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The relationship between sex hormones, the vaginal microbiome and immunity in HIV-1 susceptibility in women by Wessels, Jocelyn M, Felker, Allison M, Dupont, Haley A, Kaushic, Charu

“…The role of sex hormones in regulating immune responses in the female genital tract has been recognized for decades. More recently, it has become increasingly…”
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Uterine natural killer cells: supervisors of vasculature construction in early decidua basalis by Rätsep, Matthew T, Felker, Allison M, Kay, Vanessa R, Tolusso, Leandra, Hofmann, Alexander P, Croy, B Anne

“…Mammalian pregnancy involves tremendous de novo maternal vascular construction to adequately support conceptus development. In early mouse decidua basalis…”
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Primary HSV-2 Infection in Early Pregnancy Results in Transplacental Viral Transmission and Dose-Dependent Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in a Novel Mouse Model by Felker, Allison M, Nguyen, Philip, Kaushic, Charu

“…Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection affects 24 million births annually and is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including neonatal herpes;…”
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Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) enhances susceptibility and increases the window of vulnerability to HIV-1 in humanized mice by Wessels, Jocelyn M., Nguyen, Philip V., Vitali, Danielle, Mueller, Kristen, Vahedi, Fatemeh, Felker, Allison M., Dupont, Haley A., Bagri, Puja, Verschoor, Chris P., Deshiere, Alexandre, Mazzulli, Tony, Tremblay, Michel J., Ashkar, Ali A., Kaushic, Charu

“…The progestin-based hormonal contraceptive Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) is widely used in sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV-1 is endemic. Meta-analyses…”
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Medroxyprogesterone acetate alters the vaginal microbiota and microenvironment in women and increases susceptibility to HIV-1 in humanized mice by Wessels, Jocelyn M, Lajoie, Julie, Cooper, Maeve I J Hay, Omollo, Kenneth, Felker, Allison M, Vitali, Danielle, Dupont, Haley A, Nguyen, Philip V, Mueller, Kristen, Vahedi, Fatemeh, Kimani, Joshua, Oyugi, Julius, Cheruiyot, Juliana, Mungai, John N, Deshiere, Alexandre, Tremblay, Michel J, Mazzulli, Tony, Stearns, Jennifer C, Ashkar, Ali A, Fowke, Keith R, Surette, Michael G, Kaushic, Charu

“…The hormonal contraceptive medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) is associated with increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), via incompletely…”
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Uterine natural killer cell partnerships in early mouse decidua basalis by Felker, Allison M., Croy, B. Anne

“…Percentage of leukocytes in mouse decidua basalis are conjugated after blastocyst implantation; dominating uNK cells partner with APCs, then CD8+ T cells. The…”
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Male fetal sex affects uteroplacental angiogenesis in growth restriction mouse model by Hebert, Jessica F, Millar, Jess A, Raghavan, Rahul, Romney, Amie, Podrabsky, Jason E, Rennie, Monique Y, Felker, Allison M, O’Tierney-Ginn, Perrie, Morita, Mayu, DuPriest, Elizabeth A, Morgan, Terry K

“…Abstract Abnormally increased angiotensin II activity related to maternal angiotensinogen (AGT) genetic variants, or aberrant receptor activation, is…”
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The Transcription Factor NFIL3 Is Essential for Normal Placental and Embryonic Development but Not for Uterine Natural Killer (UNK) Cell Differentiation in Mice by Redhead, Mackenzie L, Portilho, Nathália A, Felker, Allison M, Mohammad, Shuhiba, Mara, Danielle L, Croy, B Anne

“…Mice ablated for the gene encoding the transcription factor Nfil3 lack peripheral natural killer (NK) cells but retain tissue-resident NK cells, particularly…”
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The Transcription Factor NFIL3 Is Essential for Normal Placental and Embryonic Development but Not for Uterine Natural Killer (UNK) Cell Differentiation in Mice1 by Redhead, Mackenzie L, Portilho, Nathália A, Felker, Allison M, Mohammad, Shuhiba, Mara, Danielle L, Croy, B. Anne

“…Mice ablated for the gene encoding the transcription factor Nfil3 lack peripheral natural killer (NK) cells but retain tissue-resident NK cells, particularly…”
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Ly49 knockdown in mice results in aberrant uterine crypt formation and impaired blastocyst implantation by Leon, Lucy, Felker, Allison M, Kay, Vanessa R, Tu, Megan M, Makrigiannis, Andrew P, Croy, B. Anne

“…Abstract Genetic knockdown (KD) of the mouse Ly49 receptor family is reported to result in infertility despite the presence of zona-enclosed blastocysts in the…”
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Promotion of Early Pregnancy Events in Mice and Humans by Uterine Natural Killer Cells by Felker, Allison M., Croy, B. Anne

“…Mammalian pregnancy is a unique immunologic situation in which the maternal immune system recognizes and accepts an antigenically disparate tissue, the…”
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