Cell-Free Fetal DNA, Telomeres, and the Spontaneous Onset of Parturition

Race-related health disparities and biological aging: Does rate of telomere shortening differ across blacks and whites?

(2014) Marissa Rewak et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Maternal Obesity, Uterine Activity, and the Risk of Spontaneous Preterm Birth

(2014) Hugh M. Ehrenberg et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Placental telomere length decreases with gestational age and is influenced by parity: A study of third trimester live-born twins

(2014) M. Gielen et al.   PLACENTA

The Relationship between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Telomere Length in an Occupational Prospective Cohort Study

(2014) Jason Y. Y. Wong et al.   PLoS One

Toll-like receptor 10 is involved in induction of innate immune responses to influenza virus infection

(2014) S. M. Y. Lee et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Neighborhood characteristics and leukocyte telomere length: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

(2014) Belinda L. Needham et al.   HEALTH & PLACE

Suppression of B-cell activation and IgE, IgA, IgG1 and IgG4 production by mammalian telomeric oligonucleotides

(2013) C. Sackesen et al.   ALLERGY

Differential shortening rate of telomere length in the development of human fetus

(2013) Guanghui Cheng et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Differential effects of the CpG-toll-like receptor 9 axis on pregnancy outcome in nonobese diabetic mice and wild-type controls

(2013) Yun Sun et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Regulation of Apoptosis and Innate Immune Stimuli in Inflammation-Induced Preterm Labor

(2013) M. K. Jaiswal et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Change in Mononuclear Leukocyte Responsiveness in Midpregnancy and Subsequent Preterm Birth

(2013) Margaret Harper et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Review: Cell-free fetal DNA in the maternal circulation as an indication of placental health and disease

(2013) E.S. Taglauer et al.   PLACENTA

Gestational age and maternal weight effects on fetal cell-free DNA in maternal plasma

(2013) Eric Wang et al.   PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS

Detection and quantification of cell-free fetal DNA in ovine maternal plasma; use it to predict fetal sex

(2013) Ali Kadivar et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Intra-amniotic inflammation predicts microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity but not spontaneous preterm delivery in preterm prelabor membrane rupture

(2012) TERESA COBO et al.   ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA

Educational attainment and late life telomere length in the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study

(2012) Nancy Adler et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Cell-free fetal DNA and adverse outcome in low risk pregnancies

(2012) Werner Stein et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Telomeres—structure, function, and regulation

(2012) Weisi Lu et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Recognition of Profilin by Toll-like Receptor 12 Is Critical for Host Resistance to Toxoplasma gondii

(2012) A. Alicia Koblansky et al.   IMMUNITY

Fetal Fibronectin Signaling Induces Matrix Metalloproteases and Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in Amnion Cells and Preterm Birth in Mice

(2012) Haruta Mogami et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Cutting Edge: TLR13 Is a Receptor for Bacterial RNA

(2012) A. Hidmark et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

TLR9 Provokes Inflammation in Response to Fetal DNA: Mechanism for Fetal Loss in Preterm Birth and Preeclampsia

(2012) A. Scharfe-Nugent et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) in preterm labor with intact membranes and preterm PROM: a study of the alarmin HMGB1

(2012) Roberto Romero et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) in acute lung injury

(2012) Leslie B Tolle et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Differences in Apoptotic Status in the Bovine Placentome between Spontaneous and Induced Parturition

(2012) Hiroki HIRAYAMA et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Short Fetal Leukocyte Telomere Length and Preterm Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes

(2012) Ramkumar Menon et al.   PLoS One

DNA sequencing of maternal plasma to identify Down syndrome and other trisomies in multiple gestations

(2012) Jacob A. Canick et al.   PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS

Comparative biology of mammalian telomeres: hypotheses on ancestral states and the roles of telomeres in longevity determination

(2011) Nuno M. V. Gomes et al.   AGING CELL

Racial differences in gestational age–specific neonatal morbidity: further evidence for different gestational lengths

(2011) Ryan Loftin et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Role of African Ancestry and Gene–Environment Interactions in Predicting Preterm Birth

(2011) Hui-Ju Tsai et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Caspase-mediated apoptosis of trophoblasts in term human placental villi is restricted to cytotrophoblasts and absent from the multinucleated syncytiotrophoblast

(2011) Mark S Longtine et al.   REPRODUCTION

Racial Disparities in Preterm Birth

(2011) Jennifer F. Culhane et al.   SEMINARS IN PERINATOLOGY

Equine fetal sex determination using circulating cell-free fetal DNA (ccffDNA)

(2011) Priscila Marques Moura de Leon et al.   THERIOGENOLOGY

Species-Specific Telomere Length Differences Between Blastocyst Cell Compartments and Ectopic Telomere Extension in Early Bovine Embryos by Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase

(2010) K. Iqbal et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Fetal Sex Determination of Macaque Monkeys by a Nested PCR Using Maternal Plasma

(2010) Fusako MITSUNAGA et al.   EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS

Prediction of Fetal Sex by Amplification of Fetal DNA Present in Cow Plasma

(2010) Genlin WANG et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Classification, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Applications of Inhibitory Oligonucleotides for Toll-Like Receptors (TLR) 7 and 9

(2010) Petar S. Lenert   MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION

Endocrine immune interactions in human parturition

(2010) E. Golightly et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Progesterone Inhibits Basal and TNF-α-Induced Apoptosis in Fetal Membranes: A Novel Mechanism to Explain Progesterone-Mediated Prevention of Preterm Birth

(2010) Guoyang Luo et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Telomere length and reproductive aging

(2009) Courtney W. Hanna et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

TLR9 Activation Coupled to IL-10 Deficiency Induces Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

(2009) J. E. Thaxton et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

TLR9 as a key receptor for the recognition of DNA☆

(2008) Y KUMAGAI et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Leukocyte telomeres are longer in AfricanAmericans than in whites: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study and the Bogalusa Heart Study

(2008) Steven C. Hunt et al.   AGING CELL

Are Racial Disparities in Preterm Birth Larger in Hypersegregated Areas?

(2008) T. L. Osypuk et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

Amniotic fluid interleukin-6 increase is an indicator of spontaneous preterm birth in white but not black Americans

(2008) Ramkumar Menon et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Evidence for participation of uterine natural killer cells in the mechanisms responsible for spontaneous preterm labor and delivery

(2008) Shaun P. Murphy et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Maternal obesity, length of gestation, risk of postdates pregnancy and spontaneous onset of labour at term

(2008) FC Denison et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

The anti-inflammatory limb of the immune response in preterm labor, intra-amniotic infection/inflammation, and spontaneous parturition at term: A role for interleukin-10

(2008) Francesca Gotsch et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Inflammatory processes in preterm and term parturition

(2008) Inge Christiaens et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The Effect of Labour and Placental Separation on the Shedding of Syncytiotrophoblast Microparticles, Cell-free DNA and mRNA in Normal Pregnancy and Pre-eclampsia

(2008) A. Reddy et al.   PLACENTA