Decidual stromal cells maintain decidual macrophage homeostasis by secreting IL-24 in early pregnancy.
Hui-Li YangCheng-Jie WangZhen-Zhen LaiShao-Liang YangZi-Meng ZhengJia-Wei ShiMing-Qing LiJun ShaoPublished in: American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) (2020)
IL-24 secreted by DSCs promotes the renewal and homeostasis of decidual macrophages possibly via down-regulating the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax and up-regulating of the expression of Ki-67 in early pregnancy.