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• 2015

  The Effect of Simvastatin on Infection-Induced Inflammatory Response of Human Fetal Membranes

  Basraon, S. K., Costantine, M., Saade, G. & Menon, R., 2015, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Simvastatin
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Infection
  • Cytokines
  14 Scopus citations
• 2014

  1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D deficiency is associated with preterm birth in African American and Caucasian women

  Thota, C., Menon, R., Fortunato, S. J., Brou, L., Lee, J. E. & Al-Hendy, A., Feb 2014, In: Reproductive Sciences. 21, 2, p. 244-250 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D
  • Premature Birth
  • African Americans
  • Vitamin D
  • Ergocalciferols
  21 Scopus citations

• Amniotic fluid metabolomic analysis in spontaneous preterm birth

  Menon, R., Jones, J., Gunst, P. R., Kacerovsky, M., Fortunato, S. J., Saade, G. R. & Basraon, S., Jun 2014, In: Reproductive Sciences. 21, 6, p. 791-803 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Metabolomics
  • Amniotic Fluid
  • Premature Birth
  • Term Birth
  • Coenzyme A
  45 Scopus citations

• Amniotic fluid nucleosome in pregnancies complicated by preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes

  Kacerovsky, M., Menon, R., Drahosova, M., Musilova, I., Hornychova, H., Prochazka, M., Spacek, J. & Andrys, C., Jan 2014, In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 27, 2, p. 155-161 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Chorioamnionitis
  • Nucleosomes
  • Amniotic Fluid
  • Rupture
  • Pregnancy
  4 Scopus citations

• Biomarker interactions are better predictors of spontaneous preterm birth

  Bhat, G., Williams, S. M., Saade, G. R. & Menon, R., Mar 1 2014, In: Reproductive Sciences. 21, 3, p. 340-350 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction
  • African Americans
  • Biomarkers
  • Angiopoietin-2
  13 Scopus citations

• Expression of 8-oxoguanine Glycosylase in Human Fetal Membranes

  Menon, R., Polettini, J., Syed, T. A., Saade, G. R. & Boldogh, I., Jan 1 2014, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 72, 1, p. 75-84 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • 8-hydroxyguanine
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Smoke
  • Tobacco Products
  • Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
  27 Scopus citations

• Expression profiles of fetal membrane nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidases (NOX) 2 and 3 differentiates spontaneous preterm birth and pPROM pathophysiologies

  Polettini, J., Silva, M. G., Kacerovsky, M., Syed, T. A., Saade, G. & Menon, R., Mar 2014, In: Placenta. 35, 3, p. 188-194 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • NADP
  • Premature Birth
  • Oxidoreductases
  12 Scopus citations

• Histological evidence of oxidative stress and premature senescence in preterm premature rupture of the human fetal membranes recapitulated in vitro

  Menon, R., Boldogh, I., Hawkins, H. K., Woodson, M., Polettini, J., Syed, T. A., Fortunato, S. J., Saade, G. R., Papaconstantinou, J. & Taylor, R. N., Jun 2014, In: American Journal of Pathology. 184, 6, p. 1740-1751 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Premature Rupture Fetal Membranes
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Membranes
  • Premature Birth
  • In Vitro Techniques
  112 Scopus citations

• HMGB1 promotes a p38MAPK associated non-infectious inflammatory response pathway in human fetal membranes

  Bredeson, S., Papaconstantinou, J., Deford, J. H., Kechichian, T., Syed, T. A., Saade, G. & Menon, R., 2014, In: PLoS One. 9, 12, p. e113799

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • extraembryonic membranes
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • premature birth
  • inflammation
  • Premature Birth
  70 Scopus citations

• Microbial load of umbilical cord blood Ureaplasma species and Mycoplasma hominis in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes

  Kacerovsky, M., Pliskova, L., Menon, R., Kutova, R., Musilova, I., Maly, J. & Andrys, C., Nov 1 2014, In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 27, 16, p. 1627-1632 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ureaplasma
  • Mycoplasma hominis
  • Fetal Blood
  • Rupture
  • Amniotic Fluid
  16 Scopus citations

• Multivariate adaptive regression splines analysis to predict biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birth

  Menon, R., Bhat, G., Saade, G. R. & Spratt, H., Apr 2014, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 93, 4, p. 382-391 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • Area Under Curve
  • Regression Analysis
  • Biomarkers
  • African Americans
  23 Scopus citations

• Oxidative stress damage as a detrimental factor in preterm birth pathology

  Menon, R., 2014, In: Frontiers in immunology. 5, NOV, 567.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Pathology
  • Cellular Senescence
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  116 Scopus citations

• Preterm birth and its long-term effects: Methylation to mechanisms

  Parets, S. E., Bedient, C. E., Menon, R. & Smith, A. K., Aug 21 2014, In: Biology. 3, 3, p. 498-513 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • DNA Methylation
  • Methylation
  • premature birth
  • Premature Birth
  • long term effects
  28 Scopus citations

• Proteomic biomarkers for spontaneous preterm birth: A systematic review of the literature

  Kacerovsky, M., Lenco, J., Musilova, I., Tambor, V., Lamont, R., Torloni, M. R. & Menon, R., Mar 1 2014, In: Reproductive Sciences. 21, 3, p. 283-295 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • Proteomics
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Biomarkers
  • Reading
  27 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Amniotic fluid and maternal race influence responsiveness of fetal membranes to bacteria

  Peltier, M. R., Drobek, C. O., Bhat, G., Saade, G., Fortunato, S. J. & Menon, R., Dec 2012, In: Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 96, 1-2, p. 68-78 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Amniotic Fluid
  • African Americans
  • Interleukin-1
  • Bacteria
  24 Scopus citations

• A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the fetal catechol-o-methyltransferase gene is associated with spontaneous preterm birth in African Americans

  Thota, C., Menon, R., Wentz, M. J., Fortunato, S. J., Bartlett, J., Drobek, C. O., Nair, S. & Al-Hendy, A., Feb 2012, In: Reproductive Sciences. 19, 2, p. 135-142 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Catechol O-Methyltransferase
  • Premature Birth
  • African Americans
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
  • Genes
  6 Scopus citations

• Can statins reduce the inflammatory response associated with preterm birth in an animal model?

  Basraon, S. K., Menon, R., Makhlouf, M., Longo, M., Hankins, G. D. V., Saade, G. R. & Costantine, M. M., Sep 2012, In: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 207, 3, p. 224.e1-224.e7

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Interleukin-1
  • Animal Models
  23 Scopus citations

• DNA methylation: An epigenetic risk factor in preterm birth

  Menon, R., Conneely, K. N. & Smith, A. K., Jan 2012, In: Reproductive Sciences. 19, 1, p. 6-13 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • DNA Methylation
  • Epigenomics
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  37 Scopus citations

• Dysregulated biomarkers induce distinct pathways in preterm birth

  Brou, L., Almli, L. M., Pearce, B. D., Bhat, G., Drobek, C. O., Fortunato, S. & Menon, R., Mar 2012, In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 119, 4, p. 458-473 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • African Americans
  • Biomarkers
  • Mothers
  • Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I
  48 Scopus citations

• Erratum: A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the fetal catechol-o- methyltransferase gene is associated with spontaneous preterm birth in african americans (Reproductive Sciences (2012) 19: 2 (135-142) DOI: 10.1177/1933719111417885)

  Thota, C., Menon, R. & Wentz, M. J., Jul 2012, In: Reproductive Sciences. 19, 7, p. 772 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Ethnic disparity in spontaneous preterm birth and maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index

  Torloni, M. R., Fortunato, S. J., Betrán, A. P., Williams, S., Brou, L., Drobek, C. O., Merialdi, M. & Menon, R., Apr 1 2012, In: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 285, 4, p. 959-966 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • Body Mass Index
  • Mothers
  • Pregnancy
  • African Americans
  14 Scopus citations

• Evaluation of copy number variations reveals novel candidate genes in autism spectrum disorder-associated pathways

  Griswold, A. J., Ma, D., Cukier, H. N., Nations, L. D., Schmidt, M. A., Chung, R. H., Jaworski, J. M., Salyakina, D., Konidari, I., Whitehead, P. L., Wright, H. H., Abramson, R. K., Williams, S. M., Menon, R., Martin, E. R., Haines, J. L., Gilbert, J. R., Cuccaro, M. L. & Pericak-Vance, M. A., Aug 2012, In: Human Molecular Genetics. 21, 15, p. 3513-3523 11 p., dds164.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • GABA Receptors
  • Genes
  • 5-methoxy-methylindoleacetic acid
  • GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
  118 Scopus citations

• Increased oxidative stress in human fetal membranes overlying the cervix from term non-labouring and post labour deliveries

  Chai, M., Barker, G., Menon, R. & Lappas, M., Aug 2012, In: Placenta. 33, 8, p. 604-610 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Amnion
  • Cervix Uteri
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Membranes
  33 Scopus citations

• Maternal micronutrient status and preterm versus term birth for black and white US women

  Dunlop, A. L., Taylor, R. N., Tangpricha, V., Fortunato, S. & Menon, R., Sep 2012, In: Reproductive Sciences. 19, 9, p. 939-948 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Term Birth
  • Micronutrients
  • Mothers
  • Odds Ratio
  • Confidence Intervals
  21 Scopus citations

• Preterm birth: A global burden on maternal and child health

  Menon, R., Jul 1 2012, In: Pathogens and Global Health. 106, 3, p. 139-140 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  11 Scopus citations

• Short fetal leukocyte telomere length and preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes

  Menon, R., Yu, J., Basanta-Henry, P., Brou, L., Berga, S. L., Fortunato, S. J. & Taylor, R. N., Feb 13 2012, In: PloS one. 7, 2, e31136.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • telomeres
  • Telomere
  • leukocytes
  • Rupture
  • Membranes
  99 Scopus citations
• 2011

  Amniotic fluid eicosanoids in preterm and term births: Effects of risk factors for spontaneous preterm labor

  Menon, R., Fortunato, S. J., Milne, G. L., Brou, L., Carnevale, C., Sanchez, S. C., Hubbard, L., Lappas, M., Drobek, C. O. & Taylor, R. N., Jul 2011, In: Obstetrics and gynecology. 118, 1, p. 121-134 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Term Birth
  • Eicosanoids
  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  • Amniotic Fluid
  • Premature Birth
  48 Scopus citations

• An evolutionary genomic approach to identify genes involved in human birth timing

  Plunkett, J., Doniger, S., Orabona, G., Morgan, T., Haataja, R., Hallman, M., Puttonen, H., Menon, R., Kuczynski, E., Norwitz, E., Snegovskikh, V., Palotie, A., Peltonen, L., Fellman, V., deFranco, E. A., Chaudhari, B. P., McGregor, T. L., McElroy, J. J., Oetjens, M. T., Teramo, K. & 3 others, Borecki, I., Fay, J. & Muglia, L., Apr 2011, In: PLoS genetics. 7, 4, e1001365.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • genomics
  • gene
  • Parturition
  • premature birth
  • parturition
  74 Scopus citations

• An integrated systems biology approach to the study of preterm birth using "-omic" technology - a guideline for research

  Gracie, S., Pennell, C., Ekman-Ordeberg, G., Lye, S., McManaman, J., Williams, S., Palmer, L., Kelley, M., Menon, R. & Gravett, M., Oct 12 2011, In: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 11, 71.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

  • Systems Biology
  • Premature Birth
  • Technology
  • Guidelines
  • Information Dissemination
  43 Scopus citations

• An overview of racial disparities in preterm birth rates: Caused by infection or inflammatory response?

  Menon, R., Dunlop, A. L., Kramer, M. R., Fortunato, S. J. & Hogue, C. J., Dec 2011, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 90, 12, p. 1325-1331 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Birth Rate
  • Premature Birth
  • African Americans
  • Infection
  • Birth Setting
  53 Scopus citations

• Biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birth: An overview of the literature in the last four decades

  Menon, R., Torloni, M. R., Voltolini, C., Torricelli, M., Merialdi, M., Betrán, A. P., Widmer, M., Allen, T., Davydova, I., Khodjaeva, Z., Thorsen, P., Kacerovsky, M., Tambor, V., Massinen, T., Nace, J. & Arora, C., Nov 1 2011, In: Reproductive Sciences. 18, 11, p. 1046-1070 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • Biomarkers
  • Sampling Studies
  • Phenotype
  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  79 Scopus citations

• Cigarette smoke induces oxidative stress and apoptosis in normal term fetal membranes

  Menon, R., Fortunato, S. J., Yu, J., Milne, G. L., Sanchez, S., Drobek, C. O., Lappas, M. & Taylor, R. N., Apr 1 2011, In: Placenta. 32, 4, p. 317-322 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Smoke
  • Tobacco Products
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Apoptosis
  71 Scopus citations

• Common polymorphisms in human lysyl oxidase genes are not associated with the adolescent idiopathic scoliosis phenotype

  McGregor, T. L., Gurnett, C. A., Dobbs, M. B., Wise, C. A., Morcuende, J. A., Morgan, T. M., Menon, R. & Muglia, L. J., Jul 8 2011, In: BMC Medical Genetics. 12, 92.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • human LOX protein
  • Scoliosis
  • Phenotype
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
  • Genes
  4 Scopus citations

• Copy number variants in extended autism spectrum disorder families reveal candidates potentially involved in autism risk

  Salyakina, D., Cukier, H. N., Lee, J. M., Sacharow, S., Nations, L. D., Ma, D., Jaworski, J. M., Konidari, I., Whitehead, P. L., Wright, H. H., Abramson, R. K., Williams, S. M., Menon, R., Haines, J. L., Gilbert, J. R., Cuccaro, M. L. & Pericak-Vance, M. A., Oct 7 2011, In: PloS one. 6, 10, e26049.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • autism
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder
  • copy number variation
  • Polymorphism
  57 Scopus citations

• MAPK and AP-1 proteins are increased in term pre-labour fetal membranes overlying the cervix: Regulation of enzymes involved in the degradation of fetal membranes

  Lappas, M., Riley, C., Lim, R., Barker, G., Rice, G. E., Menon, R. & Permezel, M., Dec 2011, In: Placenta. 32, 12, p. 1016-1025 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Transcription Factor AP-1
  • Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Cervix Uteri
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  36 Scopus citations

• Maternal vitamin D, folate, and polyunsaturated fatty acid status and bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy

  Dunlop, A. L., Taylor, R. N., Tangpricha, V., Fortunato, S. & Menon, R., 2011, In: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2011, 216217.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Bacterial Vaginosis
  • Unsaturated Fatty Acids
  • Folic Acid
  • Vitamin D
  • hydroxide ion
  30 Scopus citations

• Microduplications in an autism multiplex family narrow the region of susceptibility for developmental disorders on 15q24 and implicate 7p21

  Cukier, H. N., Salyakina, D., Blankstein, S. F., Robinson, J. L., Sacharow, S., Ma, D., Wright, H. H., Abramson, R. K., Menon, R., Williams, S. M., Haines, J. L., Cuccaro, M. L., Gilbert, J. R. & Pericak-Vance, M. A., Jun 2011, In: American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 156, 4, p. 493-501 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder
  • neurexophilin
  • Base Pairing
  • Asperger Syndrome
  6 Scopus citations

• Polymorphisms in maternal and fetal genes encoding for proteins involved in extracellular matrix metabolism alter the risk for small-for-gestational-age

  Edwards, D. R. V., Romero, R., Kusanovic, J. P., Hassan, S. S., Mazaki-Tovi, S., Vaisbuch, E., Kim, C. J., Erez, O., Chaiworapongsa, T., Pearce, B. D., Bartlett, J., Friel, L. A., Salisbury, B. A., Anant, M. K., Vovis, G. F., Lee, M. S., Gomez, R., Behnke, E., Oyarzun, E., Tromp, G. & 2 others, Menon, R. & Williams, S. M., Feb 2011, In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 24, 2, p. 362-380 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Gestational Age
  • Extracellular Matrix
  • Mothers
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
  • Multifactor Dimensionality Reduction
  10 Scopus citations

• Preconceptional stress and racial disparities in preterm birth: An overview

  Kramer, M. R., Hogue, C. J., Dunlop, A. L. & Menon, R., Dec 2011, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 90, 12, p. 1307-1316 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • African Americans
  • Epigenomics
  • Bacterial Vaginosis
  • Neurosecretory Systems
  65 Scopus citations

• Racial disparities in preterm birth: An overview of the potential role of nutrient deficiencies

  Dunlop, A. L., Kramer, M. R., Hogue, C. J. R., Menon, R. & Ramakrishan, U., Dec 2011, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 90, 12, p. 1332-1341 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Premature Birth
  • Nutrients
  • African Americans
  • MEDLINE
  • Folic Acid Deficiency
  33 Scopus citations

• Racial disparities in preterm birth rates and short inter-pregnancy interval: An overview

  Hogue, C. J., Menon, R., Dunlop, A. L. & Kramer, M. R., Dec 2011, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 90, 12, p. 1317-1324 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Birth Intervals
  • Birth Rate
  • Premature Birth
  • African Americans
  • Counseling
  35 Scopus citations