[HTML][HTML] The Vaginal Microenvironment: The Physiologic Role of Lactobacilli
E Amabebe, DOC Anumba - Frontiers in medicine, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In addition to being a passage for sperm, menstruum, and the baby, the human vagina and
its microbiota can influence conception, pregnancy, the mode and timing of delivery, and the …
its microbiota can influence conception, pregnancy, the mode and timing of delivery, and the …
Mechanistic differences leading to infectious and sterile inflammation
F Behnia, S Sheller, R Menon - American journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammation is a physiologic component of pregnancy and parturition. Overwhelming
intrauterine inflammatory load promotes quiescent feto‐maternal tissues into a contractile …
intrauterine inflammatory load promotes quiescent feto‐maternal tissues into a contractile …
Methylation quantitative trait loci (meQTLs) are consistently detected across ancestry, developmental stage, and tissue type
Background Individual genotypes at specific loci can result in different patterns of DNA
methylation. These methylation quantitative trait loci (meQTLs) influence methylation across …
methylation. These methylation quantitative trait loci (meQTLs) influence methylation across …
[HTML][HTML] Parental preconception exposure to phenol and phthalate mixtures and the risk of preterm birth
Background Parental preconception exposure to select phenols and phthalates was
previously associated with increased risk of preterm birth in single chemical analyses …
previously associated with increased risk of preterm birth in single chemical analyses …
First Trimester Prediction of Preterm Birth in Patient Plasma with Machine-Learning-Guided Raman Spectroscopy and Metabolomics
L Synan, S Ghazvini, S Uthaman… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of infant deaths globally. Current clinical measures
often fail to identify women who may deliver preterm. Therefore, accurate screening tools are …
often fail to identify women who may deliver preterm. Therefore, accurate screening tools are …
[HTML][HTML] Maternal and paternal preconception exposure to phenols and preterm birth
Background Phenol exposure during pregnancy has been associated with preterm birth, but
the potential effect of preconception exposure in either parent is unknown. There is a …
the potential effect of preconception exposure in either parent is unknown. There is a …
[HTML][HTML] Early-and late-onset preeclampsia and the tissue-specific epigenome of the placenta and newborn
EM Herzog, AJ Eggink, SP Willemsen, RC Slieker… - Placenta, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Preeclampsia (PE) carries increased risks of cardiovascular-and metabolic
diseases in mothers and offspring during the life course. While the severe early-onset PE …
diseases in mothers and offspring during the life course. While the severe early-onset PE …
Association of parental preconception exposure to phthalates and phthalate substitutes with preterm birth
Importance Although phthalate exposure during pregnancy has been associated with
preterm birth, the association of preconception exposure in either parent with preterm birth …
preterm birth, the association of preconception exposure in either parent with preterm birth …
Fetal DNA methylation associates with early spontaneous preterm birth and gestational age
SE Parets, KN Conneely, V Kilaru, SJ Fortunato… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Spontaneous preterm birth (PTB,< 37 weeks gestation) is a major public health concern, and
children born preterm have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality throughout their lives …
children born preterm have a higher risk of morbidity and mortality throughout their lives …
Methods for mediation analysis with high-dimensional DNA methylation data: Possible choices and comparisons
Epigenetic researchers often evaluate DNA methylation as a potential mediator of the effect
of social/environmental exposures on a health outcome. Modern statistical methods for …
of social/environmental exposures on a health outcome. Modern statistical methods for …