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  • 2022

    2022 MANUSCRIPT PUBLISHED

    1. Menon R, Dixon CL, Cayne S, Radnaa E, Salomon C, Sheller-Miller S. Differences in cord blood extracellular vesicle cargo in preterm and term births. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2022 Jan. PMID: 35007379
    2. 239. Carvalho NS, Moron AF, Witkin SS, Menon R, Cavalheiro S, Barbosa MM, Milani HJ, Sarmento SG, Ishigai MM. Histological response and expression of collagen, metalloproteinases MMP-1 and MMP-9 and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 in fetal membranes following open intrauterine surgery: an experimental study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Apr;35(7):1301-1309. Epub 2020 Apr 15. PMID: 32295446.
    3. 240. Kammala A, Benson M, Ganguly E, Radnaa E, Kechichian T, Richardson L, Menon R. Fetal Membranes Contribute to Drug Transport across the Feto-Maternal Interface Utilizing the Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP). Life (Basel). 2022 Jan 23;12(2):166. PMID: 35207454
    4. 241. Mosebarger A, Reddi RN, Menon R, Kammala AK. Computational Screening of the Natural Product Osthole and Its Derivates for Anti-Inflammatory Activity. Life (Basel). 2022 Mar 30;12(4):505. PMID: 35454996
    5. 242. Kammala AK, Lintao RCV, Vora N, Mosebarger A, Khanipov K, Golovko G, Yaklic JL, Peltier MR, Conrads TP, Menon R.
    6. Expression of CYP450 enzymes in human fetal membranes and its implications in xenobiotic metabolism during pregnancy. Life Sci. 2022; 307:120867. PMID: 35940219
    7. 243. Kammala A, Benson M, Ganguly E, Radnaa E, Kechichian T, Richardson L, Menon R. Fetal Membranes Contribute to Drug Transport across the Feto-Maternal Interface Utilizing the Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP). Life (Basel). 2022; 12:166. PMID: 35207454.
    8. 244. Tantengco OAG, Richardson LS, Radnaa E, Kammala AK, Kim S, Medina PMB, Han A, Menon R. Modeling ascending Ureaplasma parvum infection through the female reproductive tract using vagina-cervix-decidua-organ-on-a-chip and feto-maternal interface-organ-on-a-chip. FASEB J. 2022 Oct;36(10):e22551 PMID: 36106554.
    9. 245. Tantengco OAG, Richardson LS, Radnaa E, Kammala AK, Kim S, Medina PMB, Han A, Menon R. Exosomes from Ureaplasma parvum-infected ectocervical epithelial cells promote feto-maternal interface inflammation but are insufficient to cause preterm delivery. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2022 Aug 15;10:931609. PMID: 36046342

    REVIEW ARTICLES

    1. Tantengco OAG, Menon R. Breaking Down the Barrier: The Role of Cervical Infection and Inflammation in Preterm Birth. Front Glob Women’s Health. 2022. 18;2:777643. eCollection 2021. PMID: 35118439
    2. Menon R. Fetal inflammatory response at the fetomaternal interface: A requirement for labor at term and preterm.
    3. Immunol Rev. 2022. PMID: 35285967
    4. Vidal MS Jr, Menon R, Yu GFB, Amosco MD. Environmental Toxicants and Preterm Birth: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends and Output. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(5):2493. PMID: 35270186
    5. Vidal MS Jr, Menon R, Yu GFB, Amosco MD. Actions of Bisphenol A on Different Feto-Maternal Compartments Contributing to Preterm Birth. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Feb 22;23(5):2411.
    6. Noda-Nicolau NM, Tantengco OAG, Polettini J, Silva MC, Bento GFC, Cursino GC, Marconi C, Lamont RF, Taylor BD, Silva MG, Jupiter D, Menon R. Genital Mycoplasmas and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Their Association With Spontaneous Preterm Birth and Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    7. Front Microbiol. 2022; 13:859732. 2022. PMID: 35432251
    8. Qiao C, Menon R, Ahn KH, Suzuki S, Kshetrapal P, Georgiou HM, Mesiano S, Zhong N. Preterm birth update in Australasia: A report of the international symposium of Preterm Birth International Collaborative-Australasia branch.
    9. Front Pediatr. 2022 Jul 25;10:903546. PMID: 35958168.

  • 2021
    1. Tantengco OAG, Richardson LS, Menon R. Effects of a gestational level of estradiol on cellular transition, migration, and inflammation in cervical epithelial and stromal cells. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2021 May;85(5):e13370. PMID: 33152143.
    2. Sheller-Miller S, Radnaa E, Yoo JK, Kim E, Choi K, Kim Y, Kim YN, Richardson L, Choi C, Menon R. Exosomal delivery of NF-κB inhibitor delays LPS-induced preterm birth and modulates fetal immune cell profile in mouse models. Sci Adv. 2021 Jan 22;7(4):eabd3865.  PMID: 33523942
    3. Peltier MR, Fassett MJ, Arita Y, Chiu VY, Shi JM, Takhar HS, Mahfuz A, Garcia GS, Menon R, Getahun D. Women with high plasma levels of PBDE-47 are at increased risk of preterm birth. J Perinat Med. 2021 Jan 4;49(4):439-447. PMID: 33554574
    4. Tantengco OAG, Richardson LS, Medina PMB, Han A, Menon R. Organ-on-chip of the cervical epithelial layer: A platform to study normal and pathological cellular remodeling of the cervix. FASEB J. 2021 Apr;35(4):e21463. PMID: 33689188.
    5. Tantengco OAG, Vink J, Medina PMB, Menon R. Oxidative stress promotes cellular damages in the cervix: implications for normal and pathologic cervical function in human pregnancy. Biol Reprod. 2021 Mar 24:ioab058. PMID: 33760067
    6. Tantengco OAG, Richardson LS, Vink J, Kechichian T, Medina PMB, Pyles RB, Menon R. Progesterone alters human cervical epithelial and stromal cell transition and migration: Implications in cervical remodeling during pregnancy and parturition. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2021; 529:111276.  PMID: 33823217.
    7. De Luccia TPB, Ono E, Menon R, Borbely AU, Mattar R, Richardson L, da Silva ALM, Botelho RM, da Rocha MLTLF, Daher S. The effect of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on the fetal compartment. J Reprod Immunol. 2021; 145:103314.  PMID: 33836321
    8. Tantengco OAG, Richardson LS, Menon R. Effects of a gestational level of estradiol on cellular transition, migration, and inflammation in cervical epithelial and stromal cells. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2021; 85(5):e13370. PMID: 33152143.
    9. Shahin HI, Radnaa E, Tantengco OAG, Kechichian T, Kammala AK, Sheller-Miller S, Taylor BD, Menon R. Microvesicles and Exosomes Released by Amnion Epithelial Cells Under Oxidative Stress Cause Inflammatory Changes in Uterine Cells. Biol Reprod. 2021.  PMID: 33962471
    10. Radnaa E, Richardson LS, Sheller-Miller S, Baljinnyam T, de Castro Silva M, Kumar Kammala A, Urrabaz-Garza R, Kechichian T, Kim S, Han A, Menon R. Extracellular vesicle mediated feto-maternal HMGB1 signaling induces preterm birth. Lab Chip. 2021 18;21(10):1956-1973. PMID: 34008619
    11. Kim S, Richardson L, Radnaa E, Chen Z, Rusyn I, Menon R, Han A. Molecular mechanisms of environmental toxin cadmium at the feto-maternal interface investigated using an organ-on-chip (FMi-OOC) model.  J Hazard Mater. 2021; 422:126759. PMID: 34391970
    12. Xu YY, Liu Y, Cui L, Wu WB, Quinn MJ, Menon R, Zhang HJ. Hypoxic effects on the mitochondrial content and functions of the placenta in fetal growth restriction. Placenta. 2021; 114:100-107. PMID: 34509037
    13. Tantengco OAG, Vink JY, Menon R. Trends, gaps, and future directions of research in cervical remodeling during pregnancy: a bibliometric analysis. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2021 Sep 22:1-9. PMID: 34549687
    14. Tantengco OAG, Radnaa E, Shahin H, Kechichian T, Menon R. Cross talk: Trafficking and functional impact of maternal exosomes at the Feto-maternal Interface under normal and pathologic states. Biol Reprod. 2021 Sep 23:ioab181.
    15. Shepherd MC, Radnaa E, Tantengco OA, Kechichian T, Urrabaz-Garza R, Kammala AK, Sheller-Miller S, Menon R. Extracellular vesicles from maternal uterine cells exposed to risk factors cause fetal inflammatory response. Cell Commun Signal. 2021;19(1):100. PMID: 34620169
    16. Tantengco OAG, Kechichian T, Vincent KL, Pyles RB, Medina PMB, Menon R. Inflammatory Response Elicited by Ureaplasma parvum colonization in human cervical epithelial, stromal, and immune cells. Reproduction. 2021 Nov 1:REP-21-0308.  PMID: 34780348
    17. Kammala A, Benson M, Ganguly E, Richardson L, Menon R. Functional role and regulation of permeability-glycoprotein (P-gp) in the Fetal membrane during drug transportation. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2021 Dec 6. PMID: 34873775
    18. Spencer NR, Radnaa E, Baljinnyam T, Kechichian T, Tantengco OAG, Bonney E, Kammala AK, Sheller-Miller S, Menon R.
    19. Development of a mouse model of ascending infection and preterm birth. PLoS One. 2021 Dec 2;16(12): PMID: 34855804.
    20. Ganguly E, Kammala AK, Benson M, Richardson LS, Han A, Menon R. Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide 2B1 in Human Fetal Membranes: A Novel Gatekeeper for Drug Transport During Pregnancy? FrontPharmacol. 2021; 12:771818. eCollection 2021. PMID: 34987396.
    21. Radnaa E, Urrabaz-Garza R, Elrod ND, Castro Silva M, Pyles R, Han A, Menon R. Generation and characterization of human Fetal membrane and Decidual cell lines for reproductive biology experiments†. Biol Reprod. 2021 Dec 22:ioab231. PMID: 34935931.

    REVIEWS

    1. Editorial: Menon R, Lappas M, Zakar T. The Role of the Fetal Membranes in Pregnancy and Birth.Front Physiol. 2021; 12:653084.  PMID: 33679457
    2. Editorial: Introduction to the special issue on extracellular vesicles and reproduction. Chamley LW, Markert UR, Menon R, Sharma S. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2021 Feb;85(2):e13387. PMID: 33340198.
    3. Tantengco OAG, Silva MC, Shahin H, Bento GFC, Cursino GC, Cayenne S, Guimarães M, Menon R. The role of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) in normal and pathological pregnancy: A systematic review. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2021. PMID: 34467607
    4. Tantengco OAG, Richardson L, Lee A, Kammala A, Silva MC, Shahin H, Sheller-Miller S, Menon R. Histocompatibility Antigen, Class I, G (HLA-G)'s Role during Pregnancy and Parturition: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Life (Basel). 2021;11(10):1061. PMID: 34685432.
    5. Tantengco OAG, Menon R. Breaking Down the Barrier: The Role of Cervical Infection and Inflammation in Preterm Birth. Front Glob Women’s Health. 2022 Jan 18;2:777643. eCollection 2021. PMID: 35118439
  • 2020
    1. Tantengco OAG, Richardson LS, Menon R. Effects of a gestational level of estradiol on cellular transition, migration, and inflammation in cervical epithelial and stromal cells. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2020 Nov 5:e13370. PMID: 33152143
    2. Jacobs SO, Sheller-Miller S, Richardson LS, Urrabaz-Garza R, Radnaa E, Menon R.Characterizing the Immune Cell Population in the Human Fetal Membrane. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2020 Nov 3:e13368. PMID: 33145922
    3. Richardson LS, Kim S, Han A, Menon R.Modeling ascending infection with a feto-maternal interface organ-on-chip.Lab Chip. 2020 Nov 24;20(23):4486-4501. PMID: 33112317
    4. Sodium Hydrogen Exchanger Regulatory Factor-1 (NHERF1) Regulates Fetal Membrane Inflammation.
    5. Kammala AK, Sheller-Miller S, Radnaa E, Kechichian T, Subramanian H, Menon R.  Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Oct 20;21(20):7747. PMID: 33092043
    6. Tantengco OAG, Menon R.Contractile function of the cervix plays a role in normal and pathological pregnancy and parturition. Med Hypotheses. 2020 Oct 7;145:110336.  PMID: 33049595
    7. Lozovyy V, Richardson L, Saade G, Menon R. Progesterone Receptor Membrane Components: Key Regulators of Fetal Membrane Integrity. Biol Reprod. 2020 Oct 13:.  PMID: 33048113
    8. Menon R, Radnaa E, Behnia F, Urrabaz-Garza R. Isolation and characterization human chorion membrane trophoblast and mesenchymal cells. Placenta. 2020 Nov;101:139-146. PMID: 32979718
    9. Menon R, Peltier MR. Novel Insights into the Regulatory Role of Nuclear Factor (Erythroid-Derived 2)-Like 2 in Oxidative Stress and Inflammation of Human Fetal Membranes. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Aug 26;21(17):6139. PMID: 32858866
    10. Omere C, Richardson L, Saade GR, Bonney EA, Kechichian T, Menon R. Interleukin (IL)-6: A Friend or Foe of Pregnancy and Parturition? Evidence From Functional Studies in Fetal Membrane Cells. Front Physiol. 2020 Jul 24;11:891.  PMID: 32848846
    11. de Castro Silva M, Richardson LS, Kechichian T, Urrabaz-Garza R, da Silva MG, Menon R. Inflammation, but not infection, induces EMT in human amnion epithelial cells. Reproduction. 2020 Oct;160(4):627-638. PMID: 32841157
    12. Richardson LS, Radnaa E, Urrabaz-Garza R, Lavu N, Menon R. Stretch, scratch, and stress: Suppressors and supporters of senescence in human fetal membranes. Placenta. 2020 Sep 15;99:27-34.  PMID: 32750642
    13. Richardson L, Kim S, Menon R, Han A. Organ-On-Chip Technology: The Future of Feto-Maternal Interface Research? Front Physiol. 2020 Jun 30;11:715. PMID: 32695021 Review.
    14. Monsivais LA, Sheller-Miller S, Russell W, Saade GR, Dixon CL, Urrabaz-Garza R, Menon R. Fetal membrane extracellular vesicle profiling reveals distinct pathways induced by infection and inflammation in vitro. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2020 Sep;84(3):e13282. PMID: 32506769
    15. Carvalho NS, Moron AF, Witkin SS, Menon R, Cavalheiro S, Barbosa MM, Milani HJ, Sarmento SG, Ishigai MM. Histological response and expression of collagen, metalloproteinases MMP-1 and MMP-9 and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 in fetal membranes following open intrauterine surgery: an experimental study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Apr 15:1-9. PMID: 32295446
    16. Richardson LS, Taylor RN, Menon R. Reversible EMT and MET mediate amnion remodeling during pregnancy and labor. Sci Signal. 2020 Feb 11;13(618):eaay1486. PMID: 32047115
    17. Colatto BN, de Souza IF, Schinke LAA, Noda-Nicolau NM, da Silva MG, Morceli G, Menon R, Polettini J. Telomere Length and Telomerase Activity in Foetal Membranes from Term and Spontaneous Preterm Births. Reprod Sci. 2020 Jan;27(1):411-417. PMID: 32046424
    18. Nickodem CA, Menon R, McDonald T, Taylor BD. Circulating Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Preterm Birth: A Pilot Case-Control Study. Reprod Sci. 2020 May;27(5):1181-1186. PMID: 32046422
    19. Hill AV, Perez-Patron M, Tekwe CD, Menon R, Hairrell D, Taylor BD. Chlamydia trachomatis Is Associated With Medically Indicated Preterm Birth and Preeclampsia in Young Pregnant Women. Sex Transm Dis. 2020 Apr;47(4):246-252.  PMID: 32004256
    20. Menon R, Debnath C, Lai A, Guanzon D, Bhatnagar S, Kshetrapal P, Sheller-Miller S, Salomon C. Protein Profile Changes in Circulating Placental Extracellular Vesicles in Term and Preterm Births: A Longitudinal Study. Endocrinology. 2020 Apr 1;161(4): PMID: 31995166
    21. Nakashima A, Cheng SB, Ikawa M, Yoshimori T, Huber WJ, Menon R, Huang Z, Fierce J, Padbury JF, Sadovsky Y, Saito S, Sharma S. Evidence for lysosomal biogenesis proteome defect and impaired autophagy in preeclampsia. Autophagy. 2020 Oct;16(10):1771-1785.  PMID: 31856641
    22. Lavu N, Sheller-Miller S, Kechichian T, Cayenne S, Bonney EA, Menon R. Changes in mediators of pro-cell growth, senescence, and inflammation during murine gestation. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2020 Mar;83(3):e13214.  PMID: 31814178
    23. Sheller-Miller S, Radnaa E, Arita Y, Getahun D, Jones RJ, Peltier MR, Menon R. Environmental pollutant induced cellular injury is reflected in exosomes from placental explants. Placenta. 2020 Jan 1;89:42-49. PMID: 31675489

    REVIEWS

    1. Menon R, Moore JJ. Fetal Membranes, Not a Mere Appendage of the Placenta, but a Critical Part of the Fetal-Maternal Interface Controlling Parturition. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2020 Mar;47(1):147-162. PMID: 32008665.
    2. Bonney EA, Menon R. Working together alone: Preface to the second special issue by the preterm birth international collaborative (PREBIC). Placenta. 2020 Sep 1;98:1-2. PMID: 33039026
    3. Richardson LS, Menon PR, Menon R. The effects of extracellular matrix rigidity on 3-dimensional cultures of amnion membrane cells. Placenta. 2020 Jan 15;90:82-89. PMID: 32056556
    4. Menon R, Shahin H. Extracellular vesicles in spontaneous preterm birth. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2020 Sep 25:e13353. PMID: 32975858
    5. Rios L, Campos EE, Menon R, Zago MP, Garg NJ. Epidemiology and pathogenesis of maternal-fetal transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi and a case for vaccine development against congenital Chagas disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2020 Mar 1;1866(3):165591. PMID: 31678160 Review.
    6. Lavu N, Richardson L, Bonney E, Menon R. Glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3 in pregnancy and parturition: a systematic review of literature. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2020 Jun;33(11):1946-1957.
    7. Menon R, Behnia F, Polettini J, Richardson LS. Novel pathways of inflammation in human fetal membranes associated with preterm birth and preterm pre-labor rupture of the membranes. Semin Immunopathol. 2020 Aug;42(4):431-450. PMID: 32785751 Review.
  • 2019
    1. Radochova V, Stepan M, Kacerovska Musilova I, Slezak R, Vescicik P, Menon R, Jacobsson B, Kacerovsky M. Association between periodontal disease and preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. J Clin Periodontol. 2019; PMID: 30638274
    2. Arita Y, Jeong Park H, Cantillon A, Verma K, Menon R, Getahun D, Peltier MR.Pro- and anti-inflammatory effects of sulforaphane on placental cytokine production. J Reprod Immunol. 2018 Dec 29;131:44-49. PMID: 30641297
    3. Menon R, Dixon CL, Sheller-Miller S, Fortunato SJ, Saade GR, Palma C, Lai A, Guanzon D, Salomon C. Quantitative Proteomics by SWATH-MS of Maternal Plasma Exosomes Determine Pathways Associated with Term and Preterm Birth. Endocrinology. 2019 Jan 21. PMID: 30668697
    4. Heuerman AC, Hollinger TT, Menon R, Mesiano S, Yellon SM. Cervix Stromal Cells and the Progesterone Receptor A Isoform Mediate Effects of Progesterone for Prepartum Remodeling. Reprod Sci. 2019. PMID: 30654718
    5. Sheller-Miller S, Trivedi J, Yellon SM, Menon R. Exosomes Cause Preterm Birth in Mice: Evidence for Paracrine Signaling in Pregnancy. Sci Rep. 2019 Jan 24;9(1): PMID: 30679
    6. Martin LF, Richardson LS, da Silva MG, Sheller-Miller S, Menon R. Dexamethasone Induces Primary Amnion Epithelial Cell Senescence through Telomere-P21 Associated Pathway. Biol Reprod. 2019 Mar 30.
    7. Richardson L, Gnecco J, Ding T, Osteen K, Rogers LM, Aronoff DM, Menon R. Fetal Membrane Organ-On-Chip: An Innovative Approach to Study Cellular Interactions Reprod Sci. 2019 Feb 21.
    8. Richardson L, Jeong S, Kim S, Han A, Menon R. Amnion membrane organ-on-chip: an innovative approach to study cellular interactions. FASEB J. 2019 Apr 30. PMID: 31039044
    9. Menon R, Debnath C, Lai A, Guanzon D, Bhatnagar S, Kshetrapal PK, Sheller-Miller S, Salomon C; Garbhini Study Team. Circulating Exosomal miRNA Profile During Term and Preterm Birth Pregnancies: A Longitudinal Study. Endocrinology. 2019 Feb 1;160(2):249-275.
    10. Richardson L, Jeong S, Kim S, Han A, Menon R. Amnion membrane organ-on-chip: an innovative approach to study cellular interactions. FASEB J. 2019 Apr 30. PMID: 31039044
    11. Sheller-Miller S, Choi K, Choi C, Menon R. Cre-Reporter Mouse Model to Determine Exosome Communication and Function during Pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Jun 14.
    12. Lavu N, Richardson L, Radnaa E, Kechichian T, Urrabaz-Garza R, Sheller-Miller S, Bonney E, Menon R. Oxidative Stress Induced Downregulation of Glycogen Synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) in Fetal Membranes Promotes Cellular Senescence. Biol Reprod. 2019 Jul 11.
    13. Hill AV, Menon R, Perez-Patron M, Carrillo G, Xu X, Taylor BD. High-mobility group box 1 at the time of parturition in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2019 Jul 28.
    14. Menon R, Taylor BD. Exploring Inflammatory Mediators in Fetal and Maternal Compartments During Human Parturition. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Oct;134(4):765-773.
    15. Arita Y, Park HJ, Cantillon A, Getahun D, Menon R, Peltier MR. Effect of bisphenol-A (BPA) on placental biomarkers for inflammation, neurodevelopment and oxidative stress. J Perinat Med. 2019 Sep 25;47(7):741-749.
    16. Sheller-Miller S, Radnaa E, Arita Y, Getahun D, Jones RJ, Peltier MR, Menon R. Environmental pollutant induced cellular injury is reflected in exosomes from placental explants. Placenta. 2019 Oct 17;89:42-49. [Epub ahead of print]
    17. Hill AV, Menon R, Perez-Patron M, Carrillo G, Xu X, Taylor BD. High-mobility group box 1 at the time of parturition in women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2019 Nov;82(5):e13175. Epub 2019 Jul 28.
    18. Nakashima A, Cheng SB, Ikawa M, Yoshimori T, Huber WJ, Menon R, Huang Z, Fierce J, Padbury JF, Sadovsky Y, Saito S, Sharma S. Evidence for lysosomal biogenesis proteome defect and impaired autophagy in preeclampsia. Autophagy. 2019 Dec 26:1-15.
    19. Lavu N, Sheller-Miller S, Kechichian T, Cayenne S, Bonney EA, Menon R. Changes in mediators of pro-cell growth, senescence, and inflammation during murine gestation. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2019 Dec 8:e13214.
    20. Sheller-Miller S, Radnaa E, Arita Y, Getahun D, Jones RJ, Peltier MR, Menon R. Environmental pollutant induced cellular injury is reflected in exosomes from placental explants. Placenta. 2019 Oct 17;89:42-49.
    21. Menon R, Taylor BD. Exploring Inflammatory Mediators in Fetal and Maternal Compartments During Human Parturition. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 Oct;134(4):765-773.

    REVIEWS

    1. Menon R, Williams SM, Lamont RF. Research to achieve a reduction in the global rate of preterm birth needs attention: Preface to the special issue by the preterm Birth International Collaborative (PREBIC). Placenta. 2019 Jan 9. pii: S0143-4004(18)31207-4. PMID: 30658853
    2. Peelen MJ, Luef BM, Lamont RF, de Milliano I, Jensen JS, Limpens J, Hajenius PJ, Jorgensen JS, Menon R; PREBIC Biomarker Working Group 2014 - 2018. The influence of the vaginal microbiota on preterm birth: A systematic review and recommendations for a minimum dataset for future research. Placenta. 2019 Apr 8. PMID: 31047708
    3. Hobel CJ, Dolan SM, Hindoyan NA, Zhong N, Menon R. History of the establishment of the Preterm Birth international collaborative (PREBIC). Placenta. 2019: S0143-4004(19)30016-5. PMID: 31047707
    4. Menon R, Richardson LS, Lappas M. Fetal membrane architecture, aging and inflammation in pregnancy and parturition. Placenta 2019; 79:40-45. PMID: 30454905
    5. Menon R. Initiation of human parturition: signaling from senescent fetal tissues via extracellular vesicle mediated paracrine mechanism. Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2019 Jul;62(4):199-211.
    6. Rios L, Campos EE, Menon R, Zago MP, Garg NJ. Epidemiology and pathogenesis of maternal-fetal transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi and a case for vaccine development against congenital Chagas disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2019 Oct 30:165591. Review  
    7. Rios L, Campos EE, Menon R, Zago MP, Garg NJ. Epidemiology and pathogenesis of maternal-fetal transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi and a case for vaccine development against congenital Chagas disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2020 Mar 1;1866(3):165591. Review.
  • 2018
    1. Polettini J, Richardson L, Menon R. Oxidative stress induces senescence and sterile inflammation in murine amniotic cavity. Placenta, 2018, In Press.

    2. Lizewska B, Teul J, Kuc P, Lemancewicz A, Charkiewicz K, Goscik J, Kacerovsky M, Menon R, Miltyk W, Laudanski P.

    3. Maternal Plasma Metabolomic Profiles in Spontaneous Preterm Birth: Preliminary Results. Mediators Inflamm 2018 15;2018:9362820. PMID: 29670470

    4. Dixon CL, Sheller-Miller S, Saade GR, Fortunato SJ, Lai A, Palma C, Guazon D, Salomon C, Menon R. Amniotic Fluid   Exosome Proteomic Profile Exhibits Unique Pathways of Term and Preterm Labor. Endocrinology. 2018. PMID: 29635386.

    5. Arita Y, Kirk M, Gupta N, Menon R, Getahun D, Peltier MR. Effects of tributyltin on placental cytokine production. J Perinat Med. 2018.

    6. Noda-Nicolau NM, Polettini J, da Silva MG, Peltier MR, Menon R. Polybacterial stimulation suggests discrete IL-6/IL-6R signaling in human fetal membranes: Potential implications on IL-6 bioactivity. J Reprod Immunol. 2018;126:60-68. PMID: 29524791

    7. Arita Y, Yeh C, Thoma T, Getahun D, Menon R, Peltier MR. Effect of polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners on placental cytokine production. J Reprod Immunol. 2018;125:72-79. PMID: 29306095

    8. Marrs C, Chesmore K, Menon  R, Williams, SM. Maternal human telomerase reverse transcriptase variants are associated with preterm labor and preterm premature rupture of membranes. PLoS ONE, 2018, In Press.

    9. N. Lavu, L. Richardson, E. Bonney, R. Menon, Glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3 in pregnancy and parturition: a systematic review of literature, J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med  (2018) 1-221.

    10. Ramkumar Menon, Chirantan Debnath, Andrew Lai, Dominic Guanzon, Shinjini Bhatnagar, Pallavi Kshetrapal, Samantha Sheller-Miller, Carlos Salomon. Circulating exosomal miRNA profile during term and preterm birth - a longitudinal study. Manuscript accepted at Endocrinology.

    11. Samantha Sheller-Miller, Steven M. Yellon, Ramkumar Menon. Exosomes Cause Preterm Birth in Mice: Evidence for Paracrine Signaling in Pregnancy. Manuscript accepted to Scientific Reports.

    12. Emily E Hadley, Samantha Sheller-Miller, Brandie D Taylor, George Saade, Carlos Salomon, Sam Mesiano, Robert Taylor, Ramkumar Menon.  Amnion Epithelial Cell Derived Exosomes Induce Inflammatory Changes in Uterine Cells. Am J Obstet Gynecol. August 2018.

    13. S. Sheller-Miller, L. Richardson, L. Martin, J. Jin, R. Menon. Systematic review of p38 mitogen-activated kinase and its functional role in reproductive tissues. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, August, 2018, (In press), PMID: 30178469

    14. L. Richardson, Christopher Dixon, Leopoldo Aguilera-Aguirre, R. Menon. Oxidative Stress-Induced TGF-beta/TAB1-mediated p38MAPK Activation in Human Amnion Epithelial Cells. Biology of Reproduction, June, 2018, PMID:29893818

    15. L. Richardson and R. Menon. Proliferative, Migratory, and Transition Properties Reveals Metastate of Human Amnion Cells. American Journal of Pathology, June, 2018, 188(9):2004-2015, PMID: 29981743

    16. J. Jin, L. Richardson, S. Sheller-Miller, N. Zhong, R. Menon. Oxidative stress induces p38MAPK-dependent senescence in the feto-maternal interface cells. Placenta, May, 2018, 67:15-23, PMID: 29941169

    17. L. Richardson, L. Martin, R. Menon. Characteristics, Properties, and Functionality of Fetal Membranes: an Overlooked Area in the Field of Parturition. Encyclopedia of Reproduction 2nd Edition, February, 2018 , 3:387-398 

  • 2017
    1.  Richardson L, Vargas G, Brown T, Ochoa L, Trivedi J, Saade GR, Kacerovský M, Lappas M, Menon R. Redefining 3D Fetal Membrane Microarchitecture using 1 Multiphoton Microscopic Approaches and Optical Clearing. Placenta. 2017 May;53:66-75.
    2. Truong G, Guanzon D, Kinhal V, Elfeky O, Lai A, Longo S, Nuzhat Z, Palma C, Scholz-Romero K, Menon R, Mol BW, Rice GE, Salomon C. Oxygen tension regulates the miRNA profile and bioactivity of exosomes released from extravillous trophoblast cells - Liquid biopsies for monitoring complications of pregnancy. PLoS One. 2017 28;12:e0174514.
    3. Menon R. Uterine tissue aging and adverse reproductive outcomes: New concepts, mechanisms, and markers. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2017;77(5).
    4. Mohamed SA, El Andaloussi A, Al-Hendy A, Menon R, Behnia F, Schulkin J, Power ML. Vitamin D and corticotropin-releasing hormone in term and preterm birth: potential contributions to preterm labor and birth outcome.J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Aug 7:1-7. PMID: 28780891
    5. Bhavnani SK, Dang B, Kilaru V, Caro M, Visweswaran S, Saade G, Smith AK, Menon R. Methylation differences reveal heterogeneity in preterm pathophysiology: results from bipartite network analyses. J Perinat Med. 2017 Jun 30. PMID: 28665803
    6. Stalberg C, Noda N, Polettini J, Jacobson B, Menon R. Pigment epithelial-derived factor in human fetal membranes. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Jun 20:1-8.
    7. Sheller-Miller S, Urrabaz-Garza R, Saade G, Menon R. Damage-Associated molecular pattern markers HMGB1 and cell-Free fetal telomere fragments in oxidative-Stressed amnion epithelial cell-Derived exosomes. J Reprod Immunol. 2017 Aug 24;123:3-11. PMID: 28858636
    8. Chen j, Liang Y, Yi P, Xu L, Hal HK, Shannan RL, Lynn S, Cai J, Menon R, Sun J. Outcomes of congenital Zika disease depend on timing of infection and maternal-fetal interferon action. Cell Rep. 2017 Nov 7;21(6):1588-1599. PMID: 29117563
    9. Richardson LS, Vargas G, Brown T, Ochoa L, Sheller-Miller S, Saade GR, Taylor RN, Menon R. Discovery and Characterization of Human Amniochorionic Membrane Microfractures. Am J Pathol. 2017 Sep 19. PMID: 28939208.
    10. Hadley EE, Richardson LS, Torloni MR, Menon R. Gestational Tissue Inflammatory Biomarkers at Term Labor: A Systematic Review of Literature. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2017 Oct 27. PMID: 29076197
    11. Dixon CL, Richardson L, Sheller-Miller S, Saade G, Menon R. A distinct mechanism of senescence activation in amnion epithelial cells by infection, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2017 Nov 30; PMID: 29193446.
    12. Martin LF, Moço NP, de Lima MD, Polettini J, Miot HA, Corrêa CR, Menon R, da Silva MG.
      Histologic chorioamnionitis does not modulate the oxidative stress and antioxidant status in pregnancies complicated by spontaneous preterm delivery. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2017 Nov 13;17(1):376. PMID: 29132320
    13. Carvalho NS, Moron AF, Menon R, Cavalheiro S, Barbosa MM, Milani HJ, Ishigai MM. Histological evidence of reparative activity in chorioamniotic membrane following open fetal surgery for myelomeningocele. Exp Ther Med. 2017 Oct;14(4):3732-3736. PMID: 29042971.
    14. Lai A, Kinhal V, Nuzhat Z, Menon R, Rice GE, Salomon C. Proteomics Method to Identification of Protein Profiles in Exosomes. Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1710:139-153.


    REVIEWS

    1. Menon R, Richardson LS. Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes: A Disease of the Fetal Membranes. Sem Perinatol Semin Perinatol. 2017 Aug 11. pii: S0146-0005(17)30084-8. PMID: 28807394
    2. Menon R, Mesiano S, Taylor RN. Programmed Fetal Membrane Senescence and Exosome-Mediated Signaling: A Mechanism Associated With Timing of Human Parturition. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017;8:196. PMID: 28861041
    3. Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Menon R, Bonney EA, Dolan SM, Johnson M, Lamont RF, Mesiano S, Murtha AP, Myatt L, Mysorekar I, Williams SM, Zhong N, Helmer H. Novel thoughts on preterm birth research proceedings of the 13th annual preterm birth international collaborative (PREBIC) meeting. Semin Perinatol. 2017 Nov;41(7):438-441. doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2017.07.015.
    4. Jin J, Menon R. Placental exosomes: A proxy to understand pregnancy complications. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2017 Nov 28. PMID: 29193463.
    5. Gyamfi-Bannerman C, Menon R, Bonney EA, Dolan SM, Johnson M, Lamont RF, Mesiano S, Murtha AP, Myatt L, Mysorekar I, Williams SM, Zhong N, Helmer H. Novel thoughts on preterm birth research proceedings of the 13th annual preterm birth international collaborative (PREBIC) meeting. Semin Perinatol. 2017 Nov;41(7):438-441. PMID: 29074002
  • 2016
    1.  Polettini J, Silva MG, Kacerovsky M, Syed TA, Saade GR, Menon R. Screening of lysyl oxidase (LOX) and lysyl oxidase like (LOXL) enzyme expression and activity in preterm prelabor rupture of fetal membranes. J Perinat Med. 2016; 49:99-109. IF:1.36 CI:2 (06/16)
    2. Parets, S, Conneely K, Kilaru V, Menon R, Smith AK. DNA Methylation Provides Insight into Intergenerational Risk for Preterm Birth in African Americans. Epigenetics. 2015; 10:784-92. IF:4.78 CI:3 (06/16)
    3. Behnia F, Peltier MR, Syed T, Saade GR, Menon R. Environmental Pollutant Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE), a Flame Retardant, Induces Primary Amnion Cell Senescence. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2015; 74:398-406. IF:3.32 CI:2 (06/16)
    4. Musilova I, Kutová R, Pliskova L, Stepan M, Menon R, Jacobsson B, Kacerovsky M. Intraamniotic Inflammation in Women with Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes. PLoS One. 2015; 10:e0133929. IF:3.23 CI:5 (06/16)
    5. Musilova I, Tothova L, Menon R, Vlkova B, Celec P, Hornychova H, Kutova R, Andrys C, Stepan M, Kacerovsky M. Umbilical cord blood markers of oxidative stress in pregnancies complicated by preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016; 29:1900-10. IF:1.37 CI:0 (06/16)
    6. Dutta EH, Behnia F, Boldogh I, Saade GR, Taylor BD, Kacerovský M, Menon R. Oxidative stress damage-associated molecular signaling pathways differentiate spontaneous preterm birth and preterm premature rupture of the membranes. Mol Hum Reprod. 2016; 18:270-80. IF: 3.75 CI:1 (06/16)
    7. Menon R, Behnia F, Polettini J, Saade GR, Campisi J, Velarde M. Placental membrane aging and HMGB1 signaling associated with human parturition. Aging. (Albany NY). 2016; 8:216-30. IF:6.43 CI:2 (06/16)
    8. Behnia F, Peltier M, Getahun D, Watson C, Saade G, Menon R. High bisphenol A (BPA) concentration in the maternal, but not fetal, compartment increases the risk of spontaneous preterm delivery. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016; 24:1-7. IF: 1.37 CI:0 (06/16)
    9. EA Bonney, K Krebs, G Saade, T Kechichian, J Trivedi, Y Huaizhi, Menon R. Differential senescence in feto-maternal tissues during mouse pregnancy. Placenta. 2016; 43 26-34. IF:2.71 CI:0 (06/16).
    10. Barrows NJ, Campos RK, Powell ST, Prasanth KR, Schott-Lerner G, Soto-Acosta R, Galarza-Muñoz G, McGrath EL, Urrabaz-Garza R, Gao J, Wu P, Menon R, Saade G, Fernandez-Salas I, Rossi SL, Vasilakis N, Routh A, Bradrick SS, Garcia-Blanco MA. A Screen of FDA-Approved Drugs for Inhibitors of Zika Virus Infection. Cell Host Microbe. 2016 10; 20:259-270. IF:12.552
    11. Sheller S, Papaconstantinou J, Urrabaz-Garza R, Richardson L, Saade G, Salomon C, Menon R. Amnion-Epithelial-Cell-Derived Exosomes Demonstrate Physiologic State of Cell under Oxidative Stress. PLoS One 2016, 22;11:e0157614. IF:3.23
    12. Stalberg C, Noda N, Polettini J, Jacobsson B, Menon R. Anti-inflammatory Elafin in human fetal membranes. J Perinat Med. 2016 Aug 31.
    13. Vishnyakova PA, Volodina MA, Tarasova NV, Marey MV, Tsvirkun DV, Vavina OV, Khodzhaeva ZS, Kan NE, Menon R, Vysokikh MY, Sukhikh GT. Mitochondrial role in adaptive response to stress conditions in preeclampsia. Sci Rep. 2016; 6:32410. IF: 5.3
    14. Knight AK, Craig JM, Theda C, Baekvad-Hansen M, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Hansen CS, Hollegaard MV, Hougaard, DM, Mortensen PB, Weinsheimer SM, Werge TM, Brennan PA, Cubells JA, Newport DAJ, Stowe ZN, Cheong JLY, Dalach P, Doyle LW, Loke YJ, Baccarelli AA, Just AC, Wright RO, Téllez-Rojo M, Svensson K, Trevisi L, Kennedy EM, Binder EB, Iurato S, Czamara D, Räikkönen K, Lahti JMT, Pesonen AK, Kajantie E, Villa PA, Laivuori H, Hëmëlëinen E, Park HJ, Bailey LB, Parets SE, Kilaru V, Menon R, Horvath S, Bush NR, LeWinn KZ, Tylavsky FA, Conneely KN, Smith AK. An epigenetic clock for gestational age at birth based on blood methylation data. Genome Biology; 2016, 17:206. IF: 11.313
    15. Lym R, Barker G, Menon R, Lappas M. A Novel Role for SIRT3 in Regulating Mediators Involved in the Terminal Pathways of Human Labor and Delivery Biol Reprod. 2016;95:95. IF:3.318
    16. Noda-Nicolau NM, Polettini J, Peltier, MR, da Silva MG, Menon R. Combinations and loads of bacteria affect the cytokine production by fetal membranes: An in vitrostudy. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 2016; 76: 504-511.159.
    17. Sheller-Miller S, Lei J, Saade G, Salomon C, Burd I and Menon, R (2016) Feto-Maternal Trafficking of Exosomes in Murine Pregnancy Models. Front. Pharmacol. 7:432.
    18. Wu W, Menon R, Xu YY, Zhao JR, Wang YL, Liu Y, Zhang HJ. Down regulation of peroxiredoxin-3 by hydrophobic bile acid induces mitochondrial dysfunction and cellular senescence in human trophoblasts. Sci Rep. 2016 Dec 13;6:38946. IF: 5.3

    REVIEWS

    1. Behnia F, Sheller S, Menon R. Mechanistic Differences Leading to Infectious and Sterile Inflammation. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2016; 75:505-18. IF:2.81 CI:0 (06/16)
    2. Menon R, Bonney EA, Condon JC, Mesiano S, Taylor RN. "Novel Concepts on Pregnancy Clocks and Alarms: Redundancy and Synergy in Human Parturition". Human Reprod Update, In Press. 2016. IF:4.57 CI: (06/16)
    3. Menon R, Papaconstantinou J. p38MAPK: A New Therapeutic Target for Reducing the Risk of Premature Intrauterine Aging Associated Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes. Expert Opin Ther Targets. 2016:1-16. IF:5.14 CI: (06/16)
    4. Menon R. Human Fetal Membranes at Term: Dead Tissue or Signalers of Parturition? Placenta, 2016. In Press. IF:3.28 CI: (06/16)
    5. Velarde M, Menon R. Positive and Negative Effects of Cellular Senescence during Female Reproductive Aging and Pregnancy. J End, 2016. IF:3.72 CI: (06/16)
    6. Polettini J, Cobo T, Kacerovsky M, Vinturache AE, Laudanski P, Peelen MJ, Helmer H, Lamont RF, Takeda J, Lapointe J, Torloni MR, Zhong N, Menon R. Biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birth: a systematic review of studies using multiplex analysis. J Perinat Med. 2016 Aug 11.  
  • 2015
    1. Peltier MR, Koo HC, Getahun D, Menon R. Does Exposure to Flame Retardants Increase the Risk for Preterm Birth? J Reprod Immunol. 2015; 107:20-25. IF:2.81 CI:6 (06/16)
    2. Basraon SK, Costantine MM, Saade G, Menon R. The Effect of Simvastatin on Infection-Induced Inflammatory Response of Human Fetal Membranes. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2015; 74:54-61 IF:2.44 CI:0 (06/16)
    3. Kacerovsky, M, Nekvindova J, Musilova I, Menon R. Cervical Microbiota in Women with Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes. PLoS One. 2015; S0002-9378(15)00133-7. IF:3.23 CI:5 (06/16)
    4. Behnia F, Parets S, Kechichian T, Yin H, Dutta E, Saade GA, Smith AK, Menon, R. Fetal DNA Methylation of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Candidate Genes: Association with Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015; 212(4):533.e1-9. IF:4.7 CI:7 (06/16)
    5. Ferrari F, Facchinetti F, Saade G, Menon R. Placental Telomere Shortening in Stillbirth: A Sign of Premature Senescence? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016; 29 1283-88. IF:1.36 CI:2 (06/16)
    6. Polettini J, Dutta EH, Behnia F, Saade GR, Torloni, MR, Menon R. Aging of Intrauterine Tissues in Spontaneous Preterm Birth and Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Placenta. 2015; 36:969-73. IF:2.71 CI: (06/16)
    7. Behnia F, Taylor BD, Woodson M, Kacerovsky M, Hawkins H, Fortunato SJ, Saade GR, Menon R. Chorioamniotic membrane senescence: a signal for parturition? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015; 213:359.e1-16. IF:4.7 CI:7 (06/16)
    8. Musilova I, Kutová R, Pliskova L, Menon R, Jacobsson B, Stepan M, Kacerovsky M. Intraamniotic inflammation in women with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. PLoS One.2015;10. IF: 3.23 CI:5 (06/16)
    9. Tambor V, Vajrychova M, Kacerovsky M, Link M, Domasinska P, Menon R, Lenco J. Potential Peripartum Markers of Infectious-Inflammatory Complications in Spontaneous Preterm Birth. BioMed Research International. 2015; Article ID 343501, oi.org/10.1155/2015/343501. IF:2.7 CI:2 (06/16)
    10. Kacerovsky M, Vrbacky F, Kutova R, Pliskova L, Andrys C, Musilova I, Menon R, Lamont R, Nekvindova J. Cervical microbiota in women with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. PLoS One. 2015;10:e0126884. IF:3.23 CI:5 (06/16)
    11. Polettini J, Behnia F, Taylor BD, Saade GR, Taylor RN, Menon R. Telomere Fragment Induced Amnion Cell Senescence: A Contributor to Parturition? PLoS One. 2015; 10:e0137188. IF:3.23 CI:4 (06/16)
    12. EDITORIAL: Murtha AP, Menon R. Regulation of fetal membrane inflammation: a critical step in reducing adverse pregnancy outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015t; 213:447-8. IF:4.7 CI:1 (06/16)
    13. Musilova I, Andrys C, Drahosova M, Hornychova H, Jacobsson B, Menon R, Laudanski P, Stepan M, Bestvina T, Kacerovsky M. Amniotic fluid prostaglandin E2 in pregnancies complicated by preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2015; 23:1-9. IF: 1.37 CI:1 (06/16)

     

  • 2014
    1. G Bhat, SM Williams, E Tamayo, GR Saade, Menon R. Biomarker Interactions are Better Predictors of Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Reprod Sci. 2014; 21:340-50. IF:2.179 CI:2 (12/14)
    2. Menon R, Jones J, Gunst PR, Kacerovsky M, Fortunato S, Saade GR, Basraon S Amniotic Fluid Metabolomic Analysis in Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Reprod Sci. 2014; 21:791-803. IF: 2.179 CI:0 (12/14)
    3. Thota C, Menon R, Fortunato SJ, Brou L, Lee JE, Al-Hendy A. 1.25 Dihydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with Preterm Birth in African American and Caucasian Women, Reprod Sci. 2014; 21:244-50. IF: 2.179 CI:0 (12/14)
    4. Parets SE, Conneely KN, Kilaru V, Fortunato SJ, Syed TA, Saade G, Smith AK, Menon R. Fetal DNA Methylation Associates with Early Spontaneous Preterm Birth and Gestational Age, PLoS One. 2013; 8:e67489. IF:3.534 CI:5 (12/14)
    5. Kacerovsky M, Lenco J, Musilova I, Tambor V, Lamont RF, Torloni R, Menon R. Proteomic Biomarkers for Spontaneous Preterm Birth: a Systematic Review of the Literature, Reprod Sci. 2014; 21:283-95. IF:2.179 CI:1 (12/14)
    6. Menon R, G Bhat, G Saade, H Spratt. Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines Analysis to Predict Biomarkers of Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2014; 93:382-91. IF:2.005 CI:0 (12/14)
    7. Polettini J, Silva MG, Kacerovsky M, Syed TA, Saade GR, Menon R. Expression Profiles of Fetal Membrane Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidases (NOX) 2 and 3 Differentiates Spontaneous Preterm Birth and pPROM Pathophysiologies, Placenta. 2014; 35:188-94.IF:3.285 CI:0 (12/14)
    8. Menon R, Jones J, Gunst PR, Kacerovsky M, Fortunato SJ, Saade GR, Basraon S. Amniotic Fluid Metabolomic Analysis in Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Reprod Sci. 2014;21:791-803. IF:2.0 CI:0 (12/14)
    9. Kacerovsky M, Menon R, Drahosova M, Musilova I, Hornychova H, Prochazka M, Spacek J, Andrys C. Amniotic Fluid Nucleosome in Pregnancies Complicated by Preterm Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes, J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014; 27:155-61. IF:1.36 CI:0 (10/14)
    10. Kacerovsky M, Pliskova L, Menon R, Kutova R, Musilova I, Maly J, Andrys C. Microbial Load of Umbilical Cord Blood Ureaplasma Species and Mycoplasma Hominis in Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes, J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014;27;1627-32. IF:1.36 CI:1 (12/14)
    11. Menon R, Boldogh I, Hawkins H, Wodson M, Polettini J, Syed TA, Fortunato SJ, Saade G, Papaconstantinou J, Taylor RN. Histological Evidence of Oxidative Stress and Premature Senescence in Preterm Premature Rupture of the Human Fetal Membranes Recapitulated in vitro, Am J Path. 2014;18:1740-51. IF:4.602 CI:2 (12/14)
    12. Menon R, Polettini J, Syed TA, Saade G, Boldogh I. Expression of 8-oxoguanine Glycosylase (OGG1) in Human Fetal Membranes, Am J Reprod Immunol. 2014;72:75-84 IF:2.668 CI:3 (12/14)
      Parets S, Bedient C, Menon R, Smith A. Preterm Birth: Methylation to Mechanism, Biology. 2014; 3:498-513. IF:0 CI:7 (12/14)
    13. Hill AJ, Sanders A, Baillargeon G, Menon R. Association of Group B Streptococcus Colonization with Early Term Births, J Perinat Med. 2015; 43:559-64. IF: 1.42 CI:0 (12/14)
    14. Kacerovsky M, Tothova L, Menon R, Vlkova B, Musilova I, Hornychova H, Prochazka M, Celec P. Amniotic Fluid Markers of Oxidative Stress in Pregnancies Complicated by Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes, J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2014; 27:1-10. IF:1.36 CI:0 (12/14)
    15. Bredeson S, Papaconstantinou J, Deford JH, Kechichian T, Syed TA, Saade GR, Menon R. HMGB1 Promotes a p38MAPK Associated Non-Infectious Inflammatory Response Pathway in Human Fetal Membranes, PLoS One. 2014; 9:e113799, IF:3.534 CI:0 (12/14)
    16. Menon R. Oxidative Stress Damage as a Detrimental Factor in Preterm Birth Pathology. Front Immunol. 2014;12:5:1-14. IF:0 CI:0 (12/14)
    17. Bhat G, Williams SM, Tamayo E, Saade G, Menon R. Biomarker Interactions are Better Predictors of Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Reprod Sci. 2014; 21:340-350 IF:2.23 CI:6 (06/16)
     

    REVIEWS

    1. Parets S, Bedient C, Menon R, Smith A. Preterm Birth and Its Long-Term Effects: Methylation to Mechanisms, Biology, 2014, 3, 498-513. IF:0 CI:0 (10/14).
    2. Menon R. Oxidative stress damage as a detrimental factor in preterm birth pathology. Front Immunol. 2014; 5:567. IF:5.695 CI:23 (06/16)      
  • 2006 - 2010
    1. Menon R,, Ismail L, Ismail D, Lombardi SJ, Fortunato SJ. Human Fetal Membrane Expression of IL-19 and IL-20 and its Differential Effect on Inflammatory Cytokine Production, J Mat Fet Neonatal Med. 2006; 19:209-14. IF:1.36 CI:14 (12/14)
    2. Menon R, Merialdi M, Lombardi SJ, Fortunato SJ. Differences in the placental membrane cytokine response: a possible explanation for the racial disparity in preterm birth. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2006; 56:112-18. IF:2.668 CI:0 (12/14)
    3. Menon R, Velez DV, Simhan H, Ryckman K, Jiang L, Thorsen P, Vogel I, Jacobsson B, Merialdi M, Williams SM, Fortunato SJ. Multilocus Interactions at Maternal TNF-α, TNF Receptors, IL-6 and IL-6 Receptor Genes Predict Spontaneous Preterm Labor in European-American Women, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006; 194:1616-24. IF:3.973 CI:61 (12/14)
    4. Menon R,, McIntyre OJ, Matrisian LM, Fortunato SJ. Salivary Proteinase Activity: A Potential BioMarker for Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006; 94:1609-15. IF:3.973 CI:21 (12/14)
    5. Menon R,, Merialdi M, Lombardi SJ, Fortunato SJ. Differences in the Placental Membrane Cytokine Response: a Possible Explanation for the Racial Disparity in Preterm Birth, Am J Reprod Immunol. 2006; 56:112-18. IF:2.668 CI:52 (12/14)
    6. Menon R,, Merialdi M, Betran AP, Dolan S, Jiang L, Fortunato SJ, Williams SM. Analysis of Association Between Maternal Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Promoter Polymorphism (-308), Tumor Necrosis Factor Concentration, and Preterm Birth, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006;195:1240-48. IF:3.973 CI:52 (12/14)
    7. Menon R,, Velez DR, Thorsen P, Vogel I, Jacobsson B, Williams SM, Fortunato SJ. Ethnic Characterization of Candidate Genes (Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Receptors) for Spontaneous Preterm Delivery, Hum Hered. 2006; 62:107-18. IF:1.62 CI:0 (12/14)
    8. Menon R, Williams SM, Fortunato SJ. Amniotic Fluid Interleukin-1β and Interleukin-8 Concentrations: Racial Disparity in Preterm Birth, Repro Sci. 2007; 14:253-59. IF:2.179 CI:39 (12/14)
    9. Velez DR, Menon R,, Thorsen P, Jiang L, Simhan H, Morgan N, Fortunato SJ, Williams SM. Ethnic Differences in Interleukin-6 (IL6) and IL6 Receptor Genes in Spontaneous Preterm Birth and Effects on Amniotic Fluid Protein Levels, Ann Hum Genet. 2007; 71:586-600. IF:10.987 CI:44 (12/14)
    10. Menon R,, M Camargo C, Thorsen P, Fortunato SJ. Amniotic Fluid Interleukin-6 Increase is an Indicator of Spontaneous Preterm Birth in White but not Black Americans, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008; 198:77.e1-7 IF:3.973 CI:30 (12/14)
    11. Menon R,, Thorsen P, Vogel I, Jacobson B, Williams SM, Fortunato SJ. Increased Bioavailability of TNF-a in African Americans During in Vitro Infection: Predisposing Evidence for Immune Imbalance, Placenta. 2007; 28:946-50. IF:3.285 CI:20 (12/14)
    12. Luo G, Morgan T, Bahtiyar MO, Snegovskikh, VV, Schatz F, Kuczynski E, Funai EF, Dulay A, Huang SJ, Buhimschi CS, Buhimschi IA, Fortunato SJ, Menon R,, Lockwood SJ, Norwitz ER. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Human Progesterone Receptor Gene and Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Reprod Sci. 2008;15:147-55. IF:2.179 CI:16 (12/14)
    13. Menon R,, Thorsen P, Vogel I, Jacobsson B, Morgan N, Jiang L, Lombardi SJ, Williams SM, Fortunato SJ. Racial disparity in amniotic fluid concentrations of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and soluble TNF receptors in spontaneous preterm, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008; 198:533.e1-10. IF:3.973 CI:37 (12/14)
    14. Fortunato SJ, Menon R,, Velez DR, Thorsen P, Williams SM. Racial Disparity in Maternal-Fetal Genetic Epistasis in Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;198:533.e1-10. IF:3.973 CI:21 (12/14)
    15. Velez DR, Menon R,, Morgan N, Simhan HN, Fortunato SJ, Canter J, Williams SM. Mitochondrial DNA Variant A4917G, Smoking and Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Mitochondrion. 2008; 8:130–135. IF: 3.524 CI:7 (12/14)
    16. Velez DR, Fortunato SJ, Morgan N, Edwards TL, Lombardi, SJ, Williams SM, Menon R,. Patterns of Cytokine Profiles Differ with Pregnancy Outcome and Ethnicity, Hum Reprod. 2008; 23:1902-09. IF:4.585 CI:36 (12/14)
    17. Menon R,, Arora CP, Hobel CJ, Fortunato SJ. Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Term Fetal Membranes and Amniotic Fluid from Term and Preterm Birth in African Americans and Caucasians, Reprod Sci. 2008; 15:477-83. IF:2.179 CI:10 (12/14)
    18. Velez DR, Fortunato SJ, Williams SM, Menon R,. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Receptor (IL6-R) Gene Haplotypes Associate with Amniotic Fluid Protein Concentrations in Preterm Birth, Hum Mol Genet. 2008; 17:1619-30. IF:6.677 CI:32 (12/14)
    19. Menon R,, Fortunato SJ. Induction of Triggering Receptors of Myeloid Cell (TREM-1) Expression in Fetal Membranes and Higher Concentration of Soluble TREM-1 in Amniotic Fluid with Spontaneous Preterm Birth, Reprod Sci. 2008; 15:825-30. IF:2.179 CI:8 (12/14)
    20. Menon R,, Velez DR, Fortunato SJ, Williams SM. Genetic Regulation of Amniotic Fluid TNF-alpha and soluble TNF Receptor Concentrations Affected by Race and Preterm Birth, Hum Genet. 2008; 124:243-53. IF:4.522 CI:36 (12/14)
    21. Velez DR, Fortunato SJ, Williams, SM, Menon R,. Preterm Birth in Caucasians is Associated with Coagulation and Inflammation Pathway Gene Variants, PLoS ONE. 2008; 3. IF:3.534 CI:38 (12/14)
    22. Velez DR, Fortunato SJ, Thorsen P, Lombardi S, Williams S, Menon R. Spontaneous Preterm Birth in African Americans is Associated with Infection and Inflammatory Response Gene Variants, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009; 200:209.e1-27, e27. IF:3.973 CI:38 (12/14)
    23. Biggio J, Christiaens I, Katz M, Menon R,, Merialdi M, Morken N, Pennell C, Williams SM. A Call for an International Consortium on the Genetics of Preterm Birth, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008; 199:95-7. IF:3.973 CI:13 (12/14)
    24. Menon R,, Fortunato SJ. Distinct Pathophysiologic Pathways Induced by in Vitro Infection and Cigarette Smoke in Normal Human Fetal Membranes, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009; 200:334.e1-8. IF:3.973 CI:13 (12/14)
    25. Menon R,, Pearce BD, Velez DR, Williams SM, Fortunato SJ, Thorsen P. Racial Disparity in Pathophysiologic Pathways of Preterm Birth Based on Genetic Variants. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2009; 15;7:62. (Most downloaded manuscript from the journal site for 4 consecutive months July - Oct 09). IF:2.409 CI:40 (12/14)
    26. Menon R,, Peltier MR, Eckardt J, Fortunato SJ. Diversity in Cytokine Response to Bacteria Associated with Preterm Birth by Fetal Membranes, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009; 201:306.e1-6. IF:3.973 CI:44 (12/14)
    27. Torloni MR, Betrán AP, Widmer M, Daher S, Dolan SM, Menon R,, Merialdi M. Maternal BMI and Preterm Birth: a Systematic Review of the Literature with Meta-Analysis, J Matern-Fetal Neonatal Med. 2009; 22:957-70. IF:1.36 CI:68 (12/14)
    28. Dolan SM, Hollegaard M, Merialdi M, Betran AP, Allen P, Abelow C, Eckardt J, Lin B, Khoury MJ, Ioannidis JP, Bertram L, Velez DR, Menon R. Synopsis of Preterm Birth Genetic Association Studies: the Genomics Knowledge Base, Public Health Genomics. 2010; 13:514-23. IF:2.462 CI:31 (12/14)
    29. Beck S, Say L, Betran AP, Merialdi M, Rubens C, Menon R,, Van Roof P. The Worldwide Incidence of Preterm Birth: a Systematic Review on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, Bull World Health Organ. 2010: 88:31-38. IF:0 CI:703 (12/14)
    30. Menon R,, Fortunato SJ, Edwards DR, Williams SM. Association of Genetic Variants, Ethnicity and Preterm Birth with Amniotic Fluid Cytokine Concentrations, Ann Hum Genet. 2010; 74:165-83. IF:1.926 CI:22 (12/14)
    31. Nace J, Fortunato SJ, Maul H, Menon R,. The Expression Pattern of 2 Novel Cytokines (IL-24 & 29) in Human Fetal Membranes, J Perinat Med. 2010: 38:665-70. IF1.425 CI:5 (12/14)
    32. Ryckman KK, Morken NH, White MJ, Velez DR, Menon R,, Fortunato SJ, Magnus P, Williams SM, Jacobsson B. Maternal and Fetal Genetic Associations of PTGER3 and PON1 with Preterm Birth, PLoS One. 2010; ;5:e9040. IF:3.534 CI:14 (12/14)
    33. Romero R, Velez DR, Kusanovic JP, Hassan SS, Mazaki-Tovi S, Vaisbuch E, Kim CJ, Chaiworapongsa T, Pearce BD, Friel LA, Bartlett J, Anant MK, Salisbury BA, Vovis GF, Lee MS, Gomez R, Behnke E, Oyarzun E, Tromp G, Williams SM, Menon R,. Identification of Fetal and Maternal Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Candidate Genes that Predispose to Spontaneous Preterm Labor with Intact Membranes, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010; 202:431.e1- EDITOR’S Choice Article. IF:3.973 CI:34 (12/14)

    Reviews

    1. Menon R, Fortunato SJ. Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes: A Network of MMPs and Apoptosis, J Soc Gynecol Invest, 2004; 11:427-37. (One of the top 10 downloaded and cited articles from the journal site for the year 2006.) IF:2.333 CI:95 (10/14)
    2. Menon R, Fortunato SJ, Thorsen P, Williams SM. Genetic Associations in Preterm Birth: a Primer of Marker Selection, Study Design, and Data Analysis, J Soc Gynecol Invest, 2006; 13:531-41. (One of the top 5 downloaded and reviewed articles from the journal site for the year 2006.) IF:2.333 CI:33 (12/14)
    3. Menon R, Fortunato SJ. Infection and the Role of Inflammation in Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet and Gynaec, 2007; 21:467–78. IF:0 CI:103 (12/14
    4. Menon R, Spontaneous Preterm Birth, a Clinical dilemma: Etiologic, Pathophysiologic and Genetic Heterogeneities and Racial Disparity. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 2008; 87(6):590-600. IF:2.005 CI:115 (12/14)
    5. Menon R, Fortunato SJ. Genetic Variations: Determinants of Distinct Preterm Birth Pathways. International Proceedings, XXI European Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Edited, Cihat Sen. 2008. ISBN 978-88-7587-483-4
    6. Menon R, Fortunato SJ. Heterogeneities in Preterm Birth. International Proceedings, XXI European Congress of Perinatal Medicine, Edited, Cihat Sen. 2008. ISBN 978-88-7587-483-4.
    7. Menon R, Taylor RN, Fortunato SJ. Chorioamnionitis: A Clinical and Basic Science Prospective, Placenta, 2010; 3):113-120. IF:3.28 CI:44 (10/14)
    8. Williams SM, Velez DR, Menon R,. Geographic Ancestry and Markers of Preterm Birth, Expert Rev Mol Diag, 2010;10:27-32. IF:4.27 CI:6 (12/14)
    9. Menon R, Spontaneous Preterm Birth: Race and Genetics in Understanding the Complexities of Preterm Birth, Expert Rev Obstet Gynecol, 2009; 4:695–704. IF:0 CI:8 (12/14)

     

  • 2000 - 2005
    1. Buscher U, Chen FC, Pitzen A, Menon R, Vogel M, Obladen M, Dudenhausen JW. Il-1 beta, Il-6, Il-8 and G-CSF in the Diagnosis of Early-Onset Neonatal Infections, J Perinat Med. 2000; 28:383-88. IF:1.425 CI:35 (12/14)
    2. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. Programmed Cell Death (Apoptosis) as a Possible Pathway to MetalloProteinase Activation and Fetal Membrane Degradation in Premature Rupture of Membranes, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2000; 182:1468-76. IF:3.973 CI:111 (12/14)
    3. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. Amniochorion gelatinase-gelatinase inhibitor imbalance in vitro: a possible infectious pathway to rupture. Obstet Gynecol. 2000; 95:240-44. IF:4.368 CI:59 (12/14)
    4. Menon R, Gerber S, Fortunato SJ, Witkin SS. Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation of 70 kilo Dalton Heat Shock Protein Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Production in Cultured Human Fetal Membranes, J Perinat Med. 2001; 29:133-36. IF:1.425 CI:9 (12/14)
    5. Fortunato SJ, Menon R. Distinct Molecular Events Suggest Different Pathways for Preterm Labor and PROM, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001; 184:1399-406. IF:3.973 CI:126 (12/14)
    6. Menon R, Lombardi SJ, Fortunato SJ. Interleukin-18, a Product of Choriodecidual Cells Increases During Premature Rupture of Membranes but Fails to Turn on Fas-FasL Ligand Mediated Apoptosis Pathway, J Assist Reprod Genet. 2001; 18:276-84. IF:1.772 CI:45 (12/14)
    7. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. Support for an Infection-induced Apoptotic Pathway in Human Fetal Membranes, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2001;184:1392-98. IF:3.973 CI:52 (12/14)
    8. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ, LaFluer B. Interleukin10 Inhibition of Gelatinases in Fetal Membranes; Therapeutic Implications in Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes, Obstet Gynecol. 2001; 98:284-88. IF:4.368 CI:21 (12/14)
    9. Maymon E, Romero R, Pacora P, Gomez R, Mazor M, Edwin S, Chaiworapongsa T, Kim JC, Yoon BH, Menon R, Fortunato SJ, Jones T. A Role for the 72-kDa Gelatinase (MMP-2) and its Inhibitor in Human Parturition, Premature Rupture of Membranes and Intra-amniotic Infection, J Perinat Med. 2001; 29:308-16. IF:1.425 CI:73 (12/14)
    10. Menon R, Lombardi SJ, Fortunato SJ. TNF -α Promotes Caspase Activation and Apoptosis in Human Fetal Membranes, J Assist Reprod Genet. 2002; 19:201-04. IF:1.772 CI:65 (12/14)
    11. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ, LaFluer B. Collagenase-3 (Matrix MetalloProteinase-13) in Fetal Membranes and Amniotic Fluid During Pregnancy, Am J Reprod Immunol. 2003; 49:120-25. IF:2.168 CI:39 (12/14)
    12. Kemp B, Menon R, Fortunato SJ, Winkler M, Maul H, Rath W. Quantitation and Localization of Inflammatory Cytokines Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 in the Lower Uterine Segment During Cervical Dilatation, J Assist Reprod Genet. 2002;19:215-19. IF:1.772 CI:17 (12/14)
    13. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha in the Premature Rupture of Membranes and Preterm Labor Pathways. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002;187:1159-62. IF:3.973 CI:130 (12/14)
    14. Fortunato SJ, Menon R. Screening of Novel Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) in Human Fetal Membranes, J Assist Reprod Genet. 2002;19:483-86. IF:1.772 CI:68 (12/14)
    15. Fortunato SJ, LaFleur B, Menon R. Amniotic Fluid Concentrations of Collagenase-1 and Collagenase-3 are Increased in Polyhydramnios, J Perinat Med. 2004; 32:q122-5. IF:2.668 CI:8 (12/14)
    16. Menon R, Fortunato SJ. IL-1b is a Better Inducer of Apoptosis in Human Fetal Membranes than IL-6, Placenta. 2003; 24:922-28. IF:3.285 CI:55 (12/14)
    17. Fortunato SJ, Lombardi, SJ, Menon R. Racial Disparity in Membrane Response to Infectious Stimuli: A Possible Explanation for Observed Differences in the Incidence of Prematurity, Community Award Paper, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2004; 190:1557-63. IF:3.973 CI:41 (12/14)
    18. Fingleton B, Menon R, Carter KJ, Overstreet PD, Hachey DL, Matrisian LM, McIntyre JO. Proteinase Activity in Human and Murine Saliva as a BioMarker for Proteinase Inhibitor Efficacy, Clin Cancer Res. 2004; 10:7865-74. IF:8.193 CI:22 (12/14)
    19. Menon R, Fortunato S. The Role of Matrix Degrading Enzymes and Apoptosis in Rupture of Membranes, J Soc Gynecol Investigation. 2004; 11:427-37. IF:2.266 CI:97 (12/14)
    20. Fortunato S, Menon R, Hobel C, Arora C. Inflammatory Cytokines and CRH Document Ethnic Disparity in Spontaneous Preterm Delivery, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005; 193.10.156. IF: 3.973 CI:0 (12/14)


    Review

    1. Menon R, Fortunato SJ. Fetal Membrane Inflammatory Cytokines: A Switching Mechanism between the Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes and Preterm Labor Pathways, J Perinatal Med, 2004; 32:391-99. IF:1.425 CI:47 (12/14) 
  • 1993 - 1999
    1.  Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Swan KF, Lyden TW. Organ Culture of Amniochorionic Membrane In Vitro, Am J Reprod Immunol. 1994; 32:184-87. IF:2.668 CI:48 (12/14)
    2. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Swan KF. Expression of TNF-a and TNF-R p55 in Cultured Amniochorionic Membrane, Am J Reprod Immunol. 1994; 32:188-93. IF:2.668 CI:40 (12/14)
    3. Rote N, Menon R, Swan K, Lyden T, Fortunato S. Expression of IL1β and IL6 Protein and mRNA in Amniochorionic Membrane, Placenta. 1993; 14(4):A63-A63 IF:3.285 CI:11 (12/14)
    4. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Swan KF. Amniochorion: A Source of Interleukin-8, Am J Reprod Immunol. 1995; 34:156-62. IF:2.668 CI:35 (12/14)
    5. Menon R, Swan KF, Lyden TW, Rote, NS, Fortunato, SJ. Expression of Inflammatory Cytokines (IL-1b, IL-6) in Amniochorion, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995; 172:493-500. IF:3.973 CI:126 (12/14)
    6. Fortunato SJ, Swan KF, Menon R. Interleukin-10 Inhibition of Interleukin-6 in Human Fetal Membranes: Transcriptional Regulation, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996; 175:1057-65. IF:3.973 CI:53 (12/14)
    7. Fortunato SJ, Menon RP, Swan KF, Menon R. Inflammatory cytokine (interleukins 1, 6 and 8 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha) release from cultured human fetal membranes in response to endotoxic lipopolysaccharide mirrors amniotic fluid concentrations, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1996; 174:1855-61. IF:3.973 CI:135 (12/14)
    8. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. Collagenolytic Enzymes (Gelatinases) and Their Inhibitors in Human Amniochorionic Membrane, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1997; 177:731-741. IF:3.973 CI:105 (12/14)
    9. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. Interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-beta inhibit amniochorion tumor necrosis factor-alpha production by contrasting mechanisms of action: therapeutic implications in prematurity, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1997; 177:803-809. IF:3.973 CI:62 (12/14)
    10. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. The Effect of TGF and IL-10 on IL-8 Release by Human Amniochorion May Regulate Histologic Chorioamnionitis, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1998; 179:794-99. IF:3.973 CI:39 (10/14)
    11. Athayde N, Edwin SS, Romero R, Gomez R; Maymon E, Pacora P, Menon R. A Role for Matrix MetalloProteinase-9 in Spontaneous Rupture of the Fetal Membranes, Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1998; 179:1248-53. IF:3.973 CI:156 (12/14)
    12. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. Presence of Four Tissue Inhibitors of Matrix MetalloProteinases (TIMP 1, 2, 3 and 4) in Human Fetal Membranes, Am J Reprod Immunol. 1998; 40:395-400. IF:2.668 CI: 34 (12/14)
    13. Fortunato SJ, Lombardi SJ, Menon R. Immunoreactivity of Human Fetal Membranes to Peptidoglycan Polysaccharide (PGPS): Cytokine Response, J Perinat Med. 1998; 26:442-47. IF:1.425 CI:9 (12/14)
    14. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. IL-15, a Novel Cytokine Produced by Human Fetal Membranes is Elevated in Preterm Labor, Am J Reprod Immunol. 1998; 39:16-23. IF:2.668 CI:34 (12/14)
    15. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. Expression of a Pro-Gelatinase Activator (MT1-MMP) in Human Fetal Membranes, Am J Reprod Immunol 1998; 39:316-22. IF:2.668 CI:18 (12/14)
    16. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. MMP/TIMP Imbalance in Amniotic Fluid During PROM: an Indirect Support for Endogenous Pathway to Membrane Rupture, J Perinat Med. 1999; 27:362-68. IF:1.425 CI:89 (12/14)
    17. Athayde N, Romero R, Gomez R, Maymon E, Pacora P, Mazor M, Yoon BH, Fortunato S, Menon R, Ghezzi F, Edwin SS. Matrix MetalloProteinases-9 in Preterm and Term Human Parturition, J Mat Fetal Med. 1999; 8:213-19. IF:1.089 CI:80 (12/14)
    18. Fortunato SJ, Menon R, Lombardi SJ. Stromelysins in Placental Membranes and Amniotic Fluid with Premature Rupture of Membranes, Obstet Gynecol. 1999; 94:435-40. IF:4.368 CI:43 (12/14)