The unique immunological and microbial aspects of pregnancy

G Mor, P Aldo, AB Alvero - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2017 - nature.com
The comparison of the immunological state of pregnancy to an immunosuppressed host–
graft model continues to lead research and clinical practice to ill-defined approaches. This …

Iron and thiol redox signaling in cancer: an exquisite balance to escape ferroptosis

S Toyokuni, F Ito, K Yamashita, Y Okazaki… - Free Radical Biology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Epidemiological data indicate a constant worldwide increase in cancer mortality, although
the age of onset is increasing. Recent accumulation of genomic data on human cancer via …

HLA Class Ib-receptor interactions during embryo implantation and early pregnancy

LL Nilsson, TVF Hviid - Human Reproduction Update, 2022 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Although the immune system intuitively must have an important role in
embryo implantation and in the achievement of a pregnancy, the molecular details have for …

Endogenous retroviruses drive lineage-specific regulatory evolution across primate and rodent placentae

M Sun, G Wolf, Y Wang, AD Senft… - Molecular biology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In mammals, the placenta mediates maternal–fetal nutrient and waste exchange and acts in
an immunomodulatory way to facilitate maternal–fetal tolerance. The placenta is highly …

A current perspective on cancer immune therapy: step-by-step approach to constructing the magic bullet

G D'Errico, HL Machado, B Sainz - Clinical and translational medicine, 2017 - Springer
Immunotherapy is the new trend in cancer treatment due to the selectivity, long lasting
effects, and demonstrated improved overall survival and tolerance, when compared to …

Breast cancer during pregnancy as a special type of early-onset breast cancer: analysis of the tumor immune microenvironment and risk profiles

E Sajjadi, K Venetis, M Noale, HA Azim Jr, C Blundo… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer during pregnancy (PrBC) is a rare tumor with only a little information on its
immune landscape. Here, we sought to characterize the cellular composition of the tumor …

Pluripotent stem cells: cancer study, therapy, and vaccination

M Barati, M Akhondi, NS Mousavi… - Stem Cell Reviews and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are promising tools for modern
regenerative medicine applications because of their stemness properties, which include …

Investigation into the role of the MITA-TRIM38 interaction in regulating pyroptosis and maintaining immune tolerance at the maternal-fetal interface

J Liu, Y Deng, A Wang, B Liu, X Zhou, T Yin… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
The maternal-fetal interface shares similarities with tumor tissues in terms of the immune
microenvironment. Normal pregnancy is maintained due to the immunosuppressed state …

Genome-wide analysis of long noncoding RNAs, microRNAs, and mRNAs forming a competing endogenous RNA network in repeated implantation failure

H Xu, M Zhou, YI Cao, DAN Zhang, MI Han, X Gao… - Gene, 2019 - Elsevier
Repeated implantation failure (RIF) was mainly due to poor endometrium receptivity. Long
noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) could regulate endometrium receptivity and act in competing …

[HTML][HTML] Human Tregs at the materno-fetal interface show site-specific adaptation reminiscent of tumor Tregs

J Wienke, L Brouwers, LM van der Burg, M Mokry… - JCI insight, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tregs are crucial for maintaining maternal immunotolerance against the semiallogeneic
fetus. We investigated the elusive transcriptional profile and functional adaptation of human …