ReviewCellular & molecular immunology2021
Biology and pathology of the uterine microenvironment and its natural killer cells.
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- Exploring the significance of fatty acid-binding protein 4 levels as a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Uterine natural killer cell-mediated immune imbalance impairs uterine vascular remodeling and contributes to adverse pregnancy outcomes in dengue virus-infected mice.Microbiology spectrum · 2026Article
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- HRS Degradation-Induced Nicotinamide Deficiency in Placental Extracellular Vesicles Triggers Preeclampsia by Disrupting Maternal-Fetal Immune Homeostasis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Partial embryo loss caused by disruption of the placental hormone CTRP6 coincides with dNK cell abnormalities during pregnancy.iScience · 2026Article
- Eutopic Endometrium Immune Changes Involved in Development and Progression of Endometriosis: A Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Review
- The dysregulation of the immune microenvironment during endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia serves as a marker of endometrial carcinogenesis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- A cross-sectional examination of immune adaptations during pregnancy in the ECHO Cohort.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Decoding m6A: a new frontier in maternal-foetal immunology.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Natural killer cell dysregulation in polycystic ovary syndrome: immunometabolic and reproductive implication.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Parental dietary patterns and assisted reproductive technology outcomes including embryo morphokinetics: rotterdam periconception cohort.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Microfluidic chip-integrated vascularized endometrial complexes: Mitochondrial function and paracrine crosstalk enhance regenerative potential.Bioactive materials · 2025Article
- Implantation Failure: Where to Look Up?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
Tissues are the new frontier of discoveries in immunology. Cells of the immune system are an integral part of tissue physiology and immunity. Determining how immune cells inhabit, housekeep, and defend gut, lung, brain, liver, uterus, and other organs helps revealing the intimate details of tissue physiology and may offer new therapeutic targets to treat pathologies. The uterine microenvironment modulates the development and function of innate lymphoid cells [ILC, largely represented by natural killer (NK) cells], macrophages, T cells, and dendritic cells. These immune cells, in turn, contribute to tissue homeostasis. Regulated by ovarian hormones, the human uterine mucosa (endometrium) undergoes ~400 monthly cycles of breakdown and regeneration from menarche to menopause, with its fibroblasts, glands, blood vessels, and immune cells remodeling the tissue into the transient decidua. Even more transformative changes occur upon blastocyst implantation. Before the placenta is formed, the endometrial glands feed the embryo by histiotrophic nutrition while the uterine spiral arteries are stripped of their endothelial layer and smooth muscle actin. This arterial remodeling is carried out by invading fetal trophoblast and maternal immune cells, chiefly uterine NK (uNK) cells, which also assist fetal growth. The transformed arteries no longer respond to maternal stimuli and meet the increasing demands of the growing fetus. This review focuses on how the everchanging uterine microenvironment affects uNK cells and how uNK cells regulate homeostasis of the decidua, placenta development, and fetal growth. Determining these pathways will help understand the causes of major pregnancy complications.
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