Perinatal infection, inflammation, preterm birth, and brain injury: A review with proposals for future investigations

JD Reiss, LS Peterson, SN Nesamoney, AL Chang… - Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Preterm newborns are exposed to several risk factors for developing brain injury. Clinical
studies have suggested that the presence of intrauterine infection is a consistent risk factor …

Impact of exercise training on preeclampsia: potential preventive mechanisms

DS Genest, S Falcao, J Gutkowska, JL Lavoie - Hypertension, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Preeclampsia is characterized by hypertension and de novo proteinuria after 20 weeks of
pregnancy. It is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in the developed …

Immune alterations in recurrent implantation failure

N Mukherjee, R Sharma, D Modi - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A failure to achieve pregnancy after three or more embryo transfer cycles with high‐quality
blastocysts is referred to as recurrent implantation failure (RIF). RIF can be due to altered …

Biomarkers of exposure to phthalate mixtures and adverse birth outcomes in a Puerto Rico birth cohort

AL Cathey, DJ Watkins, ZY Rosario… - Environmental …, 2022 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Humans are exposed to complex mixtures of phthalate chemicals from a range
of consumer products. Previous studies have reported significant associations between …

[HTML][HTML] Intrauterine injection of human chorionic gonadotropin before embryo transfer significantly improves the implantation and pregnancy rates in in vitro …

R Mansour, N Tawab, O Kamal, Y El-Faissal, A Serour… - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of intrauterine injection of human chorionic
gonadotropin (hCG) before embryo transfer (ET). DESIGN: Prospective randomized study …

Contributions to the dynamics of cervix remodeling prior to term and preterm birth

SM Yellon - Biology of reproduction, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Major clinical challenges for obstetricians and neonatologists result from early cervix
remodeling and preterm birth. Complications related to cervix remodeling or delivery …

Gestational diabetes and T-cell (Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg) immune profile

E Sifnaios, G Mastorakos, K Psarra, ND Panagopoulos… - in vivo, 2019 - iv.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common pregnancy complication,
characterized by insulin resistance and low-grade systemic inflammation with a pro …

Enhanced drug delivery to the reproductive tract using nanomedicine reveals therapeutic options for prevention of preterm birth

HC Zierden, JI Ortiz, K DeLong, J Yu, G Li… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Inflammation contributes to nearly 4 million global premature births annually. Here, we used
a mouse model of intrauterine inflammation to test clinically used formulations, as well as …

Inflammation as a cause of venous thromboembolism

A Saghazadeh, N Rezaei - Critical reviews in oncology/hematology, 2016 - Elsevier
Inflammatory markers are highly amenable to appraise and adjust and could already serve
as a diagnostic indicator and also as a predictor of prognosis over the management of many …

Physiologic adaptations to pregnancy

J Chang, D Streitman - Neurologic Clinics, 2012 - Elsevier
Pregnancy leads to diverse physiologic changes to accommodate the demands of the
developing fetoplacental unit, which affect many major organ systems. Understanding these …