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ReviewJournal of leukocyte biology2022

Cellular immune responses in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia.

Derek Miller, Kenichiro Motomura, Jose Galaz, Meyer Gershater, Eun D Lee, Roberto Romero, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of leukocyte biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
74citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

74 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Association between residential greenness and preeclampsia in Japan.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026
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  11. Unveiling preeclampsia: diagnostic value and potential molecular mechanisms of abnormally methylated immune-related genes.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2026
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  16. Immune Cells in Preeclampsia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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14 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

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Derek MillerPerinatology Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NICHD/NIH/DHHS), Bethesda, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Kenichiro MotomuraPerinatology Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NICHD/NIH/DHHS), Bethesda, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Jose GalazPerinatology Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NICHD/NIH/DHHS), Bethesda, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Meyer GershaterPerinatology Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NICHD/NIH/DHHS), Bethesda, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Eun D LeeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Roberto RomeroPerinatology Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NICHD/NIH/DHHS), Bethesda, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Nardhy Gomez-LopezPerinatology Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NICHD/NIH/DHHS), Bethesda, Maryland, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · USDetroit Medical Center · USUnited States Department of Health and Human Services · USVirginia Commonwealth University · USWayne State University · 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
THE ROLE OF SUBCLINICAL INFECTION AND CYTOKINES IN PRETERM PARTURITIONZ01HD002400 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI ROMERO, ROBERTO · 1992 to 2008
$8.2M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 HD002400Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HD002400NICHD NIH HHS HHSN275201300006C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preeclampsia, defined as new-onset hypertension accompanied by proteinuria occurring at 20 weeks of gestation or later, is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. The pathophysiology of this major multi-systemic syndrome includes defective deep placentation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, the presence of an anti-angiogenic state, and intravascular inflammation, among others. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the cellular immune responses involved in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Specifically, we summarize the role of innate and adaptive immune cells in the maternal circulation, reproductive tissues, and at the maternal-fetal interface of women affected by this pregnancy complication. The major cellular subsets involved in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia are regulatory T cells, effector T cells, NK cells, monocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils. We also summarize the literature on those immune cells that have been less characterized in this clinical condition, such as γδ T cells, invariant natural killer T cells, dendritic cells, mast cells, and B cells. Moreover, we discuss in vivo studies utilizing a variety of animal models of preeclampsia to further support the role of immune cells in this disease. Finally, we highlight the existing gaps in knowledge of the immunobiology of preeclampsia that require further investigation. The goal of this review is to promote translational research leading to clinically relevant strategies that can improve adverse perinatal outcomes resulting from the obstetrical syndrome of preeclampsia.

Indexed as

Immunity, CellularAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateLeukocytesMacrophagesPre-EclampsiaPregnancygestational hypertensionhypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP)immune cellmacrophagemonocytenatural killer cellneutrophilNK cellpregnancyregulatory T cellT cell

Identifiers

PMID33847419
PMCPMC8511357
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