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ReviewJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2019

Inflammasomes: Their Role in Normal and Complicated Pregnancies.

Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, Kenichiro Motomura, Derek Miller, Valeria Garcia-Flores, Jose Galaz, Roberto Romero

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
85citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

85 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 133 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  7. Innate Immunity and Microbial Recognition in Reproduction: From Barrier Defense to Maternal-Fetal Tolerance.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  12. Single-cell-level digital twins for preterm birth prevention strategies.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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  14. A CRISPRi library screen in group BInfection and immunity · 2025
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  15. Understanding a Potential Role for the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Placenta-Mediated Pregnancy Complications.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2025
    Review
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  17. A CRISPRi Library Screen in Group BbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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  19. NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Pathogenesis of Miscarriages.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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25 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nardhy Gomez-LopezPerinatology Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, and Detroit, MI 48201; nardhy.gomez-lopez@wayne.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3406-5262
Kenichiro MotomuraPerinatology Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, and Detroit, MI 48201.
Derek MillerPerinatology Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, and Detroit, MI 48201.ORCID 0000-0002-5812-7771
Valeria Garcia-FloresPerinatology Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, and Detroit, MI 48201.ORCID 0000-0003-3243-1780
Jose GalazPerinatology Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, and Detroit, MI 48201.ORCID 0000-0002-6090-738X
Roberto RomeroPerinatology Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, and Detroit, MI 48201.ORCID 0000-0002-4448-5121
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

The Role Of Subclinical Infection And Cytokines In Preterm ParturitionZIAHD002400 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI ROMERO, ROBERTO · 2009 to 2025
$254.4M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HD002400NICHD NIH HHS HHSN275201300006C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammasomes are cytoplasmic multiprotein complexes that coordinate inflammatory responses, including those that take place during pregnancy. Inflammasomes and their downstream mediators caspase-1 and IL-1β are expressed by gestational tissues (e.g., the placenta and chorioamniotic membranes) during normal pregnancy. Yet, only the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in the chorioamniotic membranes has been partially implicated in the sterile inflammatory process of term parturition. In vivo and ex vivo studies have consistently shown that the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome is a mechanism whereby preterm labor and birth occur in the context of microbial- or alarmin-induced inflammation. In the placenta, the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome is involved in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia and other pregnancy syndromes associated with placental inflammation. This evidence suggests that inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome or its downstream mediators may foster the development of novel anti-inflammatory therapies for the prevention or treatment of pregnancy complications.

Indexed as

AnimalsFemaleHumansInflammasomesPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsInflammasomes

Identifiers

PMID31740550
PMCPMC6871659
OpenAlexW2990974706

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Registered trials

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