IL-33 is alarmin the uterus for labor

Timely labor is critical for both infant and maternal health, yet the mechanisms underlying the initiation of childbirth remain unclear. In this issue of Immunity, Siewiera et al. demonstrate a vital role for innate type 2 immune responses in controlling uterus-intrinsic onset of labor in mice.1 Tim...

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Published in:Immunity (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2023-03, Vol.56 (3), p.467-469
Main Authors: Kennedy, Elizabeth A., Jurado, Kellie Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alarmins
Animals
Female
Immunity, Innate
Interleukin-33
Mice
Uterus
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Summary:Timely labor is critical for both infant and maternal health, yet the mechanisms underlying the initiation of childbirth remain unclear. In this issue of Immunity, Siewiera et al. demonstrate a vital role for innate type 2 immune responses in controlling uterus-intrinsic onset of labor in mice.1 Timely labor is critical for both infant and maternal health, yet the mechanisms underlying the initiation of childbirth remain unclear. In this issue of Immunity, Siewiera et al. demonstrate a vital role for innate type 2 immune responses in controlling uterus-intrinsic onset of labor in mice.1
ISSN:1074-7613
1097-4180
DOI:10.1016/j.immuni.2023.02.007