The dual role of HLA-C in tolerance and immunity at the maternal-fetal interface

H Papúchová, TB Meissner, Q Li… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
To establish a healthy pregnancy, maternal immune cells must tolerate fetal allo-antigens
and remain competent to respond to infections both systemically and in placental tissues …

Maternal KIR and fetal HLA-C: a fine balance

O Chazara, S Xiong, A Moffett - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT NK cell effector function is regulated by a range of activating and inhibitory
receptors, and many of their known ligands are MHC class I molecules. Human NK …

Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: a complex defect in immune responsiveness to human papillomavirus‐6 and‐11

VR Bonagura, LJ Hatam, DW Rosenthal, JA De Voti… - Apmis, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Bonagura VR, Hatam LJ, Rosenthal DW, DeVoti JA, Lam F, Steinberg BM, Abramson AL.
Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: a complex defect in immune responsiveness to human …

Missing or altered self: human NK cell receptors that recognize HLA-C

HG Hilton, P Parham - Immunogenetics, 2017 - Springer
Natural killer (NK) cells are fast-acting and versatile lymphocytes that are critical effectors of
innate immunity, adaptive immunity, and placental development. Controlling NK cell function …

Sequential desensitization of CXCR4 and S1P5 controls natural killer cell trafficking

K Mayol, V Biajoux, J Marvel… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
During development, natural killer (NK) cells exit the BM to reach the blood. CXCR4 retains
NK cells in the BM, whereas the sphingosine-1 phosphate receptor 5 (S1P5) promotes their …

KIR/HLA interactions and pathogen immunity

KM Jamil, SI Khakoo - BioMed Research International, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The innate immune system is the first line of defence in response to pathogen infection.
Natural killer (NK) cells perform a vital role in this response with the ability to directly kill …

Human papillomavirus infection during pregnancy and childhood: a comprehensive review

A Ardekani, E Taherifard, A Mollalo, E Hemadi… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human papillomavirus (HPV), the most prevalent sexually transmitted disease worldwide, is
the causative agent for several genital and oropharyngeal cancers and a suspected agent …

The host-microbe interplay in human papillomavirus-induced carcinogenesis

R Wakabayashi, Y Nakahama, V Nguyen, JL Espinoza - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Every year nearly half a million new cases of cervix cancer are diagnosed worldwide,
making this malignancy the fourth commonest cancer in women. In 2018, more than 270,000 …

[HTML][HTML] Human diversity of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and disease

R Rajalingam - The Korean journal of hematology, 2011 - synapse.koreamed.org
Natural Killer (NK) cells are the third population of lymphocyte in the mononuclear cell
compartment that triggers first-line of defense against viral infection and tumor …

A functional polymorphism in the NKG2D gene modulates NK-cell cytotoxicity and is associated with susceptibility to Human Papilloma Virus-related cancers

JL Espinoza, VH Nguyen, H Ichimura, TTT Pham… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted agent worldwide and
is etiologically linked to several cancers, including cervical and genital cancers. NKG2D, an …