The main population of lymphocytes found in the human decidua during early pregnancy
are NK‐like cells with a distinctive phenotype, CD56bright CD16− CD3−. These cells are in …

Natural killer (NK) cells represent the most prominent immune cell type found in the uterus in
the first trimester of human pregnancy and in the secretory phase of menstrual cycle. The …

Citation Manaster I, Mandelboim O. The unique properties of uterine NK cells. Am J Reprod
Immunol 2009 Abstract Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immunity …

PROBLEM: To examine whether natural killer (NKT) cells are present in human pregnancy
decidua. METHOD OF STUDY: We calculated the percentage of CD3+ CD161+ Vα 24+ …

Natural killer (NK) cells represent the major lymphocyte population in the decidua basalis of
the human uterus during healthy early pregnancy. The activity of decidual NK (dNK) cells …

During the luteal phase and the early months of pregnancy, there is a dense mucosal
infiltration of CD56+ natural killer (NK) cells. These uterine NK cells have a phenotype …

The identification of lytic cells in 6.5-day to 9.5-day murine decidua as NK cells has been
extended. The cells with natural killer (NK) activity in early decidua were nonphagocytic and …

Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system that are able to kill
hazardous pathogens and tumours. It was recently recognized that NK cells also possess …

While conventional NK cells play an important role in early defenses against pathogens
thanks to their cytolytic activity and production of pro-inflammatory chemokines and …

The NK cell functional capacity of first trimester human decidua against K562 targets was
assessed in a 3-hr CRA. Collagenase dispersal combined with plastic adherence, nylon …