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Cutting Edge: Fetal/Placental Type I IFN Can Affect Maternal Survival and Fetal Viral Load during Viral Infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Apr 2017
Racicot Karen, Aldo Paulomi, El-Guindy Ayman, Kwon Ja-Young, Romero Roberto, Mor Gil
Abstract excerpt
Pregnant women have greater mortality and complications associated with viral infections compared with the general population, but the reason for the increased susceptibility is not well defined. Placenta type I IFN is an important immune modulator and protects the pregnancy. We hypothesized that loss of placental IFN affects the regulation of the maternal immune system, resulting in the differential response to...
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