Current knowledge on natural killer cells, pregnancy and pre-eclampsia. Introduction.

Abstract:

:The introduction to this review discusses briefly why immunology, perceived as difficult by assisted reproduction technology clinicians, need nevertheless be envisaged as a central actor in the reproduction process, and how the maternal immune system, initially perceived as a threat to the fetoplacental unit, is in fact utterly necessary for successful pregnancy. The key cells in such a process are uterine natural killer cells, which can act as friend or foe to the fetus, but are now known to play a key role in local vasculogenesis. As an ultimate consequence in cases of dysfunction/dysregulation, these factors result in implantation failure, abortion or pre-eclampsia.

journal_name

Reprod Biomed Online

authors

Chaouat G

doi

10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60572-x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-02-01 00:00:00

pages

170-2

issue

2

eissn

1472-6483

issn

1472-6491

pii

S1472-6483(10)60572-X

journal_volume

16

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