Despite general systemic immune modulation during reproduction, the maternal intestine undergoes remodelling to strengthen innate defense to protect mothers & offspring from pathogens @nature.com @princeton.edu @aiinglim.bsky.social
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Allergen sensitization drives CCR8-dependent trafficking of ILC2s to lymph nodes, where they provide early IL-4 signals that selectively promote Tfh13 cells www.cell.com/immunity/ful... @cp-immunity.bsky.social @gowthaman.bsky.social @umasschan.bsky.social
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Learning immunology from mothers and babies www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... The maternal-fetal dyad can reveal strategies for improving pregnancy outcomes, but also how immunology works applicable to many other physiological contexts @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social @societymucosalimm.bsky.social
Pregnancy is an immunological marvel allowing intimate approximation between genetically discordant tissues of maternal and fetal origin. Shared immun…
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Protective maternal gut instincts www.nature.com/articles/d41...
So thankful to @nature.com for the opportunity to highlight another exciting example of immunology learned from mothers, “protective maternal gut instincts” by @aiinglim.bsky.social @princetonmolbio.bsky.social
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Pregnancy poses many challenges, including protecting against infection and increased nutritional demands. Pregnancy-associated gut changes offer some help.