The immunobiology of preterm labor and birth: intra-amniotic inflammation or breakdown of maternal–fetal homeostasis

N Gomez-Lopez, J Galaz, D Miller… - …, 2022 - rep.bioscientifica.com
In brief The syndrome of preterm labor comprises multiple established and novel etiologies.
This review summarizes the distinct immune mechanisms implicated in preterm labor and …

CCL2: An important cytokine in normal and pathological pregnancies: A review

Z Lin, JL Shi, M Chen, ZM Zheng, MQ Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
CC motif ligand 2 (CCL2), also known as monocytic chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), is an
integral chemotactic factor which recruits macrophages for the immune response. Together …

Maternal-fetal immune responses in pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2

V Garcia-Flores, R Romero, Y Xu, KR Theis… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pregnant women represent a high-risk population for severe/critical COVID-19 and mortality.
However, the maternal-fetal immune responses initiated by SARS-CoV-2 infection, and …

[HTML][HTML] A single-cell atlas of the myometrium in human parturition

R Pique-Regi, R Romero, V Garcia-Flores… - JCI insight, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Parturition is a well-orchestrated process characterized by increased uterine contractility,
cervical ripening, and activation of the chorioamniotic membranes; yet, the transition from a …

Deciphering maternal-fetal cross-talk in the human placenta during parturition using single-cell RNA sequencing

V Garcia-Flores, R Romero, AL Tarca… - Science translational …, 2024 - science.org
Labor is a complex physiological process requiring a well-orchestrated dialogue between
the mother and fetus. However, the cellular contributions and communications that facilitate …

Extracellular Vesicles-mediated recombinant IL-10 protects against ascending infection-associated preterm birth by reducing fetal inflammatory response

AK Kammala, A Mosebarger, E Radnaa… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Fetal inflammatory response mediated by the influx of immune cells and
activation of pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB in feto-maternal uterine tissues is …

Innate and adaptive immune systems in physiological and pathological pregnancy

J Weng, C Couture, S Girard - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pregnancy is a continually evolving process with many moving parts that
must be tightly regulated on both the maternal and fetal sides to ensure its success. A …

The molecular mechanisms of HLA-G regulatory function on immune cells during early pregnancy

J Mao, Y Feng, X Zhu, F Ma - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) is a non-classical human major histocompatibility
complex (MHC-I) molecule with the membrane-bound and soluble types. HLA-G is primarily …

The vaginal immunoproteome for the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth: A retrospective longitudinal study

Z Shaffer, R Romero, AL Tarca, J Galaz… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Background: Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Most cases of preterm birth occur spontaneously and result from preterm labor …

Single-cell immunobiology of the maternal–fetal interface

D Miller, V Garcia-Flores, R Romero… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.aai.org
Pregnancy success requires constant dialogue between the mother and develo**
conceptus. Such crosstalk is facilitated through complex interactions between maternal and …