REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY. BASIC CONCEPTS

1. The role of the immune system during reproduction: General concepts
2. Antigen presentation and pregnancy: biological concepts
3. The role of monocytes and Macrophages in the non-pregnant reproductive tract
4. The role of macrophages in pregnancy: from implantation to parturition.
5. Natural Killer cells and reproduction: before, during and after pregnancy
6. Dendritic Cells: antigen presentation and decidual preparation
7. B cells and the pregnant uterus: new concepts and characteristics
8. Neutrophils and their role in the protection of the endometrium
9. Regulatory T cells: master regulators for the success of pregnancy
10. Decidual cells and their role as immune modulators
11. Cytokines and Chemokines at the reproductive track: function and regulation
12. Immune regulatory role of glucocorticoids: Basic concepts
13. Foetal signals and their impact on material immune cells
14. Innate receptors at their role in immune regulation
15. MHC molecules during pregnancy: regulation and function
16. Mucosal immunity of the female and male reproductive tract
17. Immune Check Point during pregnancy, basic concepts

• Shows the detailed evaluation of the knowledge related to each immune cell type in the pregnant and not pregnant uterus
• Evaluates each immune cell type and its function during specific reproductive events
• Provides the biological background for understanding the clinical aspects that will be discussed in subsequent volumes in the series

Author
Gil Mor, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA