Local immune recognition of trophoblast in early human pregnancy: controversies and questions

A Moffett, N Shreeve - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
The role of the maternal immune system in reproductive success in humans remains
controversial. Here we focus on the events that occur in the maternal decidua during the first …

Sex and gender differences in tuberculosis pathogenesis and treatment outcomes

D Dabitao, WR Bishai - Sex and Gender Differences in Infection and …, 2023 - Springer
Tuberculosis remains a daunting public health concern in many countries of the world. A
consistent observation in the global epidemiology of tuberculosis is an excess of cases of …

Impact of estrogen and progesterone on immune cells and host–pathogen interactions in the lower female reproductive tract

MK Collins, CR McCutcheon… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.aai.org
Microbial infections are a threat to women's reproductive health. Although reproductive
cycles and pregnancy are controlled by sex hormones, the impact of hormones on host …

A mother's dilemma: the 5-P model for vaccine decision-making in pregnancy

E Cox, M Sanchez, K Taylor, C Baxter, I Crary, E Every… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pregnant women are a highly vaccine-resistant population and face unique circumstances
that complicate vaccine decision-making. Pregnant women are also at increased risk of …

The X-quisite X-ception: sex differences with immune responses

KS Forsyth, N Jiwrajka, CD Lovell… - Nature reviews …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There are significant sex-based differences in immune responses to pathogens and self-
antigens, with human females exhibiting increased susceptibility to various autoimmune …

[HTML][HTML] Prophylactic and therapeutic mouse models for evaluating immunologic resilience to infection with influenza virus by Immulina®(Part 1)

TM Mir, K Shamim, J Zhang, SI Khan, SK Tripathi… - Phytomedicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Illness resulting from influenza is a global health problem that has significant
adverse socioeconomic impact. Although various strategies such as flu vaccination have …

Advances in human reproductive biomarkers

A Mobed, B Abdi, S Masoumi, M Mikaeili… - Clinica Chimica …, 2024 - Elsevier
Reproductive biomarkers are important regulators in women, especially during pregnancy
and childbirth. Because of their essential role in women's health, the discovery and …

[HTML][HTML] Immune Response to Respiratory Viral Infections

A Gambadauro, F Galletta, A Li Pomi, S Manti… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The respiratory system is constantly exposed to viral infections that are responsible for mild
to severe diseases. In this narrative review, we focalized the attention on respiratory …

Develo** a risk prediction model for COVID-19 infection in heart transplant recipients using artificial intelligence

S Sharma, N Menon, J Ruiz, C Luce, L Brumble… - Future …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Describe the utility of an inverse reinforcement learning pathway to develop a novel
model to predict and manage the spread of COVID-19. Materials & methods: Convolutional …

Impact of progesterone on innate immunity and cell death after influenza A virus H1N1 2009 infection of lung and placental cells in vitro

M Li, A Li, H Huang, J Munson, A Obadan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The influenza A virus (IAV) 2009 H1N1 pandemic was associated with an increased risk of
maternal mortality, preterm birth, and stillbirth. The underlying mechanism for severe …