2017
The inflammation paradox in the evolution of mammalian pregnancy: turning a foe into a friend
Chavan AR, Griffith OW, Wagner GP. The inflammation paradox in the evolution of mammalian pregnancy: turning a foe into a friend. Current Opinion In Genetics & Development 2017, 47: 24-32. PMID: 28850905, DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive immune systemMammalian pregnancyOutcome of pregnancySemi-allogenic fetusInfluence of inflammationContinuation of pregnancyImmunological paradoxAcute inflammationMaternal healthWorse inflammationEndometrial inflammationVascular permeabilityEmbryo implantationInflammationImmune systemPregnancyMaternal reactionsFetusesImplantationMatrix reorganization
2016
The fetal-maternal interface of the nine-banded armadillo: endothelial cells of maternal sinus are partially replaced by trophoblast
Chavan AR, Wagner GP. The fetal-maternal interface of the nine-banded armadillo: endothelial cells of maternal sinus are partially replaced by trophoblast. Zoological Letters 2016, 2: 11. PMID: 27284459, PMCID: PMC4899922, DOI: 10.1186/s40851-016-0048-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal immune systemImmune systemFetal-maternal immune toleranceSemi-allogenic fetusFetal-maternal interfaceVascular endothelial layerUterine connective tissuePresence of leukocytesEndometrial stromaImmune toleranceImmunohistochemical toolsIntervillous spaceUterine tissuePlacental fibrinoidTrophoblast cellsInvasive placentationEndothelial liningMaternal sinusesEndothelial cellsEndothelial layerSinusConnective tissueBlood sinusesMaternal tissuesLuminal side