T helper (Th) cell profiles in pregnancy and recurrent pregnancy losses: Th1/Th2/Th9/Th17/Th22/Tfh cells

W Wang, N Sung, A Gilman-Sachs… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
During pregnancy, various immune effectors and molecules participating in the immune-
microenvironment establish specific maternal tolerance toward the semi-allogeneic fetus …

The role of immune cells in recurrent spontaneous abortion

D Li, L Zheng, D Zhao, Y Xu, Y Wang - Reproductive Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Recurrent spontaneous abortion affects approximately 1–2% of women of childbearing, and
describes a condition in which women suffer from three or more continuous spontaneous …

Next generation of immune checkpoint molecules in maternal‐fetal immunity

SJ Zhao, KP Muyayalo, J Luo, D Huang… - Immunological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Successful pregnancy is a unique situation requires the maternal immune system to
recognize and tolerate a semi‐identical fetus and allow normal invasion of trophoblast cells …

Immune alterations in recurrent implantation failure

N Mukherjee, R Sharma, D Modi - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A failure to achieve pregnancy after three or more embryo transfer cycles with high‐quality
blastocysts is referred to as recurrent implantation failure (RIF). RIF can be due to altered …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors and reproductive failures

Z Chen, J Huang, J Kwak-Kim, W Wang - Journal of Reproductive …, 2023 - Elsevier
The human conceptus is a semi-allograft, which is antigenically foreign to the mother.
Hence, the implantation process needs mechanisms to prevent allograft rejection during …

T helper cell immunity in pregnancy and influence on autoimmune disease progression

JJ Graham, MS Longhi, MA Heneghan - Journal of autoimmunity, 2021 - Elsevier
Pregnancy presents the maternal immune system with a unique immunological challenge
since it has to defend against pathogens while tolerating paternal allo-antigens expressed …

Dynamic changes in regulatory T cells during normal pregnancy, recurrent pregnancy loss, and gestational diabetes

W Wang, Y Zhao, X Zhou, N Sung, L Chen… - Journal of reproductive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are critical to regulating maternal T-cell activation against
trophoblast; however, the characteristics of maternal Tregs during pregnancy have not been …

Obesity, COVID-19 and immunotherapy: the complex relationship!

C Finelli - Immunotherapy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the third known coronavirus after SARS-
coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and middle east respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (MERS-CoV) …

Regulation of the innate immune cells during pregnancy: An immune checkpoint perspective

WX Li, XH Xu, LP Jin - Journal of cellular and molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The foetus can be regarded as a half‐allograft implanted into the maternal body. In a
successful pregnancy, the mother does not reject the foetus because of the immune …

The characteristics of antigenic specificity of memory regulatory t cells in women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss

W Wang, X Zhou, Y Zhang, Z Chen, J Huang… - Journal of Reproductive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) proliferate after encountering the fetal antigen, which plays an
important role in maintaining maternal-fetal tolerance. Activated Tregs increase number and …