Unique Eomes+ NK cell subsets are present in uterus and decidua during early pregnancy

Unique Eomes+ NK cell subsets are present in uterus and decidua during early pregnancy

Decidual and uterine Natural Killer (NK) cells have been shown to contribute to the successful pregnancy both in humans and mice. NK cells represent cytotoxic group 1 innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) and are distinct from the recently described helper ILC1. Here we show that both in humans and mice the...

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Main Authors: Elisa eMontaldo, Paola eVacca, Laura eChiossone, Daniele eCroxatto, Fabrizio eLoiacono, Stefania eMartini, Simone eFerrero, Thierry eWalzer, LORENZO eMORETTA, Maria Cristina eMingari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Pregnancy
NK cells
ILC
Eomes
ILC1
tissue resident NK cells
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2015.00646/full

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