Pre-eclampsia: Altered placental macrophages in pre-eclampsia

Nature Reviews Nephrology 12, 378 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2016.78 Author: Ellen Carney A new study shows alterations in placental macrophage activation and in their interactions with trophoblasts in women with pre-eclampsia. Przybyl et al. report a significant reduction in CD74+ placental macrophages in pre-eclamptic women compared with healthy controls. Macrophages that lacked CD74
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