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MAIT cells accumulate in placental intervillous space and display a highly cytotoxic phenotype upon bacterial stimulation.
Scientific reports - 21 Jul 2017
Solders Martin, Gorchs Laia, Erkers Tom, Lundell Anna-Carin, Nava Silvia, Gidlöf Sebastian, Tiblad Eleonor, Magalhaes Isabelle, Kaipe Helen
Abstract excerpt
During pregnancy, the maternal immune system must tolerate the developing foetus, and yet retain a potent antimicrobial response to prevent infections. Mucosal associated invariant T (MAIT) cells recognize microbial-derived vitamin B metabolites presented on the MR1 molecule, but their presence and function at the foetal-maternal interface is not known. We here isolated mononuclear cells from paired samples of...
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