ArticleCell death & disease2017
RANKL-mediated harmonious dialogue between fetus and mother guarantees smooth gestation by inducing decidual M2 macrophage polarization.
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- Decidual macrophages in recurrent spontaneous abortion.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Pooled it
- Crosstalk Between Trophoblasts and Decidual Immune Cells: The Cornerstone of Maternal-Fetal Immunotolerance.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Pooled it
- Association between maternal serum RANKL and adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Recent Developments in Macrophages Imbalance and Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion.Journal of immunology research · 2026Review
- Decoding m6A: a new frontier in maternal-foetal immunology.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Excessive Kynurenine Metabolism Impairs Lysosomal acidification and Triggers mtDNA Release via the AHR/CISH/ATP6V1A Axis in Decidual Macrophages Associated with Unexplained Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
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- Arginine Metabolism in Decidual Macrophages During Pregnancy.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2025Review
- Macrophage Zc3h12c Limits Tissue Inflammation and Injury via Alternative Splicing of Pre-mRNA.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals on macrophages at the maternal-fetal interface.Seminars in immunopathology · 2025Review
- Targeting Decidual Macrophage Polarization through JNK Signaling Pathway Inhibition Alleviates Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Early Spontaneous Abortion.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Article
- The maternal-fetal interface at single-cell resolution: uncovering the cellular anatomy of the placenta and decidua.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Review
- Decidual macrophage subsets and polarization puzzle during the human early pregnancy.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Targeting macrophage phenotypes to prevent diseases caused byFrontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Epigenetics of maternal-fetal interface immune microenvironment and placental related pregnancy complications.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- A Hypoxia-Decidual Macrophage Regulatory Axis in Normal Pregnancy and Spontaneous Miscarriage.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The effect of Toxoplasma gondii infection on galectin-9 expression in decidual macrophages contributing to dysfunction of decidual NK cells during pregnancy.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Neu5Gc regulates decidual macrophages leading to abnormal embryo implantation.Genes and immunity · 2024Article
- JPT2 Affects Trophoblast Functions and Macrophage Polarization and Metabolism, and Acts as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Decidual macrophages (dMϕ) contribute to maternal-fetal tolerance. However, the mechanism of dMϕ differentiation during pregnancy is still largely unknown. Here, we report that receptor activator for nuclear factor-κ B ligand (RANKL), secreted by human embryonic trophoblasts and maternal decidual stromal cells (DSCs), polarizes dMϕ toward a M2 phenotype. This polarization is mediated through activation of Akt/signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) signaling, which is associated with the upregulation of histone H3 lysine-27 demethylase Jmjd3 and IRF4 in dMϕ. Such differentiated dMϕ can induce a Th2 bias that promotes maternal-fetal tolerance. Impaired expression of RANKL leads to dysfunction of dMϕ in vivo and increased rates of fetal loss in mice. Transfer of RANK
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