The Residual Innate Lymphoid Cells in NFIL3-Deficient Mice Support Suboptimal Maternal Adaptations to Pregnancy.
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Authors
Boulenouar, Selma
Doisne, Jean-Marc
Gaynor, Louise M
Balmas, Elisa
Yung, Hong Wa
Javadzadeh, Shagayegh
Volmer, Léa
Hawkes, Delia A
Phillips, Keli
Brady, Hugh JM
Fowden, Abigail L
Burton, Graham J
Publication Date
2016Journal Title
Front Immunol
ISSN
1664-3224
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Volume
7
Pages
43
Language
eng
Type
Article
Physical Medium
Electronic-eCollection
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Boulenouar, S., Doisne, J., Sferruzzi-Perri, A., Gaynor, L. M., Kieckbusch, J., Balmas, E., Yung, H. W., et al. (2016). The Residual Innate Lymphoid Cells in NFIL3-Deficient Mice Support Suboptimal Maternal Adaptations to Pregnancy.. Front Immunol, 7 43. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00043
Abstract
Uterine NK cells are innate lymphoid cells (ILC) that populate the uterus and expand during pregnancy, regulating placental development and fetal growth in humans and mice. We have recently characterized the composition of uterine ILCs (uILCs), some of which require the transcription factor NFIL3, but the extent to which NFIL3-dependent cells support successful reproduction in mice is unknown. By mating Nfil3 (-/-) females with wild-type males, here we show the effects of NFIL3 deficiency in maternal cells on both the changes in uILCs during pregnancy and the downstream consequences on reproduction. Despite the presence of CD49a(+)Eomes(-) uILC1s and the considerable expansion of residual CD49a(+)Eomes(+) tissue-resident NK cells and uILC3s in pregnant Nfil3 (-/-) mice, we found incomplete remodeling of uterine arteries and decidua, placental defects, and fetal growth restriction in litters of normal size. These results show that maternal NFIL3 mediates non-redundant functions in mouse reproduction.
Keywords
lymphocyte subpopulations, mouse models, placenta, pregnancy, uterine NK cells
Sponsorship
Wellcome Trust (094073/Z/10/Z)
British Heart Foundation (None)
British Heart Foundation (None)
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00043
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/284530
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