mSphere of Influence: Innate Immunity at the Maternal-Fetal Barrier
ABSTRACT Kellie Ann Jurado works in the field of emerging infectious diseases. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how the papers “Type III interferons produced by human placental trophoblasts confer protection against Zika virus infection” (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2016.03.0...
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American Society for Microbiology
2020
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT Kellie Ann Jurado works in the field of emerging infectious diseases. In this mSphere of Influence article, she reflects on how the papers “Type III interferons produced by human placental trophoblasts confer protection against Zika virus infection” (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2016.03.008) and “A three-dimensional culture system recapitulates placental syncytiotrophoblast development and microbial resistance” (https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1501462) by Carolyn Coyne’s group have made an impact on her, inspiring her to explore immunity in the placenta by indicating the unique innate immune control elicited at the maternal-fetal barrier as well as by providing physiologically relevant model systems for study. |
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