Stromal Cells from Human Decidua Exert a Strong Inhibitory Effect on NK Cell Function and Dendritic Cell Differentiation

Endometrial NK Cells Are Special Immature Cells That Await Pregnancy

(2014) I. Manaster et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Mesenchymal stem cells from periapical lesions modulate differentiation and functional properties of monocyte-derived dendritic cells

(2013) Jelena Đokić et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Natural killer cells in human pregnancy

(2013) Paola Vacca et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Decidual Stromal Cells Promote Regulatory T Cells and Suppress Alloreactivity in a Cell Contact-Dependent Manner

(2013) Tom Erkers et al.   STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENT

The decidual stromal cells-secreted CCL2 induces and maintains decidual leukocytes into Th2 bias in human early pregnancy

(2012) Yin-Yan He et al.   CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Uterine natural killer cells initiate spiral artery remodeling in human pregnancy

(2012) Andrew Robson et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Secreted by Decidual Stromal Cells Inhibits NK Cells Cytotoxicity by Up-Regulating Expression of SOCS3

(2012) Xiaofei Xu et al.   PLoS One

CD34+ hematopoietic precursors are present in human decidua and differentiate into natural killer cells upon interaction with stromal cells

(2011) P. Vacca et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Origin, phenotype and function of human natural killer cells in pregnancy

(2011) Paola Vacca et al.   TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY

The Unique Properties of Uterine NK Cells

(2010) Irit Manaster et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Immature NK Cells, Capable of Producing IL-22, Are Present in Human Uterine Mucosa

(2010) V. Male et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Crosstalk between decidual NK and CD14+ myelomonocytic cells results in induction of Tregs and immunosuppression

(2010) P. Vacca et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

MSCs inhibit monocyte-derived DC maturation and function by selectively interfering with the generation of immature DCs: central role of MSC-derived prostaglandin E2

(2009) G. M. Spaggiari et al.   BLOOD

Regulation of human NK-cell cytokine and chemokine production by target cell recognition

(2009) C. Fauriat et al.   BLOOD

Immune cells in the placental bed

(2009) Judith N. Bulmer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Notch activation enhances IFNγ secretion by human peripheral blood and decidual NK cells

(2009) Irit Manaster et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Melanoma-associated fibroblasts modulate NK cell phenotype and antitumor cytotoxicity

(2009) M. Balsamo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Decidual Natural Killer Cell Tuning by Autologous Dendritic Cells

(2008) Gordana Laškarin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Recruitment of circulating NK cells through decidual tissues: a possible mechanism controlling NK cell accumulation in the uterus during early pregnancy

(2008) C. Carlino et al.   BLOOD

Human natural killer cells

(2008) M. A. Caligiuri   BLOOD

Regulatory role of NKp44, NKp46, DNAM-1 and NKG2D receptors in the interaction between NK cells and trophoblast cells. Evidence for divergent functional profiles of decidual versus peripheral NK cells

(2008) P. Vacca et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

Gene Expression Profiling of Human Decidual Macrophages: Evidence for Immunosuppressive Phenotype

(2008) Charlotte Gustafsson et al.   PLoS One

Toll-Like Receptors 3 and 4 Are Expressed by Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Can Inhibit Their T-Cell Modulatory Activity by Impairing Notch Signaling

(2007) Francesco Liotta et al.   STEM CELLS