Journal
GLYCOBIOLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 5, Pages 385-391Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwx009
Keywords
decidua; endometrium; selectin ligands; selectins; trophoblast
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- Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province Project, China [2015SZ0173]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31201082]
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Selectins are a family of calcium-dependent, type I transmembrane, carbohydrate-binding glycoproteins. Selectins and their ligands are not only involved in physiological processes such as leukocyte homing and pathological processes such as cancer, but also play an essential role in the human implantation. L-selectin and its ligands participate in the adhesion of the blastocyst to the endometrium at the maternal-fetal interface. P-selectin and E-selectin are involved in immune recognition of maternal decidua to the embedded embryo as well as trophoblast migration within decidual spiral arterioles. Moreover, altered expression of selectins and their ligands are found to be associated with some abnormal pregnancies and infertilities. This review focuses on the current progress of research on the role of selectins and their ligands in the human implantation process.
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