Vikki Abrahams

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Yale University, United States of America

Vikki Abrahams, PhD,

Academic positions:
· Assistant Professor, Yale University

Research interests:
· The role of immune cells at the maternal-fetal interface
· Innate immune responses of the trophoblast


Any other information:
· Member of the British Society for Immunology, the American Society for Reproductive Immunology

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Faculty Member: Women's Health > Reproductive Immunology (since 17 May 2006)

All recent recommendations

• 8.2
  Endometrial NK cells are special immature cells that await pregnancy.
  Recommended by Vikki Abrahams, Lois Salamonsen, Philippe Le Bouteiller, Judith Bulmer with Gendie E Lash
  
• 6.0
  Pretreatment with toll-like receptor 4 antagonist inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm uterine contractility, cytokines, and prostaglandins in rhesus monkeys.
  Recommended by Vikki Abrahams
  
• 3.0
  The novel inflammatory cytokine high mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) is expressed by human term placenta.
  Recommended by Vikki Abrahams
  
• 3.0
  Expansion of CD4+CD25+and FOXP3+ regulatory T cells during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle: implications for human reproduction.
  Recommended by Vikki Abrahams
  
• 3.0
  Menstrual cycle-dependent changes of Toll-like receptors in endometrium.
  Recommended by Vikki Abrahams
  
• 9.9
  Decidual NK cells regulate key developmental processes at the human fetal-maternal interface.
  Recommended by Vikki Abrahams, Ashley Moffett, Philippe Le Bouteiller, Jeffrey Pollard
  
• 3.0
  Human decidual NK cells form immature activating synapses and are not cytotoxic.
  Recommended by Vikki Abrahams