Fig. 3
From: miRNAs in decidual NK cells: regulators worthy of attention during pregnancy
miRNA-mediated dNK cell immune function influences the outcome of pregnancy. miRNAs are present in purified dNK and pNK cells of pregnant women. On the one hand, dysregulated miRNAs in dNK cells might be involved in immunopathological mechanisms of pregnancy related disorders, such as RPL. On the other hand, there are also several differentially expressed miRNAs between dNK and their counterpart pNK cells, which may be also correlated with special characteristics and functions of tissue-resident dNK cells at maternal-fetal interface. dNK cell, Decidual NK cell; pNK cell, Peripheral NK cell; RPL, Recurrent pregnancy loss; DEMs, Differentially expressed miRNAs