Placental immune state shifts with gestational age.

Emma L LewisLuz-Jeannette SierraGuillermo O BarilaAmy G BrownPaige M PorrettMichal A Elovitz

Published in: American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) (2018)

The immune profile of the placenta demonstrates a decrease in both regulatory immune cell types and cytokines late in gestation. Establishing the placental immune population dynamics over a healthy pregnancy will allow future investigation of placental immune cells during abnormal pregnancy.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
transcription factor
current status
pregnant women
physical activity