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ArticleImmunometabolism2021

Does Altered Cellular Metabolism Underpin the Normal Changes to the Maternal Immune System during Pregnancy?

Benjamin J Jenkins, April Rees, Nicholas Jones, Catherine A Thornton

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Article in Immunometabolism, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benjamin J JenkinsInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP, UK.
April ReesInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP, UK.
Nicholas JonesInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP, UK.
Catherine A ThorntonInstitute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, Wales SA2 8PP, UK.
Swansea University · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/V037013/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pregnancy is characterised by metabolic changes that occur to support the growth and development of the fetus over the course of gestation. These metabolic changes can be classified into two distinct phases: an initial anabolic phase to prepare an adequate store of substrates and energy which are then broken down and used during a catabolic phase to meet the energetic demands of the mother, placenta and fetus. Dynamic readjustment of immune homeostasis is also a feature of pregnancy and is likely linked to the changes in energy substrate utilisation at this time. As cellular metabolism is increasingly recognised as a key determinant of immune cell phenotype and function, we consider how changes in maternal metabolism might contribute to T cell plasticity during pregnancy.

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immunometabolismmaternal metabolismpregnancyTh2Treg

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PMID34729242
PMCPMC7611926
OpenAlexW3204760795

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