Immunological effects of placental extracellular vesicles. Issue 7 (17th April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tong, Mancy; Abrahams, Vikki M; Chamley, Lawrence W
• Is Part Of: Immunology and cell biology. Volume 96:Issue 7(2018)
• Page Start: 714
• Page End: 722
• Publication Date: 2018-04-17
• Subjects: Adaptation -- exosome -- feto‐maternal communication -- immune tolerance -- trophoblast; Immunology -- Periodicals; Cytology -- Periodicals; 616.079
• DOI: 10.1111/imcb.12049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0818-9641

Abstract

Abstract: Extracellular vesicles (EVs) extruded by the human placenta are increasingly being recognized as an essential mode of feto‐maternal communication. In the past two decades, there has been an explosion of research into the roles that placental EVs play in modulating the maternal immune and cardiovascular systems during healthy pregnancies, as well as how this communication is altered in obstetric diseases. This review aims to introduce readers to the processes of placental EV formation and the cargos they carry, and also to collate and summarize the published literature that investigates the immunological effects of placental EVs throughout human pregnancy. Abstract : The human placenta produces a range of extracellular vesicles throughout gestation. These vesicles have diverse effects on the maternal immune and cardiovascular systems.