The biology and functional importance of MAIT cells

DI Godfrey, HF Koay, J McCluskey, NA Gherardin - Nature immunology, 2019 - nature.com
In recent years, a population of unconventional T cells called 'mucosal-associated invariant
T cells'(MAIT cells) has captured the attention of immunologists and clinicians due to their …

Immune checkpoint molecules in reproductive immunology

E Miko, M Meggyes, K Doba, A Barakonyi… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Immune checkpoint molecules, like CTLA-4, TIM-3, PD-1, are negative regulators of immune
responses to avoid immune injury. Checkpoint regulators are thought to actively participate …

Dominant immune cells in pregnancy and pregnancy complications: T helper cells (TH1/TH2, TH17/Treg cells), NK cells, MDSCs, and the immune checkpoints

M Esparvarinha, S Madadi… - Cell Biology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pregnancy problems including recurrent pregnancy loss, repeated implantation failure and
pre‐eclampsia are common problems in the reproductive ages. Different reasons such as …

Immune checkpoint molecules in pregnancy: Focus on regulatory T cells

YH Zhang, HX Sun - European journal of immunology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Regulatory T (Treg) cells are a specialized subpopulation of T cells that plays critical roles in
the maintenance of immune homeostasis. Although efforts have been done, their role in …

The role of the immune checkpoint molecules PD-1/PD-L1 and TIM-3/Gal-9 in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia—A narrative review

J Mittelberger, M Seefried, M Franitza, F Garrido… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific disease which is characterized by abnormal
placentation, endothelial dysfunction, and systemic inflammation. Several studies have …

Tissue-resident immunity in the female and male reproductive tract

D Yüzen, PC Arck, K Thiele - Seminars in immunopathology, 2022 - Springer
The conception of how the immune system is organized has been significantly challenged
over the last years. It became evident that not all lymphocytes are mobile and recirculate …

Medawar's PostEra: galectins emerged as key players during fetal-maternal glycoimmune adaptation

E Menkhorst, NG Than, U Jeschke… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lectin-glycan interactions, in particular those mediated by the galectin family, regulate many
processes required for a successful pregnancy. Over the past decades, increasing evidence …

Endometrial cancer immune escape mechanisms: let us learn from the fetal–maternal interface

V Bruno, G Corrado, D Baci, B Chiofalo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The immune escape mechanisms at the base of tumor progression in endometrial cancer
mimic immune tolerance mechanisms occurring at the maternal–fetal interface. The …

The investigation of oncolytic viruses in the field of cancer therapy

Z Yuan, Y Zhang, X Wang, X Wang, S Ren… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have emerged as a potential strategy for tumor treatment due to their
ability to selectively replicate in tumor cells, induce apoptosis, and stimulate immune …

Recruitment of MAIT cells to the intervillous space of the placenta by placenta-derived chemokines

M Solders, L Gorchs, E Tiblad, S Gidlöf… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The intervillous space of the placenta is a part of the fetal-maternal interface, where maternal
blood enters to provide nutrients and gas exchange. Little is known about the maternal …