Decidual Natural Killer Cells: A Good Nanny at the Maternal-Fetal Interface During Early Pregnancy

Decidual Natural Killer Cells: A Good Nanny at the Maternal-Fetal Interface During Early Pregnancy

Decidual natural killer (dNK) cells are the tissue-resident and major subpopulation of NK cells at the maternal-fetal interface. It has been demonstrated that dNK cells play pivotal roles in pregnancy, including keeping maternal-fetal immune tolerance, promoting extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cell i...

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Main Authors: Yuefang Liu, Shujun Gao, Yangjing Zhao, Hui Wang, Qiong Pan, Qixiang Shao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
maternal-fetal interface
decidual natural killer cells
extravillous trophoblast cells
early pregnancy
functional dialogue
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.663660/full

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