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

Vaginal progesterone prophylaxis for preterm birth (the OPPTIMUM study): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind trial

(2016) Jane Elizabeth Norman et al.   LANCET

Progesterone Receptor–Mediated Actions Regulate Remodeling of the Cervix in Preparation for Preterm Parturition

(2016) Michael A. Kirby et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth ≤ 34 weeks of gestation in women with a singleton pregnancy and a short cervix: an updated meta-analysis including data from the OPPTIMUM study

(2016) R. Romero et al.   ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Long-lived self-renewing bone marrow-derived macrophages displace embryo-derived cells to inhabit adult serous cavities

(2016) Calum C. Bain et al.   Nature Communications

The Th17 pathway in the peripheral lung microenvironment interacts with expression of collagen V in the late state of experimental pulmonary fibrosis

(2015) Alexandre T. Fabro et al.   IMMUNOBIOLOGY

The mechanical role of the cervix in pregnancy

(2015) Kristin M. Myers et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Assessment of liver fibrosis: The relationship between point shear wave elastography and quantitative histological analysis

(2015) Hong Ding et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

Role of Notch signaling during lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm labor

(2015) Varkha Agrawal et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

Crosstalk between monocytes and myometrial smooth muscle in culture generates synergistic pro-inflammatory cytokine production and enhances myocyte contraction, with effects opposed by progesterone

(2015) S.P. Rajagopal et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Density of Stromal Cells and Macrophages Associated With Collagen Remodeling in the Human Cervix in Preterm and Term Birth

(2015) Aurelija Dubicke et al.   Reproductive Sciences

The Many Alternative Faces of Macrophage Activation

(2015) David A. Hume   Frontiers in Immunology

Macrophage Gene Expression Associated with Remodeling of the Prepartum Rat Cervix: Microarray and Pathway Analyses

(2015) Abigail E. Dobyns et al.   PLoS One

Tissue-Resident Macrophage Enhancer Landscapes Are Shaped by the Local Microenvironment

(2014) Yonit Lavin et al.   CELL

Macrophage Activation and Polarization: Nomenclature and Experimental Guidelines

(2014) Peter J. Murray et al.   IMMUNITY

Tissue macrophage identity and self-renewal

(2014) Rebecca Gentek et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Cervical Collagen Network Remodeling in Normal Pregnancy and Disrupted Parturition inAntxr2Deficient Mice

(2014) Kyoko Yoshida et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Picrosirius Red Staining

(2014) Raed Lattouf et al.   JOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY

Statins prevent cervical remodeling, myometrial contractions and preterm labor through a mechanism that involves hemoxygenase-1 and complement inhibition

(2014) Juan M. Gonzalez et al.   MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Prevention of Preterm Parturition

(2014) Jay D. Iams   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Pregnancy's Stronghold on the Vaginal Microbiome

(2014) Marina R. S. Walther-António et al.   PLoS One

Prostaglandins Are Essential for Cervical Ripening in LPS-Mediated Preterm Birth But Not Term or Antiprogestin-Driven Preterm Ripening

(2013) Brenda C. Timmons et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Hypoxia: how does the monocyte-macrophage system respond to changes in oxygen availability?

(2013) Cindy Strehl et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

Comparison of the mechanisms responsible for cervical remodeling in preterm and term labor

(2013) Juan M. Gonzalez et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Macrophage biology in development, homeostasis and disease

(2013) Thomas A. Wynn et al.   NATURE

Cervical Mucus Properties Stratify Risk for Preterm Birth

(2013) Agatha S. Critchfield et al.   PLoS One

Loss of Progesterone Receptor-Mediated Actions Induce Preterm Cellular and Structural Remodeling of the Cervix and Premature Birth

(2013) Steven M. Yellon et al.   PLoS One

Born Too Soon: The global epidemiology of 15 million preterm births

(2013) Hannah Blencowe et al.   Reproductive Health

Beyond cervical length: emerging technologies for assessing the pregnant cervix

(2012) Helen Feltovich et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Decorin

(2012) Thomas Neill et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Residency and Activation of Myeloid Cells During Remodeling of the Prepartum Murine Cervix1

(2012) Kimberly J. Payne et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Progesterone Receptor-A and -B Have Opposite Effects on Proinflammatory Gene Expression in Human Myometrial Cells: Implications for Progesterone Actions in Human Pregnancy and Parturition

(2012) Huiqing Tan et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Plenary Perspective: The complexity of constitutive and inducible gene expression in mononuclear phagocytes

(2012) D. A. Hume   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

Hypoxia and PGE2Regulate MiTF-CX During Cervical Ripening

(2012) Annavarapu Hari Kishore et al.   MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Uterine Dysfunction in Biglycan and Decorin Deficient Mice Leads to Dystocia during Parturition

(2012) Zhiping Wu et al.   PLoS One

Anthrax Toxin Receptor 2 Functions in ECM Homeostasis of the Murine Reproductive Tract and Promotes MMP Activity

(2012) Claire V. Reeves et al.   PLoS One

Vaginal progesterone in women with an asymptomatic sonographic short cervix in the midtrimester decreases preterm delivery and neonatal morbidity: a systematic review and metaanalysis of individual patient data

(2011) Roberto Romero et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Complement Activation Triggers Metalloproteinases Release Inducing Cervical Remodeling and Preterm Birth in Mice

(2011) Juan M. Gonzalez et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Remodeling of the Cervix and Parturition in Mice Lacking the Progesterone Receptor B Isoform

(2011) S. M. Yellon et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Cervical Softening During Pregnancy: Regulated Changes in Collagen Cross-Linking and Composition of Matricellular Proteins in the Mouse1

(2011) Meredith L. Akins et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

The Molecular Mechanisms of Cervical Ripening Differ between Term and Preterm Birth

(2011) Roxane Holt et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Interleukin 1β Regulates Progesterone Metabolism in Human Cervical Fibroblasts

(2011) Amy E. Roberson et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Pharmacologic actions of progestins to inhibit cervical ripening and prevent delivery depend on their properties, the route of administration, and the vehicle

(2010) Ruben J. Kuon et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate for the prevention of preterm birth in women with prior preterm birth and a short cervical length

(2010) Vincenzo Berghella et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Transection of the Pelvic or Vagus Nerve Forestalls Ripening of the Cervix and Delays Birth in Rats1

(2010) Lindsey A. Clyde et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Using transgenic mouse models to study oxytocin's role in the facilitation of species propagation

(2010) Heon-Jin Lee et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Preventing preterm birth: the past limitations and new potential of animal models

(2010) C. K. Ratajczak et al.   Disease Models & Mechanisms

The role of mast cells and their mediators in reproduction, pregnancy and labour

(2010) F. M. Menzies et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

Cervical remodeling during pregnancy and parturition

(2010) Brenda Timmons et al.   TRENDS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM

Gestational Age at Delivery and Special Educational Need: Retrospective Cohort Study of 407,503 Schoolchildren

(2010) Daniel F. MacKay et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Are animal models relevant to key aspects of human parturition?

(2009) Bryan F. Mitchell et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Progesterone Withdrawal Promotes Remodeling Processes in the Nonpregnant Mouse Cervix1

(2009) Steven M. Yellon et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Progesterone inhibits Toll-like receptor 4-mediated innate immune response in macrophages by suppressing NF-κB activation and enhancing SOCS1 expression

(2009) Li Su et al.   IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS

Temporal Changes in Myeloid Cells in the Cervix during Pregnancy and Parturition

(2009) B. C. Timmons et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Retrograde tracing of spinal cord connections to the cervix with pregnancy in mice

(2009) Michael A Kirby et al.   REPRODUCTION

The Role of Toll-Like Receptors (TLR-2 and -4) and Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells 1 (TREM-1) in Human Term and Preterm Labor

(2009) Refaat E. Youssef et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Inflammation and Pregnancy

(2009) John R. Challis et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Relationships Between Mechanical Properties and Extracellular Matrix Constituents of the Cervical Stroma During Pregnancy

(2009) Michael House et al.   SEMINARS IN PERINATOLOGY

Effect of estrogen and progesterone on macrophage activation during wound healing

(2009) Claire E. Routley et al.   WOUND REPAIR AND REGENERATION

Estrogen and Progesterone Metabolism in the Cervix during Pregnancy and Parturition

(2008) Stefan Andersson et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

Insights Into Parturition Biology From Genetically Altered Mice

(2008) Christine K Ratajczak et al.   PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

Cervical Ripening and Parturition in Cows are Driven by a Cascade of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines

(2008) E van Engelen et al.   REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Modulates Remodeling, Immune Cell Census, and Nerve Fibers in the Cervix of a Mouse Model for Inflammation-induced Preterm Birth

(2008) Steven M. Yellon et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Parturition and Recruitment of Macrophages in Cervix of Mice Lacking the Prostaglandin F Receptor1

(2007) Steven M. Yellon et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION