Wilcox, CR; Holder, B; Jones, CE
(2017)
Factors Affecting the FcRn-Mediated Transplacental Transfer of Antibodies and Implications for Vaccination in Pregnancy.
Front Immunol, 8.
p. 1294.
ISSN 1664-3224
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01294
SGUL Authors: Jones, Christine Elizabeth
Abstract
At birth, neonates are particularly vulnerable to infection and transplacental transfer of immunoglobulin G (IgG) from mother to fetus provides crucial protection in the first weeks of life. Transcytosis of IgG occurs via binding with the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) in the placental synctiotrophoblast. As maternal vaccination becomes an increasingly important strategy for the protection of young infants, improving our understanding of transplacental transfer and the factors that may affect this will become increasingly important, especially in low-income countries where the burden of morbidity and mortality is highest. This review highlights factors of relevance to maternal vaccination that may modulate placental transfer-IgG subclass, glycosylation of antibody, total maternal IgG concentration, maternal disease, infant gestational age, and birthweight-and outlines the conflicting evidence and questions that remain regarding the complexities of these relationships. Furthermore, the intricacies of the Ab-FcRn interaction remain poorly understood and models that may help address future research questions are described.
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© 2017 Wilcox, Holder and Jones. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
Keywords: |
antibody, immunoglobulin G, maternal, neonatal Fc receptor, placenta, pregnancy, vaccination |
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: |
Academic Structure > Infection and Immunity Research Institute (INII) |
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Front Immunol |
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1664-3224 |
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eng |
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13 October 2017 | Published | 26 September 2017 | Accepted |
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Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 |
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PubMed ID: |
29163461 |
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https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/109340 |
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01294 |
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