Search Results - "Kelleher, Meredith A"
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Creatine Metabolism in Female Reproduction, Pregnancy and Newborn Health
Published in Nutrients (01-02-2021)“…Creatine metabolism is an important component of cellular energy homeostasis. Via the creatine kinase circuit, creatine derived from our diet or synthesized…”
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Sex-dependent effect of a low neurosteroid environment and intrauterine growth restriction on foetal guinea pig brain development
Published in Journal of endocrinology (01-03-2011)“…Progesterone and its neuroactive metabolite, allopregnanolone, are present in high concentrations during pregnancy, but drop significantly following birth…”
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Loss of neurosteroid-mediated protection following stress during fetal life
Published in The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology (01-06-2016)“…•Elevated neurosteroids during pregnancy have major protective and neurotrophic roles in the fetal brain.•Preterm birth and maternal stress during pregnancy…”
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Membrane inflammasome activation by choriodecidual Ureaplasma parvum infection without intra-amniotic infection in a Non-Human Primate model
Published in Biology of reproduction (09-05-2024)“…Intrauterine infection is a significant cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Ureaplasma parvum is a microorganism commonly isolated from cases of preterm…”
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Maternal azithromycin therapy for Ureaplasma parvum intraamniotic infection improves fetal hemodynamics in a nonhuman primate model
Published in American journal of obstetrics and gynecology (01-10-2020)“…Ureaplasma parvum infection is a prevalent cause of intrauterine infection associated with preterm birth, preterm premature rupture of membranes, fetal…”
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Neuroactive steroids in pregnancy: Key regulatory and protective roles in the foetal brain
Published in The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology (01-01-2014)“…•Neuroactive steroid concentrations are remarkably high in the foetal life.•Interactions between the placenta and foetal brain regulate allopregnanolone…”
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Changes in neuroactive steroid concentrations after preterm delivery in the Guinea pig
Published in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) (01-11-2013)“…Preterm birth is a major cause of neurodevelopmental disorders. Allopregnanolone, a key metabolite of progesterone, has neuroprotective and developmental…”
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Beyond the uterine environment: a nonhuman primate model to investigate maternal–fetal and neonatal outcomes following chronic intrauterine infection
Published in Pediatric research (01-08-2017)“…Background Intrauterine infection is a significant cause of early preterm birth. We have developed a fetal–neonatal model in the rhesus macaque to determine…”
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The guinea pig as an animal model for studying perinatal changes in microvascular function
Published in Pediatric research (01-01-2012)“…Introduction: Microvascular dysfunction, characterized by inappropriate vasodilatation and high blood flow in the peripheral microcirculation, is linked to…”
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Mechanisms leading to increased risk of preterm birth in growth-restricted guinea pig pregnancies
Published in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) (01-02-2014)“…Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a risk factor for preterm labor; however, the mechanisms of the relationship remain unknown. Prostaglandin (PG), key…”
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