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Nested Selves: Self‐Organization and Shared Markov Blankets in Prenatal Development in Humans
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract The immune system is a central component of organismic function in humans. This paper addresses self‐organization of biological systems in relation to—and nested within—other biological systems in pregnancy. Pregnancy constitutes a fundamental state for human embodiment and a key step in the evolution and conservation of our species. While not
Anna Ciaunica +3 more
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Uterine Natural Killer Cells and Implantation
Fertility & Reproduction, 2021 Decidual leukocytes make up approximately 30% of all decidual stromal cells in early pregnancy, of which 70% are uterine natural killer (uNK) cells. uNK cells are phenotypically distinct from peripheral blood NK cells, being CD56brightCD16−.
Gendie E. Lash
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Immune cells and preterm labour:do invariant NKT cells hold the key? [PDF]
, 2015 We have developed our original made-to-measure (M2M) algorithm, PRIMAL, with the aim of modelling the Galactic disc from upcoming Gaia data. From a Milky Way like N-body disc galaxy simulation, we have created mock Gaia data using M0III stars as tracers,
Rinaldi, S F +3 more
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VEGF may contribute to macrophage recruitment and M2 polarization in the decidua
PLoS ONE, 2018 It is increasingly evident that cytokines and growth factors produced in the decidua play a pivotal role in the regulation of the local immune microenvironment and the establishment of pregnancy. One of the major growth factors produced in the decidua is
K. Wheeler +8 more
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BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2022 Background As a progesterone receptor antagonist, mifepristone combined with misoprostol is widely used to terminate early pregnancy in clinical practice.
Fei Tian +7 more
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Influence of relative NK-DC abundance on placentation and its relation to epigenetic programming in the offspring [PDF]
, 2014 Normal placentation relies on an efficient maternal adaptation to pregnancy. Within the decidua, natural killer (NK) cells and dendritic cells (DC) have a critical role in modulating angiogenesis and decidualization associated with pregnancy.
Barrientos, Gabriela Laura +8 more
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Transverse fracture properties of green wood and the anatomy of six temperate tree species [PDF]
, 2016 © Institute of Chartered Foresters, 2016. All rights reserved. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of wood anatomy and density on the mechanics of fracture when wood is split in the radial-longitudinal (RL) and tangential-longitudinal (TL)
Cattaneo, Marco E. G. V. +3 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 Failure of uterine vascular transformation is associated with pregnancy complications including Intra Uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR). The decidua and its immune cell populations play a key role in the earliest stages of this process.
Caroline Dunk +17 more
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Impaired decidual natural killer cell regulation of vascular remodelling in early human pregnancies with high uterine artery resistance [PDF]
, 2012 During human pregnancy, natural killer (NK) cells accumulate in the maternal decidua, but their specific roles remain to be determined. Decidual NK (dNK) cells are present during trophoblast invasion and uterine spiral artery remodelling.
Cartwright, JE +6 more
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The Dual Role of HLA-C in Tolerance and Immunity at the Maternal-Fetal Interface
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 To establish a healthy pregnancy, maternal immune cells must tolerate fetal allo-antigens and remain competent to respond to infections both systemically and in placental tissues.
Henrieta Papúchová +6 more
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