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Plasma MIC-1 and PAPP-A Levels Are Decreased among Women Presenting to an Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit, Have Fetal Viability Confirmed but Later Miscarry

Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-Lino, Katerina Bambang, Joseph Onwude, Richard Hiscock, Justin Konje, Stephen Tong

2013-09-12

BACKGROUND: We have recently shown first trimester Macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1) and Pregnancy Associated Plasma Protei..

Corin, an enzyme with a putative role in spiral artery remodeling, is up-regulated in late secretory endometrium and first trimester decidua

Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-Lino, Louie Ye, Laura Tuohey, Evdokia Dimitriadis, Judith Bulmer, Peter Rogers, Ellen Menkhorst, Michelle Van Sinderen, Jane E Girling, Natalie Hannan, Stephen Tong

2013-05-01

STUDY QUESTION: What is the nature of cellular Corin expression in human gestational tissues? SUMMARY ANSWER: CORIN is expressed i..

Placental Specific mRNA in the Maternal Circulation Are Globally Dysregulated in Pregnancies Complicated by Fetal Growth Restriction

Clare L Whitehead, Susan P Walker, Louie Ye, Sonali Mendis, Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-Lino, Martha Lappas, Stephen Tong

2013-03-01

CONTEXT: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a leading cause of perinatal mortality, yet no reliable screening test exists. Placenta..

MT-MMPs in pre-eclamptic placenta: Relationship to soluble endoglin production

TJ Kaitu'u-Lino, L Tuohey, L Ye, K Palmer, M Skubisz, S Tong

2013-02-01

INTRODUCTION: Pre-eclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy, characterized by severe endothelial dysfunction resulting in h..

Targeted Nanoparticle Delivery of Doxorubicin Into Placental Tissues to Treat Ectopic Pregnancies

Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-Lino, Scott Pattison, Louie Ye, Laura Tuohey, Pavel Sluka, Jennifer MacDiarmid, Himanshu Brahmbhatt, Terrence Johns, Andrew W Horne, Jeremy Brown, Stephen Tong

2013-02-01

Abnormal trophoblast growth can cause life-threatening disorders such as ectopic pregnancy, choriocarcinoma, and placenta accreta...

MMP-15 Is Upregulated in Preeclampsia, but Does Not Cleave Endoglin to Produce Soluble Endoglin

Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-Lino, Kirsten Palmer, Laura Tuohey, Louie Ye, Stephen Tong

2012-06-29

Preeclampsia is a major pregnancy complication, characterized by severe endothelial dysfunction, hypertension and maternal end-org..

Identification of Label-Retaining Perivascular Cells in a Mouse Model of Endometrial Decidualization, Breakdown, and Repair

Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-Lino, Louie Ye, Lois A Salamonsen, Jane E Girling, Caroline E Gargett

2012-06-01

The human endometrium is incredibly dynamic, undergoing monthly cycles of growth and regression during a woman's reproductive life..

MMP-14 Is Expressed in Preeclamptic Placentas and Mediates Release of Soluble Endoglin

Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-Lino, Kirsten R Palmer, Clare L Whitehead, Elizabeth Williams, Martha Lappas, Stephen Tong

2012-03-01

Soluble endoglin is an anti-angiogenic protein that is released from the placenta and contributes to both maternal endothelial dys..

Serum Concentrations of Soluble Flt-1 Are Decreased among Women with a Viable Fetus and No Symptoms of Miscarriage Destined for Pregnancy Loss

Tu'uhevaha J Kaitu'u-Lino, Clare L Whitehead, Gene-Lyn Ngian, Michael Permezel, Stephen Tong

2012-02-28

Miscarriage is the most common complication of pregnancy. Pre-clinical miscarriage has an estimated incidence of 30%, whilst clini..