The concept of biological identity has been traditionally a central issue in immunology. The assumption that entities foreign to a specific organism should be rejected by its immune system, while self-entities do not trigger an immune response is challenged by the expanded immunotolerance observed in…
Trophoblast cells (TC) play a major role during pregnancy. Several growth factors influence trophoblast behavior, such as Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF). Although studies have showed the role of EGF and STAT5 in regulation of TC, interaction between both molecules has not yet been studied. STATs are also…