Role of Decidual Natural Killer Cells in Human Pregnancy and Related Pregnancy Complications.

doi:10.3389/fimmu.2021.728291

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Role of Decidual Natural Killer Cells in Human Pregnancy and Related Pregnancy Complications.

Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2021

Zhang Xiuhong, Wei Haiming

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Pregnancy is a unique type of immunological process. Healthy pregnancy is associated with a series of inflammatory events: implantation (inflammation), gestation (anti-inflammation), and parturition (inflammation). As the most abundant leukocytes during pregnancy, natural killer (NK) cells are recruited and activated by ovarian hormones and have pivotal roles throughout pregnancy. During the first trimester, NK...

Topics

Animals
Cytokines
Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
Decidua
Embryo Implantation
Female
Fetal Development
Histocompatibility, Maternal-Fetal
Humans
Immune Tolerance
Killer Cells, Natural
Parturition
Phenotype
Placentation
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Signal Transduction

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PMID: 34512661
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.728291
PMCID: PMC8426434

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