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ArticleJournal of leukocyte biology2020

Trophoblast-secreted soluble-PD-L1 modulates macrophage polarization and function.

Yong-Hong Zhang, Paulomi Aldo, Yuan You, Jiahui Ding, Janina Kaislasuo, Jesper F Petersen, Ellen Lokkegaard, Gang Peng, Michael J Paidas, Samantha Simpson and 5 more

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Article in Journal of leukocyte biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Therapeutic implications for the PD-1 axis in cerebrovascular injury.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2025
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  14. Regulation of PD-L1 Expression by Nuclear Receptors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Yong-Hong ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Paulomi AldoDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Yuan YouC.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Jiahui DingC.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Janina KaislasuoDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Jesper F PetersenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Zealand Hospital, Hilleroed, Denmark.
Ellen LokkegaardDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, North Zealand Hospital, Hilleroed, Denmark.
Gang PengDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Michael J PaidasDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Samantha SimpsonDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Lubna PalDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Seth GullerDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Hong LiuInstitute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China.
Ai Hua LiaoInstitute of Reproductive Health, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China.
Gil MorDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5499-3912
Yale University · USWayne State University · USHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNZealand University Hospital · DKUniversity of Helsinki · FIUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
Mechanisms of trophoblast-induced immune modulationR01AI145829 · NIAID · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI MOR, GIL G · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI145829NIH HHS 1R01AI145829-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decidual macrophages are in close contact with trophoblast cells during placenta development, and an appropriate crosstalk between these cellular compartments is crucial for the establishment and maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. During different phases of gestation, macrophages undergo dynamic changes to adjust to the different stages of fetal development. Trophoblast-secreted factors are considered the main modulators responsible for macrophage differentiation and function. However, the phenotype of these macrophages induced by trophoblast-secreted factors and the factors responsible for their polarization has not been elucidated. In this study, we characterized the phenotype and function of human trophoblast-induced macrophages. Using in vitro models, we found that human trophoblast-educated macrophages were CD14

Indexed as

Macrophage ActivationAntigens, CDB7-H1 AntigenCell DifferentiationCell LineFemaleHumansInterferon-betaLipopolysaccharidesMacrophagesPregnancyToll-Like Receptor 4TrophoblastsAntigens, CDB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanInterferon-betaLipopolysaccharidesTLR4 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 4IFN-βLPSmacrophagePD1soluble PD-L1Trophoblast

Identifiers

PMID32386458
PMCPMC8190653
OpenAlexW3021161775

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