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Prevention of CpG-induced pregnancy disruption by adoptive transfer of in vitro-induced regulatory T cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Lin Yi, Liu Xiaorui, Shan Bin, Wu Ji, Sharma Surendra, Sun Yun
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the mechanism by which embryo-resorption and preterm birth were enhanced by pathogenic CpG motif and to develop a counter strategy for normal pregnancy outcome. METHODS: This is an animal model-based study. In pregnant nonobese diabetic (NOD) mice and wild-type (WT) mice in the same strain background, an infection was mimicked by toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) activation through...
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