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ArticleFundamental research2025

A dynamic peripheral immune landscape during human pregnancy.

Xiuxing Liu, Lei Zhu, Zhaohao Huang, Zhaohuai Li, Runping Duan, He Li, Lihui Xie, Xiaozhen Chen, Wen Ding, Binyao Chen and 4 more

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Article in Fundamental research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Xiuxing LiuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Lei ZhuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Zhaohao HuangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Zhaohuai LiState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Runping DuanState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
He LiState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Lihui XieState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Xiaozhen ChenEye Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China.
Wen DingGuangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510623, China.
Binyao ChenState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Yuehan GaoState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.
Juan SuHunan Key Laboratory of Skin Cancer and Psoriasis, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
Xianggui WangEye Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China.
Wenru SuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extensive immune adaptations occur during pregnancy to ensure successful delivery. However, these changes can increase the risk of disease in the mother. Here, we conducted single-cell RNA sequencing on peripheral blood mononuclear cells from pregnant women at different stages of pregnancy to elucidate the dynamic transcriptional changes in the maternal immune system. Gradual reduced cytotoxicity phenotype in highly variable cytotoxic T and natural killer cell types were observed during pregnancy. Reduced T- and B-cell response-related MHC-II and CD40 signaling as well as enhanced protolerance inducible costimulator and activin signaling may underlie the pregnancy-related weakening of adaptive immunity. Conversely, pro-inflammatory genes and pathways were upregulated in monocytes, possibly to compensate for the reduced T-cell response. Moreover, the transition from adaptive immune reduction to activation in late pregnancy in dendritic cells and CD4

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AgingDampened adaptive immunityImmune toleranceMaternal immune systemPregnancySingle-cell RNA sequencing

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PMID40166108
PMCPMC11955049

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