Schumacher A

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2013-2025
2025
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms26199706

Mast cells (MCs) belong to the cell network that regulates uterine spiral artery remodeling (uSAR), a critical vascular adaptation supporting placental development and fetal growth. Our previous in vitro study demonstrated that human MCs pr…

2024
Biology of reproduction ·doi:10.1093/biolre/ioae142

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are natural and synthetic compounds found ubiquitously in the environment that interfere with the hormonal-immune axis, potentially impacting human health and reproduction. Exposure to endocrine-disrupting che…

2022
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology ·doi:10.3389/fcell.2022.1039206

By promoting tissue invasion, cell growth and angiogenesis, the Y-box binding protein (YB-1) became famous as multifunctional oncoprotein. However, this designation is telling only part of the story. There is one particular time in life whe…

2019
Frontiers in immunology ·doi:10.3389/fimmu.2019.02896

Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) serves as one of the first signals provided by the embryo to the mother. Exactly at the time when the first step of the implantation process is initiated and the blastocyst adheres to the maternal endometr…

2013
Frontiers in immunology ·doi:10.3389/fimmu.2013.00158

Implantation of the fertilized egg into the maternal uterus depends on the fine balance between inflammatory and anti-inflammatory processes. Whilst regulatory T cells (Tregs) are reportedly involved in protection of allogeneic fetuses agai…