Natural killer (NK) cells can be swiftly mobilized by danger signals and are among the
earliest arrivals at target organs of disease. However, the role of NK cells in mounting …

Increasing epidemiological and experimental evidence implicates gestational infections as
one important factor involved in the pathogenesis of several neuropsychiatric disorders …

Pregnancy presents an immunological conundrum because two genetically different
individuals coexist. The maternal lymphocytes at the uterine maternal-fetal interface that can …

Despite being one of the leading causes of maternal death and a major contributor of
maternal and perinatal morbidity, the mechanisms responsible for the pathogenesis of pre …

Elevated blood pressure in pregnancy may represent chronic hypertension (occurring
before 20 weeks' gestation or persisting longer than 12 weeks after delivery), gestational …

Trophoblast migration and invasion through the decidua and maternal uterine spiral arteries
are crucial events in placentation. During this process, invasive trophoblast replace vascular …

Implantation failure in assisted reproduction is thought to be mainly due to impaired uterine
receptivity. With normal uterine anatomy, changes in endocrine profile during ovarian …

The pregnancy disorders associated with placental ischemia share many similar
pathological and pathophysiological features and are associated with the failure to deliver …

Recurrent miscarriage (RM) occurs in 1–3% of couples aiming at childbirth. Due to
multifactorial etiology the clinical diagnosis of RM varies. The design of genetic/“omics” …

Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved cellular pathway that culminates in lysosomal
degradation of selected substrates. Autophagy can serve dual roles in virus infection with …