In brief The syndrome of preterm labor comprises multiple established and novel etiologies.
This review summarizes the distinct immune mechanisms implicated in preterm labor and …

The success of pregnancy is a result of countless ongoing interactions between the placenta
and the maternal immune and cardiovascular systems. Pre‐eclampsia is a serious …

Most research on human decidual leucocytes to date has focused on the predominant
CD56+ uterine natural killer (uNK) cell population in early pregnancy. Few reports have …

Review of mechanisms of uterine leukocyte infiltration and the potential roles of each
subpopulation of leukocytes in relation to pregnancy and parturition. No other organ in the …

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 …

Although replete with cytotoxic machinery, uterine NK (uNK) cells remain tolerant at the
maternal-fetal interface. The mechanisms that facilitate the uNK cell tolerance are largely …

Uterine natural killer cells (uNK) play an important role in promoting successful pregnancy
by regulating trophoblast invasion and spiral artery remodelling in the first trimester …

NK cells accumulate at the maternal-fetal interface (MFI) and play essential roles in
maintaining immune tolerance during pregnancy. The mechanisms that facilitate NK cells …

Citation Jin L‐P, Fan D‐X, Zhang T, Guo P‐F, Li D‐J. The costimulatory signal upregulation
is associated with Th1 bias at the maternal–fetal interface in human miscarriage. Am J …

The relationship between peripheral blood natural killer (NK) cells and reproductive failure
is one of the most controversial areas in reproductive medicine. Amidst much publicity …