Fetomaternal immune cross-talk and its consequences for maternal and offspring's health.
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Fetomaternal immune cross-talk and its consequences for maternal and offspring's health. / Arck, Petra C; Hecher, Kurt.
In: NAT MED, Vol. 19, No. 5, 5, 2013, p. 548-556.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Fetomaternal immune cross-talk and its consequences for maternal and offspring's health.
AU - Arck, Petra C
AU - Hecher, Kurt
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - An improved mechanistic understanding of the adaptational processes mounted during mammalian reproduction is emerging. Intricate pathways occurring at the fetomaternal interface, such as the formation of a functional synapse between invading fetal trophoblast cells, and the involvement of various maternal immune cell subsets and epigenetically modified decidual stromal cells have now been identified. These complex pathways synergistically create a tolerogenic niche in which the semiallogeneic fetus can develop. New insights into fetomaternal immune cross-talk may help us to understand the pathogenesis of pregnancy complications as well as poor postnatal health. Moreover, the effects of maternal immune adaptation to pregnancy on autoimmune disease activity are becoming increasingly evident. Thus, insights into fetomaternal immune cross-talk not only advance our understanding of pregnancy-related complications but also may be informative on how immune tolerance can be modulated in clinical settings outside the context of reproduction.
AB - An improved mechanistic understanding of the adaptational processes mounted during mammalian reproduction is emerging. Intricate pathways occurring at the fetomaternal interface, such as the formation of a functional synapse between invading fetal trophoblast cells, and the involvement of various maternal immune cell subsets and epigenetically modified decidual stromal cells have now been identified. These complex pathways synergistically create a tolerogenic niche in which the semiallogeneic fetus can develop. New insights into fetomaternal immune cross-talk may help us to understand the pathogenesis of pregnancy complications as well as poor postnatal health. Moreover, the effects of maternal immune adaptation to pregnancy on autoimmune disease activity are becoming increasingly evident. Thus, insights into fetomaternal immune cross-talk not only advance our understanding of pregnancy-related complications but also may be informative on how immune tolerance can be modulated in clinical settings outside the context of reproduction.
KW - Animals
KW - Humans
KW - Female
KW - Mice
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Epigenesis, Genetic
KW - Immune Tolerance/immunology
KW - Decidua/immunology
KW - Fetus/immunology
KW - Maternal-Fetal Exchange/immunology
KW - Pregnancy Complications
KW - Reproduction/physiology
KW - Stromal Cells/cytology
KW - Trophoblasts/immunology
KW - Animals
KW - Humans
KW - Female
KW - Mice
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Epigenesis, Genetic
KW - Immune Tolerance/immunology
KW - Decidua/immunology
KW - Fetus/immunology
KW - Maternal-Fetal Exchange/immunology
KW - Pregnancy Complications
KW - Reproduction/physiology
KW - Stromal Cells/cytology
KW - Trophoblasts/immunology
U2 - 10.1038/nm.3160
DO - 10.1038/nm.3160
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23652115
VL - 19
SP - 548
EP - 556
JO - NAT MED
JF - NAT MED
SN - 1078-8956
IS - 5
M1 - 5
ER -