Menon R

ORCID: 0000-0001-9213-6105 · 6 papers in corpus · active 2018-2024
2024
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.13803

Ureaplasma parvum is a mycoplasma commonly associated with female reproductive pathologies, such as preterm birth and infertility. It can survive intracellularly and utilize exosomes to propagate infection and its virulence factors. This st…

2023
Nature genetics ·doi:10.1038/s41588-023-01343-9

The timing of parturition is crucial for neonatal survival and infant health. Yet, its genetic basis remains largely unresolved. We present a maternal genome-wide meta-analysis of gestational duration (n = 195,555), identifying 22 associate…

2023
International journal of molecular sciences ·doi:10.3390/ijms242115826

Clinically, unique markers in fetal membrane cells may contribute to the search for biomarkers for preterm prelabor rupture of the fetal membranes (pPROM) in maternal blood. pPROM is associated with overwhelming inflammation and premature c…

2023
Environmental health perspectives ·doi:10.1289/ehp12980

BackgroundExtracellular vesicles (EVs), membrane-bound particles containing a variety of RNA types, DNA, proteins, and other macromolecules, are now appreciated as an important means of communication between cells and tissues, both in norma…

2021
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.13370

ProblemEstrogen (E2) is one of the main steroid hormones associated with pregnancy and parturition. High levels of E2 increase uterine contractions, promote fetal membrane weakening, and induce degradation of the cervical extracellular matr…

2018
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/aji.13047

Oxidative stress (OS) plays a role in uterine tissue remodeling during pregnancy and parturition. While p38 MAPK is an OS-response kinase, a precise functional role is unknown. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review of literature on p3…