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1: A multicenter, prospective, masked comparison of chromosomal microarray with standard karyotyping for routine and high risk prenatal diagnosis
To evaluate the performance of chromosomal microarray (CMA) as an independent method for prenatal cytogenetic diagnosis
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Ronald Wapner
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2: Induction of labor or expectant management for large-for-dates fetuses: a randomized controlled trial
To compare induction of labor with expectant management for large for dates fetuses to prevent macrosomia at birth, shoulder dystocia and the associated neonatal morbidity.
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Michel Boulvain,
Marie-Victoire Senat,
Patrick Rozenberg,
Olivier Irion
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3: Prevention of preterm delivery after successful tocolysis in preterm labour by 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate: a randomised controlled trial
Several small trials have suggested that progesterone might reduce the risk of preterm delivery among women with preterm labour arrested by tocolysis. This trial sought to test that hypothesis.
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Patrick Rozenberg,
Philippe Deruelle,
Aurelia Chauveaud,
Marianne Capelle,
Norbert Winer,
Raphael Porcher,
Elie Azria
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4: Molecular inflammation in early pregnancy precedes structural remodeling of adipose tissue
Adipose tissue (AT) remodeling contributes to adaptations of maternal metabolic homeostasis during pregnancy. Early gestation is an anabolic condition with accrual of maternal adipose stores to meet t...
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Sylvie Hauguel-de Mouzon,
Veronica Resi,
Subhabrata Basu,
Larraine Presley,
Patrick Catalano,
Bram Kaufman
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5: Pregnancy after LEEP: results of a multicenter study
To assess the association between pre-pregnancy LEEP, pregnancy loss prior to 20 weeks and preterm birth.
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George A. Macones,
Alison Cahill,
David Stamilio,
Kimberly Roehl,
Anthony Odibo
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6: Can differences in obstetric outcomes be explained by differences in the care provided?
Although many obstetric outcomes have been suggested as quality indicators, there is little direct evidence that institutional differences in these indicators are related to differences in the care pr...
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William Grobman
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7: ROLO study: a randomized control trial of low glycemic index diet to prevent macrosomia in euglycemic women
The macrosomic fetus is predisposed to a variety of adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes, and significantly increases the risk of birth complications for the mother. In the long term, infants that ...
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Jennifer Walsh,
Rhona Mahony,
Michael Foley,
Fionnuala McAuliffe
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8: A primate epigenome-wide custom array of 244K reveals that a maternal high fat (HF) diet discriminately alters the fetal liver methylome in a primate model of maternal obesity
In accordance with Barker's hypothesis, in utero perturbations lead to adult disease and are accompanied by persistent yet modifiable fetal epigenomic alterations. We have demonstrated that this prima...
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Radhika Ganu,
R. Alan Harris,
Philip Bocock,
Lori Showalter,
Kiarra Collins,
Kevin Grove,
Robert Lane,
Kjersti Aagaard
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9: First-trimester prediction of preterm birth using ADAM12, PAPP-A, uterine artery Doppler and maternal characteristics
To estimate the efficiency of first-trimester A-disintegrin and metalloprotease 12 (ADAM12), pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A), uterine artery Doppler and maternal characteristics in the ...
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Katherine Goetzinger,
Alison Cahill,
Janet Kemna,
Linda Odibo,
George Macones,
Anthony Odibo
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10: Fetuin-mediated aggregation of amniotic fluid proteins into calcifying nanoparticles (CNP) and preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM)
Disturbances in mineral-protein composition of biological fluids result in fetuin-mediated nucleation of hydroxyapatite (insoluble CaP), depletion of essential proteins and formation of CNPs. This pro...
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Lydia L. Shook,
Catalin S. Buhimschi,
Antonette T. Dulay,
Mert O. Bahtiyar,
Irina A. Buhimschi
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11: Fetal lung maturity and neonatal outcome >34 weeks: do antenatal steroids improve outcomes if administered after negative maturity results?
Following immature fetal lung indices, obstetricians may choose one of three clinical management strategies: (1) treat with antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) with subsequent planned delivery, (2) await ...
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Beena Kamath-Rayne,
Emily DeFranco,
Michael Marcotte
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12: Induction of labor versus expectant management in women with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes between 34 and 37 weeks–the PPROMEXIL-2 trial (ISRCTN05689407)
PPROM is an important clinical problem. Our previous PPROMEXIL trial (ISRCTN29313500) compared the effectiveness of induction of labor (IL) to expectant management (EM) after PPROM between 34 and 37 w...
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David van der Ham,
Jantien van der Heijden,
Brent Opmeer,
Hans van Beek,
Christine Willekes,
Twan Mulder,
Rob Moonen,
Marielle van Pampus,
Mariet Groenewout,
Gerald Mantel,
Anneke Kwee,
Hajo Wildschut,
Bettina Akerboom,
Ben Mol,
Jan Nijhuis
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13: Method of delivery and neonatal outcomes in preterm, small for gestational age infants
Cesarean delivery (CD) has been proposed as an obstetric strategy to improve neonatal outcomes for premature fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The relative rarity of this clinical s...
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Erika F. Werner,
David Savitz,
Teresa Janevic,
Stephen F. Thung,
Edmund F. Funai,
Heather Lipkind
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14: Effect of prescription medications on 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC) metabolism
17-OHPC and certain prescription medications are metabolized by the CYP3A4 enzyme. We hypothesize that these medications may compete with 17-OHPC for metabolism. Any alteration in 17-OHPC metabolism m...
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Yang Zhao,
Courtney Cuppett,
Steve Caritis,
Raman Venkataramanan
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15: Bioinformatics analysis of biomarkers reveal differential maternal-fetal contributions to spontaneous preterm birth pathophysiology
To document racial disparity between African Americans (AA) and Caucasians (C) in pathophysiologic pathways and underlying disease functions associated with spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) induced by ...
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Geeta Bhat,
Lina Brou,
Cayce Drobek,
Stephen Fortunato,
George Saade,
Ramkumar Menon
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16: Betamethasone dosing interval–12 or 24 hours apart?
To determine whether there is a statistically significant difference in the incidence of neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) when administering 2 intramuscular maternal doses of 12 mg betamet...
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Meena Khandelwal,
Eric Chang,
Clare Hansen,
Krystal Hunter,
Barry Milcarek
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17: Residence in the US a risk factor for preterm birth
It is not known whether preterm birth is predominantly related to genetic or environmental factors. To address this question the objective of this study was to determine the risk of preterm birth in r...
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Radek Bukowski,
Julian Robinson
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18: The PLUTO trial: percutaneous shunting in lower urinary tract obstruction
To determine if intrauterine vesico-amniotic shunting for fetal bladder outflow obstruction (LUTO), compared to conservative care improves perinatal mortality and renal function Secondary - to determi...
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Rachel Morris,
Mark Kilby
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19: Influence of speckle properties when using quantitative ultrasound parameters to assess cervical softening
As the cervix prepares for delivery, the spacing between the collagen fibers increases and fills with water, hyaluronan, decorin, and enzymes suggesting that the ultrasonic attenuation should decrease...
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Timothy Bigelow,
Barbra McFarlin,
Ellora Sen-Gupta,
Aaron Kilstofte,
William O'Brien
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20: A cost effective analysis of prenatal surgery for myelomeningocele
To determine if antenatal repair of myelomeningocele is cost-effective.
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Erika F. Werner,
Heather Lipkind,
Joshua A. Copel,
Mert O. Bahtiyar,
Christina Han,
Stephen F. Thung
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21: The use of an interactive computer program to enhance patient understanding of genetic screening and diagnostic concepts: a randomized trial
Many studies have demonstrated the lack of understanding that patients have with regard to genetic screening and diagnostic concepts. The objective of this study was to determine whether an interactiv...
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William Grobman,
Rebecca Mullen,
Ashley Bergeron,
Stacy Cooper Bailey,
Richard Levine,
Mike Wolf
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22: Folate dysregulation and the development of hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Methionine is a folate related metabolite which plays a crucial role as a methyl donor, important for numerous cellular functions including the control of gene expression. Recent animal and limited hu...
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Ray O. Bahado-Singh,
Rashmi Bolinjkar,
Lindsay Allen,
Gustavo Vilchez,
Louay Zeid,
Samet Albayarak,
Michael Kruger
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23: Can sonographer education and image review standardize image acquisition and caliper placement in 2D ultrasounds? Experience from the NICHD Fetal Growth Study
To describe the experience of using intensive education and image review to credential experienced sonographers to perform standardized 2D ultrasounds of fetal biometry as part of the ongoing multi-ce...
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Karin M. Fuchs,
Mary D'Alton
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24: Inter-rater agreement of qualitative grading for fetal echocardiographic findings in twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)
Several TTTS staging systems have been described which grade severity of recipient twin (RT) cardiomyopathy by echocardiography, but require either quantitation of Doppler myocardial performance index...
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Chet Villa,
Erik Michelfelder,
Mounira Habli,
James Cnota,
William Polzin,
David Lewis,
James Van Hook,
Foong Lim,
Beth Kline-fath,
Regina Keller,
Miok Kim,
Timothy Crombleholme
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25: Performance of an automatic quantitative ultrasound analysis (AQUA) texture extractor to predict fetal lung maturity assessed by TDx-FLM in amniotic fluid
To evaluate the performance of a non-invasive Automatic Quantitative Ultrasound Analysis (AQUA software) texture extractor to predict fetal lung maturity in amniotic fluid as assessed by TDx-FLM.
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Montse Palacio,
Teresa Cobo,
Monica Martinez-Terron,
Giuseppe A. Ratta,
Nuria Elias,
Elisenda Bonet,
Ivan Amat-Roldan,
Eduard Gratacos
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26: Prenatal array comparative genomic hybridization: when is it indicated and what sample is best? Our experience in over 1000 prenatal cases
Targeted aCGH is most frequently considered in prenatal cases with abnormal ultrasound (US) findings and a normal karyotype. The indications for testing of all abnormal cases were reviewed to determin...
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Sau W. Cheung,
Amy Breman,
Amber N. Pursley,
Patricia Hixson,
Weimin Bi,
Patricia Ward,
Chad Shaw,
Jim R. Lupski,
Ignatia Van den Veyver,
Arthur Beaudet,
Ankita Patel
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27: Outcome after embryo reduction in triplet pregnancy compared to ongoing triplet pregnancies and primary twins
To assess in triplet pregnancies the effectiveness of selective reduction to twins.
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Sheila Everwijn,
Lidewij van de Mheen,
Anita Ravelli,
Maarten Knapen,
Dick Oepkes,
Melanie Engels,
Gwendolyn Manten,
Hans Zondervan,
Soetinah Wirjosoekarto,
John van Vught,
Jan Jaap Erwich,
Sebastiaan Nij Bijvank,
Ewoud Schuit,
Maria van Pampus,
Christianne de Groot,
Ben Willem Mol,
Eva Pajkrt
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28: Effects on (neuro)developmental and behavioral outcome at 2 years of age of induced labor compared with expectant management in intra-uterine growth restricted infants–long term outcomes of the DIGITAT-trial
To study, in pregnancies complicated by intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR) at term, the effect of being randomized to induction of labor on long-term developmental- and behavioral- outcomes, and ...
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Linda van Wyk
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29: The MFMU cesarean registry: propensity score analysis for bias reduction in comparing elective repeat cesarean delivery with trial of labor after a previous cesarean
Although multiple studies have compared outcomes of elective repeat cesarean delivery (ERCD) with trial of labor (TOL) after cesarean, these studies have been criticized as women who elect one approac...
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Sharon A. Gilbert
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30: Use of maternal and neonatal outcomes to measure quality of care: is hospital performance consistent across outcomes?
Regulatory bodies and insurers evaluate hospitals using obstetrical outcomes as quality measures. However, it is unclear which outcomes, or group of outcomes, are meaningful. Our goal was to assess th...
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Jennifer L. Bailit
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31: Trial of labor after previous cesarean section versus repeat cesarean section: are patients making an informed decision?
Although trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) is considered a reasonable option for most women, with an overall rate of success of 60-80%, the majority of women who would be eligible for a TOLAC unde...
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Sarah Bernstein,
Shira Matalon-Grazi,
Barak Rosenn
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32: Velamentous cord insertion: does it affect perinatal outcomes?
Velamentous cord insertion can be readily identified on prenatal ultrasound and carries an incidence of 1%. We set out to identify any associations between this finding and perinatal outcomes.
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Tania F. Esakoff,
Yvonne W. Cheng,
Jonathan Snowden,
Susan H. Tran,
Brian L. Shaffer,
Aaron B. Caughey
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33: Prior preterm birth in first pregnancy and risk of small-for-gestational-age birth in second pregnancy: a population-based study
To evaluate risk of small-for-gestational-age birth in the second pregnancy following preterm delivery in first pregnancy
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Jen Jen Chang,
Lung-Chang Chien,
George Macones
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34: The bladder flap at cesarean delivery–to create or not to create: a randomized controlled trial
Creation of the bladder flap has been an integral part of the standard cesarean delivery technique without evidence of benefit. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test the hypothesis that o...
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Methodius Tuuli,
Patricia Forgetey,
Kimberly Roehl,
David Stamilio,
Anthony Odibo,
George Macones
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35: Long-term neurodevelopment in children after intrauterine transfusion for Parvovirus B19 infection
to determine the incidence of neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI) in survivors of fetal Parvovirus B19 infection treated with intrauterine blood transfusion (IUT).
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Jeanine van Klink,
Dick Oepkes,
Irene Lindenburg,
Inge van Kamp,
Enrico Lopriore
et al.
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36: Effects of fetal nicotine exposure on developmental programming of adult blood pressure and vascular reactivity
Smoking has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes relating to utero-placental insufficiency. We hypothesized that fetuses exposed to nicotine would also have long term consequences relating to dev...
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Karin Fox,
Monica Longo,
Egle Bytautiene,
Esther Tamayo,
Phyllis Orise,
Julio Mateus,
George Saade
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37: Diet-induced fetal inflammation is suppressed by maternal metformin
Obesity and metabolic syndrome is characterized by inflammation and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Metformin (MET), used for treating PCOS and GDM, improves the metabolic profile and may suppress ...
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Neeraj Desai,
Amanda Roman,
Burton Rochelson,
Madhu Gupta,
Xiangying Xue,
Prodyot Chatterjee,
Hima Tam Tam,
Christine Metz
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38: Timing of delivery and adverse outcomes in term singleton repeat cesarean deliveries (CD)
Prior studies have compared the perinatal risks of elective delivery at 37-41 weeks (wk) gestation, but did not evaluate the hazard of delivery versus not delivering at a specific time point. Our obje...
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Giuseppe Chiossi
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39: The invasive phenotype of the placenta accrete extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) is characterized by epithelial-mesenchymal-transition (EMT) and loss of E-cadherin (E-CAD)
EMT is a process characterized by molecular and phenotypic alterations resulting in increased invasiveness and metastasis of cancer cells. Loss of E-CAD, a transmembrane protein involved in cell-cell ...
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Christina M. Duzyj,
Christine Laky,
Genevieve Cozzini,
Guomao Zhao,
Sonya S. Abdel-Razeq,
Edmund F. Funai,
Irina A. Buhimschi,
Catalin S. Buhimschi
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40: NDRG1 confers sex-specific protection from intrauterine hypoxic injury
Our lab previously showed that N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 (NDRG1) enhances trophoblast differentiation, and that lentivirus-mediated knockdown of NDRG1 in primary human trophoblasts (PHTs) incr...
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Jacob Larkin,
Baosheng Chen,
Chelsea Walter,
Xiao-Hua Shi,
Yoel Sadovsky
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41: The pattern of labor preceding uterine rupture
Although antepartum and early labor risk factors for a uterine rupture in a trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) have been identified, the course of labor in an impending uterine rupture has not been...
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Lorie Harper,
Alison Cahill,
Kimberly Roehl,
Anthony Odibo,
David Stamilio,
George Macones
et al.
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42: Autism risk is increased in SGA and LGA infants
The extremes of birth weight (low birth weight and macrosomia) have been associated with increased autism risk. This study was designed to determine whether being small or large for gestational age (S...
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Gaea Moore,
Anna Kneitel,
Guibo Xing,
William Gilbert,
Lloyd Smith,
Cheryl Walker
et al.
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43: The role of cell signaling mechanisms in the downregulation of antioxidant enzymes in the fetal brain in a mouse model of fetal alcohol syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is the most common non genetic cause of mental retardation. Prenatal alcohol exposure decreases antioxidant enzymes in the fetal brain in a mouse model of fetal alcohol sy...
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Nathan Drever,
Talar Kechichian,
Nkechi Okonkwo,
Debdeep Banerjee,
Monica Longo,
George Saade,
Egle Bytautiene
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44: A comprehensive metagenomic catalogue of microbiota across body sites in primates: a high fat maternal diet alters the offspring microbiome to 1 year of age
Microbiota are present from at least a time of birth, with up to 10-fold the number of organisms (the “microbiome”) and a collective genome (the “metagenome”) which exceeds ours by >100-fold. An al...
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Kjersti Aagaard,
Radhika Ganu,
Antonio Frias,
Jun Ma,
Diana Takahashi,
Joseph Petrosino,
Kevin Grove,
James Versalovic
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45: Inflammation-induced preterm birth (II-PTB): prenatal IL1β blockade prevents neonatal brain injury in a region specific manner but not preterm birth
II-PTB results in a spectrum of adverse neurobehavioral disorders. Using a murine model of II-PTB, we have demonstrated a marked elevation of IL1β in the fetal brain and fetal neuronal injury. As IL1β...
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Irina Burd,
Kirstin Leitner,
Michael McLane,
Michal Elovitz
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46: Immunoglobulin therapy of fetal cytomegalovirus infection occurring in the first half of pregnancy a case-control study of the outcome in children
To evaluate the efficacy of immunoglobulin therapy in pregnant women with a primary CMV infection in the first half of gestation.
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Giovanni Nigro,
Stuart P. Adler,
Maurizio M. Anceschi,
Gian Carlo DiRenzo,
Eleonora Coclite,
Giustino Parruti,
Ilaria Pezone
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47: Diversity in fetal membrane cytokine signature to stimulation by bacterial infections associated with preterm birth
Immune and biochemical pathways of preterm labor vary in response to specific bacteria associated with intraamniotic infection (IAI) and they also differ between races. We tested normal term fetal mem...
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Ramkumar Menon,
Cayce Drobek,
Geeta Bhat,
Lina Brou,
George Saade,
Stephen Fortunato,
Morgan Peltier
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48: Amniotic fluid (AF) soluble myeloid differentiation (MD)-2 factor as regulator of intraamniotic inflammation in infection-induced preterm birth
Activation of TLR-2 and TLR-4 by bacteria requires involvement of the adaptor protein MD2. A soluble form of MD2 (sMD2) has the potential to alter the intensity of the inflammatory response. The funct...
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Antonette T. Dulay,
Catalin S. Buhimschi,
Guomao Zhao,
Sarah Y. Lee,
Sonya S. Abdel-Razeq,
Mert O. Bahtiyar,
Irina A. Buhimschi
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49: Inflammation provokes a cytokine response and disrupts the epithelial barrier: a possible mechanism of premature cervical remodeling and preterm birth
Premature cervical remodeling is likely an obligatory step the pathogenesis of spontaneous preterm birth (PTB). We hypothesize that an inflammatory challenge disrupts the cervical epithelial barrier a...
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Christopher Nold,
Lauren Anton,
Amy Brown,
Michal Elovitz
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50: Metagenomic based comparative analysis of the amniotic fluid (AF) and cord blood (CB) microbiomes in pregnancies complicated by intraamniotic infection and early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS)
Traditional microbiological approaches provide an incomplete picture of the human microbiome. Metagenomic techniques including surveillance of the 16S-rRNA gene have revolutionized our view of the spe...
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Yiping Weng Han,
Xiaowei Wang,
Stephanie Temoin,
Vineet Bhandari,
Irina A. Buhimschi,
Catalin S. Buhimschi
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51: Evidence for the presence of super-interleukin-6 (superIL-6) trans-signaling complex in amniotic fluid (AF) and its participation in the intraamniotic inflammatory response to infection
IL-6 plays major roles in immune processes relevant for preterm birth. The downstream signaling effect of IL-6 is dependent on its interaction with the IL-6 receptor (IL-6R). The IL-6/IL-6R complex in...
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Sonya S. Abdel-Razeq,
Irina A. Buhimschi,
Kristine Trotta,
Guomao Zhao,
Mert O. Bahtiyar,
Christian M. Pettker,
Catalin S. Buhimschi
et al.
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52: Bacteriuria in laboring women with epidural analgesia: continuous vs intermittent bladder catheterization
To compare the rates of bacteriuria in laboring women with epidurals between intermittent bladder catheterization and continuous catheterization.
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Lauren Millet,
Steve Shaha,
Marguerite Lisa Bartholomew
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53: Prenatal treatment prevents learning deficit in down syndrome model
Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation. Previous work demonstrated that neuroprotective peptides (NAP+SAL) prevent developmental delay and glial deficit in Ts65Dn mo...
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Kari Horowitz,
Maddalena Incerti,
Robin Roberson,
Daniel Abebe,
Laura Toso,
Madeline Caballero,
Catherine Y. Spong
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54: Early intracranial mesenchymal stem cell therapy after a perinatal rat brain damage
The aim of the study was to asses therapeutic effects of an early intracranial mesenchymal stem cell transplantation after induction of perinatal brain injury in an perinatal rat model.
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Martin Mueller,
Andreina Schoeberlein,
Ursula Reinhart,
Ruth Sager,
Marianne Messerli,
Daniel Surbek
et al.
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55: Role of hypoxic pathways in the development of placenta accreta
To determine the role of hypoxic signaling in the pathogenesis of placenta accreta.
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Shai Pri-Paz,
Rosanna Abellar,
Blake Li,
Marielba Zerlin-Esteves,
Patricia Devine,
Jan Kitajewski,
Jason Wright
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56: Excess glucose up-regulates first trimester trophoblast secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines and reduces anti-inflammatory IL-10 secretion
Diabetes mellitus (DM) confers an increased risk of preeclampsia (PEC) and spontaneous abortion (SAB), but the pathogenesis of these processes in DM is poorly understood. Increasing evidence implicate...
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Christina S. Han,
Stephen F. Thung,
Nancy Nickless,
Charles J. Lockwood,
Vikki M. Abrahams
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57: Preimplantation factor (PIF*) orchestrates systemic anti-inflammatory response by immune cells: a direct effect on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC)
PIF influences maternal immunity, promotes embryo/decidual adhesion & regulates adaptive apoptotic processes (AJOG 2010). PIF, a marker of embryo viability, appears in mammals from 2-cell stage (R...
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Eytan R. Barnea,
Michael J. Paidas,
David Kirk,
Sivakumar Ramu,
Benjamin Rivnay,
Thillainayagam Sathiyaseelan,
Chris Stamatkin,
Roumen Roussev
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58: IUGR alters the DNA and histone methylation of the elastin gene in newborn rat lung
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) increases the risk of postnatal lung disease and impairs lung development. Lung development depends on programming of elastin expression during a critical develo...
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Lisa Joss-Moore,
Yan Wang,
Anthony Sainz,
Christopher Callaway,
Xing Yu,
Kurt Albertine,
Robert Lane
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59: Cytokine and chemokine alterations in down syndrome
Down Syndrome (DS) is the leading genetic cause of mental retardation, affecting ∼1/800 newborns. Previously we have shown alterations in NMDA receptors and neuropeptides (ADNP, GFAP) in a murine mode...
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Robin Roberson,
Thea Kuddo,
Kari Horowitz,
Madeline Caballero,
Catherine Y. Spong
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