Article
Immunological Aspects of Infertility—The Role of KIR Receptors and HLA-C Antigen
27 Dec 2023
Abstract excerpt
The mechanisms of immune tolerance of a mother against an antigenically foreign fetus without a concomitant loss of defense capabilities against pathogens are the factors underlying the success of a pregnancy. A significant role in human defense is played by killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) receptors, which regulate the function of the natural killer (NK) cells capable of destroying antigenically foreign...