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  Redefining 3Dimensional placental membrane microarchitecture using multiphoton microscopy and optical clearing

  Richardson, L., Vargas, G., Brown, T., Ochoa, L., Trivedi, J., Kacerovský, M., Lappas, M. & Menon, R., May 1 2017, In: Placenta. 53, p. 66-75 10 p.

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

  • Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy
  • Microscopy
  • Decidua
  • Amnion
  • Membranes
  13 Scopus citations

• Regulation of p38 mitogen-activated kinase-mediated fetal membrane senescence by statins

  Ayad, M. T., Taylor, B. D. & Menon, R., Oct 2018, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 80, 4, e12999.

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

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Mitogens
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Cellular Senescence
  • Phosphotransferases
  6 Scopus citations

• Reversible EMT and MET mediate amnion remodeling during pregnancy and labor

  Richardson, L. S., Taylor, R. N. & Menon, R., Feb 11 2020, In: Science Signaling. 13, 618, eaay1486.

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

  Open Access

  • Amnion
  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
  • Oxidative stress
  • Membranes
  • Personnel
  14 Scopus citations

• Screening of lysyl oxidase (LOX) and lysyl oxidase like (LOXL) enzyme expression and activity in preterm prelabor rupture of fetal membranes

  Polettini, J., Silva, M. G., Kacerovsky, M., Syed, T. A., Saade, G. & Menon, R., Jan 1 2016, In: Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 44, 1, p. 99-109 11 p.

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

  • Protein-Lysine 6-Oxidase
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Rupture
  • Enzymes
  • Membranes
  10 Scopus citations

• Senescence of primary amniotic cells via oxidative DNA damage

  Menon, R., Boldogh, I., Urrabaz-Garza, R., Polettini, J., Syed, T. A., Saade, G. R., Papaconstantinou, J. & Taylor, R. N., Dec 27 2013, In: PloS one. 8, 12, e83416.

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

  • cigarettes
  • DNA damage
  • smoke
  • amnion
  • DNA Damage
  59 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
  98 Scopus citations

• Sodium hydrogen exchanger regulatory factor-1 (NHERF1) regulates fetal membrane inflammation

  Kammala, A. K., Sheller-Miller, S., Radnaa, E., Kechichian, T., Subramanian, H. & Menon, R., Oct 2 2020, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 21, 20, p. 1-17 17 p., 7747.

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

  Open Access

  • sodium-hydrogen exchanger regulatory factor
  • exchangers
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Sodium
  • sodium

• Stretch, scratch, and stress: Suppressors and supporters of senescence in human fetal membranes

  Richardson, L. S., Radnaa, E., Urrabaz-Garza, R., Lavu, N. & Menon, R., Sep 15 2020, In: Placenta. 99, p. 27-34 8 p.

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

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Amnion
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 9
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Epithelial Cells
  1 Scopus citations

• Telomere Length and Telomerase Activity in Foetal Membranes from Term and Spontaneous Preterm Births

  Colatto, B. N., de Souza, I. F., Schinke, L. A. A., Noda-Nicolau, N. M., da Silva, M. G., Morceli, G., Menon, R. & Polettini, J., Jan 1 2020, In: Reproductive Sciences. 27, 1, p. 411-417 7 p.

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

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Telomerase
  • Telomere
  • Premature Birth
  • Chromosome Structures
  1 Scopus citations

• The effects of extracellular matrix rigidity on 3-dimensional cultures of amnion membrane cells

  Richardson, L. S., Menon, P. R. & Menon, R., Jan 15 2020, In: Placenta. 90, p. 82-89 8 p.

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

  • Amnion
  • Vimentin
  • Extracellular Matrix
  • Cell Membrane
  • Elastomers
  2 Scopus citations

• Umbilical cord blood markers of oxidative stress in pregnancies complicated by preterm prelabor rupture of membranes

  Musilova, I., Tothova, L., Menon, R., Vlkova, B., Celec, P., Hornychova, H., Kutova, R., Andrys, C., Stepan, M. & Kacerovsky, M., Jun 17 2016, In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 29, 12, p. 1900-1910 11 p.

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

  • Fetal Blood
  • Rupture
  • Chorioamnionitis
  • Antioxidants
  • Oxidative Stress
  8 Scopus citations

• Vitamin D and corticotropin-releasing hormone in term and preterm birth: potential contributions to preterm labor and birth outcome

  Mohamed, S. A., El Andaloussi, A., Al-Hendy, A., Menon, R., Behnia, F., Schulkin, J. & Power, M. L., Nov 2 2018, In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 31, 21, p. 2911-2917 7 p.

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

  • Term Birth
  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Premature Birth
  • Vitamin D
  4 Scopus citations

• Vitamin D elicits anti-inflammatory response, inhibits contractile- associated proteins, and modulates toll-like receptors in human myometrial cells

  Thota, C., Farmer, T., Garfield, R. E., Menon, R. & Al-Hendy, A., Apr 2013, In: Reproductive Sciences. 20, 4, p. 463-475 13 p.

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

  • Contractile Proteins
  • Toll-Like Receptors
  • Vitamin D
  • Toll-Like Receptor 10
  • Connexin 43
  43 Scopus citations

• Working together alone: Preface to the second special issue by the preterm birth international collaborative (PREBIC)

  Bonney, E. A. & Menon, R., Sep 1 2020, In: Placenta. 98, p. 1-2 2 p.

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

  Open Access
• Chapter

  Characteristics, properties, and functionality of fetal membranes: An overlooked area in the field of parturition

  Martin, L., Richardson, L. & Menon, R., Jan 1 2018, Encyclopedia of Reproduction. Elsevier, p. 387-398 12 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Parturition
  • Amnion
  • Fetus
  • Membranes
  3 Scopus citations

• Isolation and characterization of human amniotic fluid-derived exosomes

  Sheller-Miller, S. & Menon, R., Jan 2020, Methods in Enzymology. Spada, S. & Galluzzi, L. (eds.). Academic Press Inc., p. 181-194 14 p. (Methods in Enzymology; vol. 645).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Exosomes
  • Amniotic Fluid
  • Characterization (materials science)
  • Impurities
  • Fluids

• Proteomics method to identification of protein profiles in exosomes

  Lai, A., Kinhal, V., Nuzhat, Z., Menon, R., Rice, G. E. & Salomon, C., 2018, Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press Inc., p. 139-153 15 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 1710).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Exosomes
  • Proteomics
  • Biomarkers
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Pregnancy Proteins
  1 Scopus citations

• Understanding racial disparity in adverse pregnancy outcome

  Menon, R. & Saade, G., Mar 1 2013, Ethnic Differences in Fertility and Assisted Reproduction. Springer New York, p. 145-158 14 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • African Americans
  • Population
• Comment/debate

  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 1 2012, In: Reproductive Sciences. 19, 7, 1 p.

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

  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
  42 Scopus citations

• Uterine tissue aging and adverse reproductive outcomes: New concepts, mechanisms, and markers

  Menon, R., May 2017, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 77, 5, e12668.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
  4 Scopus citations
• Review article

  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
  77 Scopus citations

• Biomarkers of spontaneous preterm birth: A systematic review of studies using multiplex analysis

  Polettini, J., Cobo, T., Kacerovsky, M., Vinturache, A. E., Laudanski, P., Peelen, M. J. C. S., Helmer, H., Lamont, R. F., Takeda, J., Lapointe, J., Torloni, M. R., Zhong, N. & Menon, R., Jan 1 2017, In: Journal of perinatal medicine. 45, 1, p. 71-84 14 p.

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

  • Premature Birth
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Biomarkers
  • Mothers
  • High-Risk Pregnancy
  17 Scopus citations

• Born Too Soon: Care during pregnancy and childbirth to reduce preterm deliveries and improve health outcomes of the preterm baby

  Requejo, J., Merialdi, M., Althabe, F., Keller, M., Katz, J. & Menon, R., Nov 25 2013, In: Reproductive Health. 10, SUPPL. 1, S4.

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

  • Premature Birth
  • Prenatal Care
  • Parturition
  • Pregnancy
  • Health
  35 Scopus citations

• Commentary on a combined approach to the problem of developing biomarkers for the prediction of spontaneous preterm labor that leads to preterm birth

  Lamont, R. F., Richardson, L. S., Boniface, J. J., Cobo, T., Exner, M. M., Christensen, I. B., Forslund, S. K., Gaba, A., Helmer, H., Jørgensen, J. S., Khan, R. N., McElrath, T. F., Petro, K., Rasmussen, M., Singh, R., Tribe, R. M., Vink, J. S., Vinter, C. A., Zhong, N. & Menon, R., Sep 1 2020, In: Placenta. 98, p. 13-23 11 p.

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

  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  • Premature Birth
  • Biomarkers
  • Gestational Age
  • Morbidity
  1 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

• Epidemiology and pathogenesis of maternal-fetal transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi and a case for vaccine development against congenital Chagas disease

  Rios, L., Campos, E. E., Menon, R., Zago, M. P. & Garg, N. J., Mar 1 2020, In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1866, 3, 165591.

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

  • Trypanosoma cruzi
  • Chagas Disease
  • Nifurtimox
  • Epidemiology
  • benzonidazole
  5 Scopus citations

• Fetal membrane architecture, aging and inflammation in pregnancy and parturition

  Menon, R., Richardson, L. S. & Lappas, M., Apr 2019, In: Placenta. 79, p. 40-45 6 p.

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

  • Premature Rupture Fetal Membranes
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Parturition
  • Pregnancy
  • Inflammation
  20 Scopus citations

• Fetal Membranes, Not a Mere Appendage of the Placenta, but a Critical Part of the Fetal-Maternal Interface Controlling Parturition

  Menon, R. & Moore, J. J., Mar 2020, In: Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America. 47, 1, p. 147-162 16 p.

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

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Placenta
  • Parturition
  • Mothers
  • Premature Rupture Fetal Membranes
  10 Scopus citations

• Gestational tissue inflammatory biomarkers at term labor: A systematic review of literature

  Hadley, E. E., Richardson, L. S., Torloni, M. R. & Menon, R., Feb 1 2018, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 79, 2, e12776.

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

  • Biomarkers
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Mothers
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Chorion
  17 Scopus citations

• Glycogen synthase kinase (GSK) 3 in pregnancy and parturition: a systematic review of literature

  Lavu, N., Richardson, L., Bonney, E. & Menon, R., Jun 2 2020, In: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 33, 11, p. 1946-1957 12 p.

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

  • Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Parturition
  • Pregnancy
  • Cell Survival
  1 Scopus citations

• History of the establishment of the Preterm Birth international collaborative (PREBIC)

  Hobel, C. J., Dolan, S. M., Hindoyan, N. A., Zhong, N. & Menon, R., Apr 2019, In: Placenta. 79, p. 3-20 18 p.

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

  • Premature Birth
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • Biomarkers
  • Group Processes
  3 Scopus citations

• Human fetal membranes at term: Dead tissue or signalers of parturition?

  Menon, R., Aug 1 2016, In: Placenta. 44, p. 1-5 5 p.

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

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Parturition
  • Fetus
  • Cellular Senescence
  • Telomere
  52 Scopus citations

• Initiation of human parturition: Signaling from senescent fetal tissues via extracellular vesicle mediated paracrine mechanism

  Menon, R., Jul 1 2019, In: Obstetrics and Gynecology Science. 62, 4, p. 199-211 13 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Extracellular Vesicles
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Cellular Senescence
  • Fetus
  • Parturition
  17 Scopus citations

• Novel concepts on pregnancy clocks and alarms: Redundancy and synergy in human parturition

  Menon, R., Bonney, E. A., Condon, J., Mesiano, S. & Taylor, R. N., Sep 1 2016, In: Human Reproduction Update. 22, 5, p. 535-560 26 p.

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

  • Parturition
  • Pregnancy
  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Myometrium
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  99 Scopus citations

• Novel pathways of inflammation in human fetal membranes associated with preterm birth and preterm pre-labor rupture of the membranes

  Menon, R., Behnia, F., Polettini, J. & Richardson, L. S., Aug 1 2020, In: Seminars in Immunopathology. 42, 4, p. 431-450 20 p.

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

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  • Premature Birth
  • Rupture
  • Inflammation
  1 Scopus citations

• Organ-On-Chip Technology: The Future of Feto-Maternal Interface Research?

  Richardson, L., Kim, S., Menon, R. & Han, A., Jun 30 2020, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 11, 715.

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

  Open Access

  • Technology
  • Mothers
  • Premature Birth
  • Obstetrics
  • Pregnancy
  3 Scopus citations

• p38 Mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK): a new therapeutic target for reducing the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes

  Menon, R. & Papaconstantinou, J., Dec 1 2016, In: Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 20, 12, p. 1397-1412 16 p.

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

  • Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
  • Premature Aging
  • Premature Obstetric Labor
  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  27 Scopus citations

• Placental exosomes during gestation: Liquid biopsies carrying signals for the regulation of human parturition

  Salomon, C., Nuzhat, Z., Dixon, C. L. & Menon, R., 2018, In: Current Pharmaceutical Design. 24, 9, p. 974-982 9 p.

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

  • Liquid Biopsy
  • Exosomes
  • Parturition
  • Pregnancy
  • Mothers
  19 Scopus citations

• Positive and negative effects of cellular senescence during female reproductive aging and pregnancy

  Velarde, M. C. & Menon, R., 2016, In: Journal of Endocrinology. 230, 2, p. R59-R76

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

  • Cellular Senescence
  • Pregnancy
  • Placentation
  • Ovarian Follicle
  • Pregnancy Complications
  15 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
  62 Scopus citations

• Programmed fetal membrane senescence and exosome-mediated signaling: A mechanism associated with timing of human parturition

  Menon, R., Mesiano, S. & Taylor, R. N., Aug 17 2017, In: Frontiers in Endocrinology. 8, AUG, 196.

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

  • Extraembryonic Membranes
  • Exosomes
  • Parturition
  • Mothers
  • Animal Models
  31 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

• 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)

  Menon, R., Williams, S. M. & Lamont, R. F., Apr 2019, In: Placenta. 79, p. 1-2 2 p.

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

• Systematic review of p38 mitogen-activated kinase and its functional role in reproductive tissues

  Sheller-Miller, S., Richardson, L., Martin, L., Jin, J. & Menon, R., Dec 2018, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 80, 6, e13047.

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

  • p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
  • Mitogens
  • Phosphotransferases
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Parturition
  5 Scopus citations

• The influence of the vaginal microbiota on preterm birth: A systematic review and recommendations for a minimum dataset for future research

  PREBIC Biomarker Working Group 2014–2018, Apr 2019, In: Placenta. 79, p. 30-39 10 p.

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

  • Premature Birth
  • Microbiota
  • Datasets
  • Systematic Reviews
  • Term Birth
  13 Scopus citations