Decidual immune cells: Guardians of human pregnancies
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Decidual immune cells: Guardians of human pregnancies. / Solano, Maria Emilia.
in: BEST PRACT RES CL OB, Jahrgang 60, 10.2019, S. 3-16.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Review › Forschung
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T1 - Decidual immune cells: Guardians of human pregnancies
AU - Solano, Maria Emilia
N1 - Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - During human pregnancy, trophoblast cells, the main cellular component of the placenta, invade deeply into uterine blood vessels and the modified endometrium (decidua). Hence, the maternal immune system must adapt to it. A successful pregnancy requires the tolerance of genetically different (allogenic) cells while the mother's immune competence is maintained. This tolerance is ensured through multiple overlapping and occasionally redundant innate and adaptive immune mechanisms. The present article aims to provide a broad overview on uterine immune cell components and the phenotypical and functional changes that they experience during pregnancy. Particularly, we seek to highlight very recent findings in functional adaptations to pregnancy in immune cell populations encountered in the decidua. These adaptations not only ensure tolerance to allogenic trophoblast cells but also promote optimal placental and fetal growth, simultaneously endeavoring to maintain immune surveillance to provide defense against infections.
AB - During human pregnancy, trophoblast cells, the main cellular component of the placenta, invade deeply into uterine blood vessels and the modified endometrium (decidua). Hence, the maternal immune system must adapt to it. A successful pregnancy requires the tolerance of genetically different (allogenic) cells while the mother's immune competence is maintained. This tolerance is ensured through multiple overlapping and occasionally redundant innate and adaptive immune mechanisms. The present article aims to provide a broad overview on uterine immune cell components and the phenotypical and functional changes that they experience during pregnancy. Particularly, we seek to highlight very recent findings in functional adaptations to pregnancy in immune cell populations encountered in the decidua. These adaptations not only ensure tolerance to allogenic trophoblast cells but also promote optimal placental and fetal growth, simultaneously endeavoring to maintain immune surveillance to provide defense against infections.
U2 - 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2019.05.009
DO - 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2019.05.009
M3 - SCORING: Review article
C2 - 31285174
VL - 60
SP - 3
EP - 16
JO - BEST PRACT RES CL OB
JF - BEST PRACT RES CL OB
SN - 1521-6934
ER -