Immune cells in uteroplacental tissues throughout pregnancy: A brief review

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 256-266

  Chaouat, Gérard ^a,b   Ledée Bataille, Nathalie ^a,b   Dubanchet, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b European Network of Excellence Embryo Implantation Control (EMBIC)   (France)

Author keywords

Immune cells; Implantation; Placentation; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

B LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; DECAY ACCELERATING FACTOR; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; GAMMA INTERFERON; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 18; INTERLEUKIN 4; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE COFACTOR PROTEIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR ALPHA CHAIN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR BETA CHAIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALLOIMMUNIZATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DRUG EFFICACY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INFERTILITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MEMORY T LYMPHOCYTE; META ANALYSIS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 33847214225     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60796-1     Document Type: Review

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