Pre‐eclampsia is associated with dendritic cell recruitment into the uterine decidua

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Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality that preferentially affects primiparous patients. It is associated with systemic inflammation and impaired trophoblast invasion of the decidua. Decidual cells are the major cell type of the pregnant endometrium. Macrophages and dendritic cells are major specialized antigen-presenting cells that promote both innate immunity and immune...

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