If reproductive fitness is prioritized, then pregnancy isn’t just a reproductive state. It may be that window into how the immune system evolved.
#pregnancyimmunology
Learning immunology from mothers and babies https://t.co/Dwz3HepTGL The maternal-fetal dyad can reveal new approaches for improving pregnancy outcomes, but also how the immunology works applicable to many other physiological contexts @MucosalImmunol@socmucimm@Lukeocyte_bio
Candidalysin promotes fungal-specific Th17 CD4 T cell differentiation and protective systemic immunogenicity - Mucosal Immunology https://t.co/ct37O7ROav part of the lab investigates commensal fungi as another example of expanded tolerance, but have instead found immunogenicity
Mama's T cells need KLF2 for promoting fertility and optimal pregnancy outcomes. Great work by @Abrady81@Lukeocyte_bio and the entire lab
Maternal Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2)+ CD4 T cells promote fertility and fetal tolerance | PNAS https://t.co/cuty2szEgj
Another twist to why babies more vulnerable to infection. Beyond immune cell immaturity, layering, active suppression... maternal pathogen-targeted antibodies still protect. Grateful @Nature for sharing this glass half-full perspective https://t.co/NmDlUluJzD
Excited to see this work out in @Nature. Grateful to be a part of this team uncovering how maternal immunity help protect neonates from E.coli sepsis. Huge thanks to everyone who made this possible
Another twist to why babies more vulnerable to infection. Beyond immune cell immaturity, layering, active suppression... maternal pathogen-targeted antibodies still protect. Grateful @Nature for sharing this glass half-full perspective https://t.co/NmDlUluJzD
Thanks so much @CincyResearch for this post, and @theNAMedicine for highlighting the work we are doing to understand ways to improve infant and child health through improved pregnancy outcomes
An elegant example for showing physiology of babies is unique and unlike little children and adults by @LabDeshmukh and @AlenghatLab with @jm_kinder. Thanks for letting us @babiesresearch join in the fun
Fresh out @AJPLung. Aging lungs exhibited heightened sensitivity to ozone, showing increased parenchymal damage and inflammatory responses compared to younger counterparts. Exciting work @X_got_worse. Glad to be a part of it #lungtoxicology#ozone
This #OpenAcess#ArticleinPress is thanks to those at @uofupharmacy and @ChildrensPhila, Parenchymal and Inflammatory Responses to Ozone Exposure in the Aging Healthy and Surfactant Protein C Mutant Lung (Jenna Cheminant et al.):
https://t.co/xwV7X82R7K
#Aging#Ozone
Our research is expanding beyond pregnancy. Excited to share our results by @Hilmill1113 (https://t.co/VpTCnITP35) investigating transplantation tolerance; and grateful to @J_Immunol, @ImmunologyAAI for streamlined review and support
JCI - Complement-producing maternal microchimeric cells override infection susceptibility in complement-deficient murine offspring https://t.co/KBwDRNTUsE another example for what microchimeric cells can do, in this case offset disease severity associated with missing proteins
https://t.co/zzIHJKAU18 Besides persistence, another remarkable feature for microchimeric cells is their susceptibility to pregnancy induced displacement, and replacement by new fetal microchimeric cells. We don't know how this works, but does not seem to be classical rejection