Search Results - "Lamont, Alana"

Cortical astrocyte N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors influence whisker barrel activity and sensory discrimination in mice by Ahmadpour, Noushin, Kantroo, Meher, Stobart, Michael J., Meza-Resillas, Jessica, Shabanipour, Shahin, Parra-Nuñez, Jesus, Salamovska, Tetiana, Muzaleva, Anna, O’Hara, Finnegan, Erickson, Dustin, Di Gaetano, Bruno, Carrion-Falgarona, Sofia, Weber, Bruno, Lamont, Alana, Lavine, Natalie E., Kauppinen, Tiina M., Jackson, Michael F., Stobart, Jillian L.

“…Astrocytes express ionotropic receptors, including N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs). However, the contribution of NMDARs to astrocyte-neuron…”
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Vaginal microbiome-hormonal contraceptive interactions associate with the mucosal proteome and HIV acquisition by Noël-Romas, Laura, Perner, Michelle, Molatlhegi, Refilwe, Farr Zuend, Christina, Mabhula, Amanda, Hoger, Sarah, Lamont, Alana, Birse, Kenzie, Berard, Alicia, McCorrister, Stuart, Westmacott, Garett, Leslie, Al, Poliquin, Vanessa, Heffron, Renee, McKinnon, Lyle R, Burgener, Adam D

“…Alterations to the mucosal environment of the female genital tract, such as genital inflammation, have been associated with increased HIV acquisition in women…”
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Comparative analysis of DNA extraction and PCR product purification methods for cervicovaginal microbiome analysis using cpn60 microbial profiling by Shvartsman, Elinor, Richmond, Meika E I, Schellenberg, John J, Lamont, Alana, Perciani, Catia, Russell, Justen N H, Poliquin, Vanessa, Burgener, Adam, Jaoko, Walter, Sandstrom, Paul, MacDonald, Kelly S

“…The microbiota of the lower female genital tract plays an important role in women's health. Microbial profiling using the chaperonin60 (cpn60) universal target…”
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Vaginal epithelial dysfunction is mediated by the microbiome, metabolome, and mTOR signaling by Berard, Alicia R., Brubaker, Douglas K., Birse, Kenzie, Lamont, Alana, Mackelprang, Romel D., Noël-Romas, Laura, Perner, Michelle, Hou, Xuanlin, Irungu, Elizabeth, Mugo, Nelly, Knodel, Samantha, Muwonge, Timothy R., Katabira, Elly, Hughes, Sean M., Levy, Claire, Calienes, Fernanda L., Lauffenburger, Douglas A., Baeten, Jared M., Celum, Connie, Hladik, Florian, Lingappa, Jairam, Burgener, Adam D.

“…Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is characterized by depletion of Lactobacillus and overgrowth of anaerobic and facultative bacteria, leading to increased mucosal…”
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Increased genital mucosal cytokines in Canadian women associate with higher antigen-presenting cells, inflammatory metabolites, epithelial barrier disruption, and the depletion of L. crispatus by Farr Zuend, Christina, Lamont, Alana, Noel-Romas, Laura, Knodel, Samantha, Birse, Kenzie, Kratzer, Kateryna, McQueen, Peter, Perner, Michelle, Ayele, Hossaena, Mutch, Sarah, Berard, Alicia R, Schellenberg, John J, Senturk, Faruk, McCorrister, Stuart, Westmacott, Garrett, Mulhall, Fran, Sandberg, Bonnie, Yu, Adelicia, Burnett, Margaret, Poliquin, Vanessa, Burgener, Adam D

“…Cervicovaginal inflammation has been linked to negative reproductive health outcomes including the acquisition of HIV, other sexually transmitted infections,…”
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The neovaginal microbiome of transgender women post-gender reassignment surgery by Birse, Kenzie D, Kratzer, Kateryna, Zuend, Christina Farr, Mutch, Sarah, Noël-Romas, Laura, Lamont, Alana, Abou, Max, Jalil, Emilia, Veloso, Valdiléa, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Friedman, Ruth Khalili, Broliden, Kristina, Bradley, Frideborg, Poliquin, Vanessa, Li, Fan, Yanavich, Carolyn, Burgener, Adam, Aldrovandi, Grace

“…Gender reassignment surgery is a procedure some transgender women (TW) undergo for gender-affirming purposes. This often includes the construction of a…”
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Nonoptimal bacteria species induce neutrophil-driven inflammation and barrier disruption in the female genital tract by Costa-Fujishima, Marina, Yazdanpanah, Atta, Horne, Samantha, Lamont, Alana, Lopez, Paul, Farr Zuend, Christina, Birse, Kenzie, Taverner, Morgan, Greenslade, Riley, Abou, Max, Noel-Romas, Laura, Abrenica, Bernard, Ajibola, Oluwaseun, Ikeogu, Nnamdi, Su, Ruey-Chyi, McKinnon, Lyle R., Pymar, Helen, Poliquin, Vanessa, Berard, Alicia R., Burgener, Adam D., Murooka, Thomas T.

“…Neutrophil recruitment and activation within the female genital tract are often associated with tissue inflammation, loss of vaginal epithelial barrier…”
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The study of host-bacterial relationships and immune function in different vaginal environments (THRIVE Study) by Berard, Alicia, Birse, Kenzie, Zuend, Christina Farr, De Leon, Marlon, Lamont, Alana, Abou, Max, Perner, Michelle, Noel-Romas, Laura, Wiwchar, Cobi, Karp, Lucy, Ayele, Hossaena, Pymar, Helen, Burgener, Adam, Poliquin, Vanessa

“…Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common gynecologic complaint, prone to recurrence, with limited therapeutic options. The purpose of this study is to identify…”
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