PMID- 33378991 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210224 LR - 20210224 IS - 1950-6007 (Electronic) IS - 0753-3322 (Linking) VI - 133 DP - 2021 Jan TI - Dendritic cells in pregnancy and pregnancy-associated diseases. PG - 110921 LID - S0753-3322(20)31113-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110921 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) play a critical immuno-modulating role in pregnancy, which requires the maternal immune system to tolerate semiallogeneic fetus and at the same time to maintain adequate defense against pathogens. DCs interact closely with other immune components such as T cells, natural killer cells and macrophages, as well as the endocrine system to keep a pregnancy-friendly environment. Aberrant DC activities have been related to various pregnancy-associated diseases such as recurrent spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, pre-eclampsia, peripartum cardiomyopathy and infectious pregnancy complications. These findings make DCs an attractive candidate for prevention or therapy on the pregnancy-associated diseases. Here, we review recent findings that provide new insights into the roles of DCs in pregnancy and the related diseases. We also discuss the medical potentials to manipulate DCs in clinics. Whereas this is an emerging area with much work remaining, we anticipate that a better understanding of the role of DCs in maternal-fetal immunotolerance and a therapeutic manipulation of DCs will help women suffering from the pregnancy-associated diseases. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.. All rights reserved. FAU - Wei, Ran AU - Wei R AD - Laboratory for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China. FAU - Lai, Nannan AU - Lai N AD - Scientific Research Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, PR China. FAU - Zhao, Lin AU - Zhao L AD - Laboratory for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China. FAU - Zhang, Zhen AU - Zhang Z AD - Laboratory for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China. FAU - Zhu, Xiaoxiao AU - Zhu X AD - Laboratory for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China. FAU - Guo, Qiang AU - Guo Q AD - Laboratory for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China. FAU - Chu, Chu AU - Chu C AD - Laboratory for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China. FAU - Fu, Xiaoxiao AU - Fu X AD - Laboratory for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China. FAU - Li, Xia AU - Li X AD - Laboratory for Molecular Immunology, Institute of Basic Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, PR China. Electronic address: lixia@sdfmu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20201128 PL - France TA - Biomed Pharmacother JT - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie JID - 8213295 SB - IM MH - Adoptive Transfer MH - Animals MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology/metabolism/transplantation MH - Female MH - Genetic Therapy MH - *Histocompatibility, Maternal-Fetal/genetics MH - Humans MH - *Immune Tolerance/genetics MH - Maternal-Fetal Exchange/genetics/*immunology MH - Pregnancy MH - Pregnancy Complications/genetics/*immunology/metabolism/prevention & control MH - Risk Factors MH - Signal Transduction OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dendritic cells OT - Immunotolerance OT - Maternal-fetal interface OT - Pregnancy OT - Pregnancy-associated diseases EDAT- 2021/01/01 06:00 MHDA- 2021/02/25 06:00 CRDT- 2020/12/31 01:00 PHST- 2020/08/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/10/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/10/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/12/31 01:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/02/25 06:00 [medline] AID - S0753-3322(20)31113-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110921 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Jan;133:110921. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110921. Epub 2020 Nov 28.