1/Th2 cytokines in the peripheral blood (PB) and/or decidual tissue of …

Human pregnancy is a complex process. Placental development depends on the function of
secretory molecules produced by placental trophoblast cells as well as by maternal uterine …

α-Galactosylceramide (α-GalCer), is a glycolipid which has been identified as a ligand
recognized by a special group of immune T cells, known as invariant NKT cells. γ-GalCer …

Problem Immune system dysregulation is a major cause of unexplained recurrent
miscarriage (URM). Women with URM need screening for their pregnancy …

Establishment of the maternal-fetal interface is characterized by the influx of maternal NK
cells, macrophages, and T cells into the decidua. Although a great deal has been learned …

Most primitive multicellular animals mount allogeneic immune responses to protect
themselves from invasion by foreign organisms. The reproductive success of eutherian …