2011
Inflammation and pregnancy: the role of the immune system at the implantation site
Mor G, Cardenas I, Abrahams V, Guller S. Inflammation and pregnancy: the role of the immune system at the implantation site. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2011, 1221: 80-87. PMID: 21401634, PMCID: PMC3078586, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05938.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune systemMaternal immune systemImmunology of pregnancyImmunological weaknessPregnancy complicationsImmune suppressionPregnant womenAppropriate treatmentImmunological responseImmune interactionsPregnancyImplantation sitesInfectious diseasesComplicationsInflammationPatientsDiseaseImmunologyWomen
2005
A Role for TLRs in the Regulation of Immune Cell Migration by First Trimester Trophoblast Cells
Abrahams VM, Visintin I, Aldo PB, Guller S, Romero R, Mor G. A Role for TLRs in the Regulation of Immune Cell Migration by First Trimester Trophoblast Cells. The Journal Of Immunology 2005, 175: 8096-8104. PMID: 16339547, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.12.8096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsInnate immune cellsMaternal-fetal interfaceTrophoblast cellsIntrauterine infectionPregnancy complicationsNormal pregnancyImmune cellsImmune responseImmune systemHuman first trimester trophoblast cellsGrowth-related oncogene alphaCertain pregnancy complicationsElevated leukocyte infiltrationMaternal immune systemGrowth-related oncogeneTLR-3 stimulationImmune cell migrationSecretion of chemokinesInnate immune systemElevated monocytesPaternal AgsPreterm laborNK cellsTLR-3
2004
First trimester trophoblast cells secrete Fas ligand which induces immune cell apoptosis
Abrahams VM, Straszewski-Chavez S, Guller S, Mor G. First trimester trophoblast cells secrete Fas ligand which induces immune cell apoptosis. Molecular Human Reproduction 2004, 10: 55-63. PMID: 14665707, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst trimester trophoblast cellsImmune privilegeTrophoblast cellsFas/Fas ligand (FasL) apoptotic pathwayMaternal immune recognitionMaternal immune systemImmune cell apoptosisSecretion of FasLT cell deathPaternal alloantigensAllograft rejectionNormal pregnancyPeripheral toleranceImmune recognitionImmune systemRelease of microvesiclesFas ligandCell apoptosisVivo studiesFasLMembrane-associated expressionTrophoblastIntracellular FasLApoptotic pathwayDeath