Pelvic Chlamydial Infection Predisposes to Ectopic Pregnancy by Upregulating Integrin β1 to Promote Embryo-tubal Attachment
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Ahmad, S. F., Brown, J. K., Campbell, L. L., Koscielniak, M., Oliver, C., Wheelhouse, N., …Horne, A. W. (2018)
Pelvic Chlamydial Infection Predisposes to Ectopic Pregnancy by Upregulating Integrin β1 to Promote Embryo-tubal Attachment. EBioMedicine, 29, 159-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.02.020
Tubal ectopic pregnancies are a leading cause of global maternal morbidity and mortality. Previous infection with Chlamydia trachomatis is a major risk factor for tubal embryo...
Chlamydia trachomatis infection of human endometrial stromal cells induces defective decidualisation and chemokine release
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Giakoumelou, S., Wheelhouse, N., Brown, J., Wade, J., Simitsidellis, I., Gibson, D., …Horne, A. W. (2017)
Chlamydia trachomatis infection of human endometrial stromal cells induces defective decidualisation and chemokine release. Scientific Reports, 7(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02223-z
Miscarriage affects ~20% of pregnancies and 30 maternal infections account for ~15% of early miscarriages. Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) has been associated with miscarriage but ...
The role of infection in miscarriage
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Giakoumelou, S., Wheelhouse, N., Cuschieri, K., Entrican, G., Howie, S. E., & Horne, A. W. (2016)
The role of infection in miscarriage. Human Reproduction Update, 22(1), 116-133. https://doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmv041
BACKGROUND: Miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before 12 weeks (early miscarriage) or from 12 to 24 weeks (late miscarriage) of gestation. Miscarriage occurs i...
Chlamydia trachomatis infection increases fallopian tube PROKR2 via TLR2 and NFkappaB activation resulting in a microenvironment predisposed to ectopic pregnancy
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Shaw, J. L. V., Wills, G. S., Lee, K., Horner, P. J., McClure, M. O., Abrahams, V. M., …Horne, A. W. (2011)
Chlamydia trachomatis infection increases fallopian tube PROKR2 via TLR2 and NFkappaB activation resulting in a microenvironment predisposed to ectopic pregnancy. American Journal of Pathology, 178(1), 253-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.11.019
Chlamydia trachomatis and smoking are major risk factors for tubal ectopic pregnancy (EP), but the underlying mechanisms of these associations are not completely understood. F...
Expression of the repulsive SLIT/ROBO pathway in the human endometrium and Fallopian tube
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Duncan, W. C., McDonald, S. E., Dickinson, R. E., Shaw, J. L. V., Lourenco, P. C., Wheelhouse, N., …Horne, A. W. (2010)
Expression of the repulsive SLIT/ROBO pathway in the human endometrium and Fallopian tube. Molecular Human Reproduction, 16, 950-959. https://doi.org/10.1093/molehr/gaq055
We investigated whether the repulsive SLIT/ROBO pathway is expressed in the endometrium and is negatively regulated during implantation. We also examined whether deficient exp...
Ovine trophoblast is a primary source of TNFalpha during Chlamydophila abortus infection.
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Wheelhouse, N., Wattegedera, S., Stanton, J., Maley, S., Watson, D., Jepson, C., …Entrican, G. (2009)
Ovine trophoblast is a primary source of TNFalpha during Chlamydophila abortus infection. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 80(1-2), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jri.2008.12.003
Chlamydophila abortus is a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium that causes infectious abortion in sheep (ovine enzootic abortion, OEA) and humans. Infected placenta...
Expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor and elafin in human fallopian tube and in an in-vitro model of Chlamydia trachomatis infection
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King, A. E., Wheelhouse, N., Cameron, S., McDonald, S. E., Lee, K., Entrican, G., …Horne, A. W. (2009)
Expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor and elafin in human fallopian tube and in an in-vitro model of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Human Reproduction, 24(3), 679-686. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/den452
BACKGROUND: Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) and elafin are anti-protease and anti-microbial molecules with a role in innate immune defence. They have been demons...