Allergic rhinitis is clinically defined as a symptomatic disorder of the nose induced by an IgE-
mediated inflammation after allergen exposure of the membranes lining the nose. Symptoms …

Trophoblast research over the past decades has underlined the striking similarities between
the proliferative, migratory and invasive properties of placental cells and those of cancer …

Within anthropology and human biology, there is growing interest in immune function and its
importance to the ecology of human health and development. Biomedical research currently …

Historically, invasion of placental trophoblasts was thought to be extremely specific, only
invading into the connective tissues of the maternal uterus and finally reaching and …

Postpartum thyroiditis is a syndrome of transient or permanent thyroid dysfunction occurring
in the first year after delivery and based on an autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid. The …

Advances in understanding the physiology of thyroid function in normal pregnancy have
highlighted the importance of the consequences of abnormal function on obstetric outcome …

The collapse of major histocompatiblity complex (MHC) class-I-dependent immune privilege
can lead to autoimmune disease or fetal rejection. Pragmatic and instructive models are …

Virtually all known cytokines have been demonstrated to be expressed in the placenta and
associated fetal and maternal membranes during normal gestation. In addition to playing …

Myelination, the process in which oligodendrocytes coat CNS axons with a myelin sheath,
represents an important but poorly understood form of neural plasticity that may be sexually …

Purpose of Review. Studies have been published in the field of autoimmune thyroid
diseases since January 2005. The review is organized into areas of etiology, autoimmune …