Reproduction Abstracts

Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an essential component of the innate immunity with a non-redundant role in conferring resistance to pathogens and in modulating inflammatory reactions in several diseases. Pregnancy is characterized by mild systemic immunosuppression and inflammation. An uncontrolled immune activation at the fetal–maternal interface caused by bacterial infections or inflammatory stimuli is associated with high risk of miscarriage both in mice and in women. In this st...