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