Tim-3 signaling in peripheral NK cells promotes maternal-fetal immune tolerance and alleviates pregnancy loss

Yanhong Li, Jiayuan Zhang, Di Zhang, Xiaowu Hong, Tao Yu, Songcun Wang, Yuanyuan Xu, Hailan Piao, Weijie Yin, Min Yu,

Science Signaling · 2017 · 107 citations · 41 references

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Abstract

pNK cells, reduced fetal loss in abortion-prone and NK cell-deficient mice. Together, our findings reveal a critical role for Tim-3-Gal-9 signaling-mediated immunoregulation by pNK cells in maternal-fetal immune tolerance and suggest that Tim-3 abundance on pNK cells is a potential biomarker for RM diagnosis.

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