The maternal-fetal interface undergoes dynamic changes to allow the fetus to grow and
develop in the uterus, despite being recognized by the maternal immune cells. Within the
innate immune system, decidual natural killer cells and antigen presenting cells (including
macrophages and dendritic cells) that comprise a large proportion of the decidual leukocyte
populations play an important role in modulating trophoblast invasion, angiogenesis and
vascular remodeling. On the other hand, within the adaptive immune system, CD8+ T cells …