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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022

KIR- Ligand Interactions in Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy.

Katarzyna Stefańska, Martyna Tomaszewicz, Joanna Dębska-Zielkowska, Dorota Zamkowska, Karolina Piekarska, Justyna Sakowska, Maciej Studziński, Bogusław Tymoniuk, Przemysław Adamski, Joanna Jassem-Bobowicz and 8 more

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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18 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Katarzyna StefańskaDivision of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Martyna TomaszewiczDepartment of Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Joanna Dębska-ZielkowskaDepartment of Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Dorota ZamkowskaDivision of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Karolina PiekarskaDepartment of Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Justyna SakowskaDepartment of Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Maciej StudzińskiDepartment of Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Bogusław TymoniukDepartment of Immunology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.
Przemysław AdamskiDivision of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Joanna Jassem-BobowiczDepartment of Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Piotr WydraDepartment of Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Katarzyna LeszczyńskaDivision of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Renata Świątkowska-StodulskaDepartment of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Sebastian KwiatkowskiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
Krzysztof PreisDivision of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Piotr TrzonkowskiDepartment of Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Natalia Marek-TrzonkowskaInternational Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science Cancer Immunology Group, University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Maciej ZielińskiDepartment of Medical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Gdańsk Medical University · PLMedical University of Lodz · PLUniversity of Szczecin · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypothesis: The activity of natural killer (NK) cells is considered an important factor for the tolerance of the fetus during pregnancy. The complications of pregnancy, such as hypertensive disorders (HDP), may be therefore associated with this immune compartment. Methods: The current study included 41 pregnant women diagnosed with HDPs (Gestational Hypertension; GH or Preeclampsia; PE) and 21 healthy women. All the patients were under continuous obstetric care during the pregnancy and labour. The number of mother-child mismatches within killer immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs), their ligands [MM], and missing KIR ligands [MSLs] was assessed. KIRs and their ligands were assessed with Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) and Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence-Specific Oligonucleotide (PCR-SSO) typing. The subsets of NK cells were assessed with multicolor flow cytometry and correlated to the number of MSLs. Results: The number of MSLs was significantly higher in HDP patients when compared to healthy non-complicated pregnancy patients. Some MSLs, such as those with 2DS2 activating KIR, were present only in HDP patients. The percentage of CD56+CD16-CD94+ NK cells and CD56+CD16-CD279+ NK cells correlated with the number of MSLs with inhibiting KIRs only in healthy patients. In HDP patients, there was a correlation between the percentage of CD56-CD16+CD69+ NK cells and the number of MSLs with inhibiting and activating KIRs. As compared to the healthy group, the percentage of CD56+CD16-CD279+ NK cells and CD56-CD16+CD279+ NK cells were lower in HDP patients. HDP patients were also characterized by a higher percentage of CD56+CD16+perforin+ NK cells than their healthy counterparts. Conclusions: Patients with HDP were characterized by a higher number of MSLs within the KIRs receptors. It seemed that the number of MSLs in the healthy group was balanced by various receptors, such as CD94 or inhibitory CD279, expressed on NK cells. Conversely, in HDP patients the number of MSLs was associated with the activation detected as the increased level of CD69+ NK cells.

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Hypertension, Pregnancy-InducedReceptors, KIRFemaleHumansKiller Cells, NaturalLigandsPerforinPregnancyLigandsPerforinReceptors, KIRgestational hypertension (GH)hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancyimmunologyKIR HLA ligandnatural killer (NK)preeclampsia (PE)

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