Skip to main content
. 2020 May 27;21(11):3776. doi: 10.3390/ijms21113776
PRL prolactin
IGFBP insulin-like growth factor binding protein
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
TGF transforming growth factor
IL interleukin
uNK uterine natural killer cell
macrophage(s)
DC dendritic cell
Treg regulatory T cell
ILC innate lymphoid cell
EVT extravillous trophoblast
CXCL c-x-c motif chemokine
IFN interferon
TNF tumor necrosis factor
PlGF placenta growth factor
MMP matrix metalloproteinase
M-CSF macrophage colony stimulating factor
Ang angiopoietin
CD cluster of differentiation
Th T helper type
HLA human leukocyte antigen
HB-EGF heparin binding-epidermal growth factor
NK natural killer cell
GATA3 GATA-binding protein 3
ROR retinoic acid receptor-related orphan receptor
GM-CSF granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor
dNKp decidual proliferating natural killer cell
dNK decidual natural killer cell
NKR natural killer cell receptor
KIR killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptor
FFA free fatty acids
MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
BMI body mass index
AT1 angiotensin 2 type 1
NOD non-obese diabetic
FGR fetal-growth restriction
i.p. intraperitoneally
LPS lipopolysaccharide
TLR toll-like receptor
Rh recombinant human
RAG recombinant activating gene
MLAp mesometrial lymphoid aggregate of pregnancy
IRF interferon regulatory factor
mr mouse recombinant
Lif leukemia inhibitory factor gene
MHC major histocompatibility complex
HIF hypoxia-inducible factor
HFD high-fat diet
LDL low density lipoprotein
DIO diet-induced obesity
Csf colony stimulating factor
Csfr colony stimulating factor receptor
NCR natural cytotoxicity triggering receptor
UGR intrauterine growth restriction
Teff T effector cell
T naïve naïve T cell
SCT syncytiotrophoblast
CTB villous cytotrophoblast
column-CTB anchoring column cytotrophoblast