ReviewAmerican journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2014
The role of inflammation for a successful implantation.
Review in American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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95 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 235 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of emotions on IVF/ICSI outcomes in infertile women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Pooled it
- Endometrial injury for pregnancy following sexual intercourse or intrauterine insemination.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Endometrial injury for pregnancy following sexual intercourse or intrauterine insemination.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
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- Inflammation at the Maternal-Fetal Interface: Mechanisms Linking Maternal-Fetal Immunity to Preeclampsia and Fetal Growth Restriction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Regulation of the maternal immune system during early bovine pregnancy.Reproduction & fertility · 2026Review
- Relationship between the dietary inflammatory index and immune function during pregnancy - A secondary analysis of the MicrobeMom2 Study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporal targeting of messenger RNA lipid nanoparticles to the endometrium for the treatment of reproductive disorders.Nature nanotechnology · 2026Article
- Asthma and Infertility: A Prospective Case-Control Study on Pregnancy and Live Birth Rates in Women With Asthma Undergoing Assisted Reproduction.The clinical respiratory journal · 2026Article
- Mechanisms driving resistance to oxidative stress during endometrial stromal cell decidualization†.Biology of reproduction · 2026Review
- Peri-Transfer Glucocorticoid Therapy in Oocyte-Donation IVF Bridging the Immunological Gap.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis on Pregnancy Outcomes: Increased Risks of Abortion and Low Birth Weight in a Prospective Case-Control Study.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2025Article
- Endometrial receptivity profiled through transcriptomic analysis of uterine fluid extracellular vesicles using systems biology and bayesian modeling for pregnancy prediction.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Decoding functional and developmental trajectories of tissue-resident uterine dendritic cells through integrative omics.iScience · 2025Article
- The Role of the Gut Microbiota in Female Reproductive and Gynecological Health: Insights into Endometrial Signaling Pathways.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Predictive potential of combined secretomics and image-based morphometry as a non-invasive method for selecting implanting embryos.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2025Article
- A Potential Link Between Oral Microbiota and Female Reproductive Health.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Understanding the Associations of Urogenital Microbiomes With Fertility and In Vitro Fertilization.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2025Review
- A temperature responsive hydrogel encapsulated with adipose-derived stem cells and melanin promotes repair and regeneration of endometrial injury.Bioengineering & translational medicine · 2025Article
- Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their influence on inflammatory biomarkers in pregnancy: Findings from the LIFECODES cohort.Environment international · 2024Article
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Abstract
Approximately half of all human embryo implantations result in failed pregnancy. Multiple factors may contribute to this failure, including genetic or metabolic abnormalities of the embryo. However, many of these spontaneous early abortion cases are attributed to poor uterine receptivity. Furthermore, although many fertility disorders have been overcome by a variety of assisted reproductive techniques, implantation remains the rate-limiting step for the success of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. We, as well as others, have demonstrated that endometrial biopsies performed either during the spontaneous, preceding cycle, or during the IVF cycle itself, significantly improve the rate of implantation, clinical pregnancies, and live births. These observations suggest that mechanical injury of the endometrium may enhance uterine receptivity by provoking the immune system to generate an inflammatory reaction. In strong support of this idea, we recently found that dendritic cells (DCs), an important cellular component of the innate immune system, play a critical role in successful implantation in a mouse model. In this review, we discuss the hypothesis that the injury-derived inflammation in the biopsy-treated patients generates a focus for uterine DCs and Mac accumulation that, in turn, enhance the endometrial expression of essential molecules that facilitate the interaction between the embryo and the uterine epithelium.
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