Role of decidual natural killer cells, interleukin-15, and interferon-γ in placental development and preeclampsia.

Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol

Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; and Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York

Published: September 2014


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Preeclampsia is a hypertensive, proteinuric disease that affects 5-10% of all pregnancies and is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity/mortality (Soto et al., J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 25: 498-507, 2011). The primary treatment for preeclampsia still is delivery of the fetus and placenta. The underlying mechanisms remain elusive. One possibility is inadequate uterine angiogenesis/vascularity (decidualization) at the time of implantation (Torry et al., Am J Reprod Immunol 51: 257-268, 2004). Here, we review evidence for dysregulation of decidual natural killer (dNK) cells, which secrete important angiogenic factors during decidualization, as a contributing factor in preeclampsia.

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