| EV | extracellular vesicle |
| CT | cytotrophoblast |
| VCT | villous cytotrophoblasts |
| SCT | syncytiotrophoblast |
| PLAP | placental alkaline phosphatase |
| HLA-G | human leukocyte antigen G |
| MSC | mesenchymal stem cells |
| C19MC | chromosome 19 miRNA cluster |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| ECM | extra-cellular matrix |
| VEGF | vascular endothelial growth factor |
| EVT | extravillous trophoblast |
| LC-MS | liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry |
| FasL | Fas ligand |
| PD-L1 | programmed death ligand-1 |
| TRAIL | TNF- Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand |
| PBMCs | peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
| HSPE1 | heat shock 10kDa protein 1 |
| GSL | glycosphingolipid |
| IL-4 | interleukin-4 |
| IFN-γ | interferon-γ |
| HUVEC | human umbilical vein endothelial cell |
| cfDNA | cell-free DNA |
| eNOS | endothelial nitric oxide synthase |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| PE | preeclampsia |
| GDM | gestational diabetes mellitus |
| DAMP | damage associated molecular pattern |