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Methods for Co-culture of Primary Human Extravillous Trophoblast Cells and Uterine Natural Killer Cells

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During early pregnancy, fetal-derived extravillous trophoblast cells (EVT) from the placenta invade the maternal decidua and inner third of the uterus where they establish fetal tolerance and remodel the uterine spiral arteries, which ensures establishment of a successful pregnancy. Aberrant EVT invasion and spiral artery remodeling is associated with a number of pregnancy complications including miscarriage, preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, and placenta accrete. During invasion of the maternal tissues, the EVT interact with a number of different cell types including the decidual leukocytes. EVT express HLA-C, HLA-G, HLA-E, and HLA-F and interact with uterine natural killer (uNK) cells through a series of different receptors. Epidemiological evidence suggests that different combinations of HLA-C and killer cell Ig-like receptor (KIR) haplotypes impact pregnancy success. Therefore, there is much interest in the functional consequence of interactions between EVT and uNK cells, and several different methodologies have been used to isolate these different cell types and their co-culture.

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  1. Xiaowen Gan and Fen Ning contributed equally with all other contributors.

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  1. Division of Uterine Vascular Biology, Guangzhou Institute of Pediatrics, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China

    Xiaowen Gan, Fen Ning & Gendie E. Lash

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    Sandeep Raha

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Gan, X., Ning, F., Lash, G.E. (2024). Methods for Co-culture of Primary Human Extravillous Trophoblast Cells and Uterine Natural Killer Cells. In: Raha, S. (eds) Trophoblasts. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2728. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3495-0_16

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