Reproductive Immunology: Basic Concepts, Immune Cells and Reproduction provides an introduction to reproductive immunology, focusing on the immunological aspects of specific pregnancy complications. The book includes discussions on immune cells, cytokines and chemokines, along with other topics that are central to the success of a pregnancy, from the process of implantation to parturition. The knowledge on the role of immune cells and the inflammatory process in each step of reproduction has grown exponentially in the last 10 years. Several autoimmune factors have been investigated as possible influences on reproductive success and failure.
We are just beginning to understand the complex interactions between the endocrine and immune system that support the human fetal semi-allograft, hence this first volume in the book series gives holistic insights for this understanding.
- Shows the detailed evaluation of the knowledge related to each immune cell type in the pregnant and not pregnant uterus
- Evaluates each immune cell type and its function during specific reproductive events
- Provides the biological background for understanding the clinical aspects that will be discussed in subsequent volumes in the series
Gil Mor, M.D., Ph.D. is the John M. Malone Jr. MD, Endowed Chair Professor and Scientific Director of The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development at Wayne State University. Before moving to Wayne State University, he was a Tenured Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Yale University School of Medicine. His research topics were related to the immunology of pregnancy and the role of inflammation in cancer formation and progression. He was the Division Director of the Reproductive Science Division at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Yale and directed the Reproductive Immunology Unit and the Translational Research Program “Discovery to Cure.” He was the Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology from 2009 to 2019 and is the President of the American Society for Reproductive Immunology.
He has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Child Health Development (NICHD), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) as well as by several pharmaceutical companies and is widely published in the area of immunology and reproduction with more than 280 publications and is the editor of three books on “Immunology of pregnancy” and “Apoptosis and Cancer.” He is also the Senior Editor of a book series on Reproductive Immunology with Elsevier.
He is the recipient of several national and international prizes, including the Pearl River Professor from Jinan University Guangzhou China, the J. Christian Herr Award, and the AJRI Award from the Society for Reproductive Immunology.
He is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, American Association of Immunologists and the American Society of Reproductive Immunology. He is also a Member of the International Advisory Committee for the Sino-American Center of Translational Medicine. Southern Medical University, China, Guest Professor at Tongji Medical College in Wuhan China and Honorary member and Professor of several scientific societies in Asia, South America, and Europe.
