Arun Chavan
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2023
Tissue Biology: In Search of a New Paradigm
Adler M, Chavan A, Medzhitov R. Tissue Biology: In Search of a New Paradigm. Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 2023, 39: 67-89. PMID: 37607470, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-120420-113830.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Maternal respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is associated with a robust inflammatory response at the maternal-fetal interface
Lu-Culligan A, Chavan AR, Vijayakumar P, Irshaid L, Courchaine EM, Milano KM, Tang Z, Pope SD, Song E, Vogels CBF, Lu-Culligan WJ, Campbell KH, Casanovas-Massana A, Bermejo S, Toothaker JM, Lee HJ, Liu F, Schulz W, Fournier J, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Team Y, Konnikova L, Neugebauer KM, Ring A, Grubaugh ND, Ko AI, Morotti R, Guller S, Kliman HJ, Iwasaki A, Farhadian SF. Maternal respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is associated with a robust inflammatory response at the maternal-fetal interface. Med 2021, 2: 591-610.e10. PMID: 33969332, PMCID: PMC8084634, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionMaternal-fetal interfaceACE2 expressionNatural killerPregnant womenPlacental cellsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSARS-CoV-2-infected womenTerm placentaSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionPotential immune mechanismsRobust inflammatory responseRobust immune responseCoronavirus disease 2019Detectable viral RNAInterferon-related genesLower ACE2 expressionMajority of placentasPregnancy complicationsPlacental histologyHofbauer cellsEarly pregnancyImmune activation
2020
Evolution of Embryo Implantation Was Enabled by the Origin of Decidual Stromal Cells in Eutherian Mammals
Chavan AR, Griffith OW, Stadtmauer D, Maziarz J, Pavlicev M, Fishman R, Koren L, Romero R, Wagner GP. Evolution of Embryo Implantation Was Enabled by the Origin of Decidual Stromal Cells in Eutherian Mammals. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2020, 38: 1060-1074. PMID: 33185661, PMCID: PMC7947829, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEutherian mammalsEutherian lineagesDecidual stromal cellsNovel cell typesStromal cellsInflammatory responseStem lineageEutherian pregnancyCommon ancestorEvolutionary mechanismsExtended gestationMost marsupialsEmbryo attachmentEmbryo implantationMarsupialsLineagesCell typesMammalsMechanistic understandingEutheriansHelper T cellsFetal-maternal interfaceMammalian pregnancyMaternal tissuesNeutrophil recruitment
2019
Endometrial recognition of pregnancy occurs in the grey short-tailed opossum ( Monodelphis domestica).
Griffith OW, Chavan AR, Pavlicev M, Protopapas S, Callahan R, Maziarz J, Wagner GP. Endometrial recognition of pregnancy occurs in the grey short-tailed opossum ( Monodelphis domestica). Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2019, 286: 20190691. PMID: 31213185, PMCID: PMC6599997, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecognition of pregnancyGene expression changesProtein level differencesUpregulation of genesOestrous cycleStem lineagePlesiomorphic modeTranscriptional landscapeEutherian mammalsTranscriptional differencesUterus of femalesAmerican marsupialsMost marsupialsExpression changesFetal supportMarsupialsSteroid hormone profilesOpossumGenesEmbryosHuman pregnancyTransporter abundanceHormone profilesMaternal physiologyPregnancy
2018
The mammalian decidual cell evolved from a cellular stress response
Erkenbrack EM, Maziarz JD, Griffith OW, Liang C, Chavan AR, Nnamani MC, Wagner GP. The mammalian decidual cell evolved from a cellular stress response. PLOS Biology 2018, 16: e2005594. PMID: 30142145, PMCID: PMC6108454, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2005594.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCellular stress responseNovel cell typesStress responseEndometrial stromal fibroblastsCell typesCell type diversityDecidual stromal cellsCore regulatory genesOxidative stress responseDecidual cell typesEvolutionary noveltyPrecursor cell typesEffector genesRegulatory genesEutherian mammalsTranscription factorsOpossum Monodelphis domesticaOrganismal structureType diversityMolecular mechanismsAnimal speciesMonodelphis domesticaGenesStromal cellsSpeciesThe uterine decidual stromal cell: A stabilized stress response?
Wagner G, Erkenbrack E, Maziarz J, Chavan A. The uterine decidual stromal cell: A stabilized stress response? Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2018, 128: 48. DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2018.06.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic Associations With Gestational Duration and Spontaneous Preterm Birth
Zhang G, Feenstra B, Bacelis J, Liu X, Muglia L, Juodakis J, Miller D, Litterman N, Jiang P, Russell L, Hinds D, Hu Y, Weirauch M, Chen X, Chavan A, Wagner G, Pavliev M, Nnamani M, Maziarz J, Karjalainen M, Ramet M, Sengpiel V, Geller F, Boyd H, Palotie A, Momany A, Bedell B, Ryckman K, Huusko J, Forney C, Kottyan L, Hallman M, Teramo K, Nohr E, Smith G, Melbye M, Jacobsson B, Muglia L. Genetic Associations With Gestational Duration and Spontaneous Preterm Birth. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2018, 73: 83-85. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000530434.15441.45.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Reply to Liu: Inflammation before implantation both in evolution and development
Griffith OW, Chavan AR, Protopapas S, Maziarz J, Romero R, Wagner GP. Reply to Liu: Inflammation before implantation both in evolution and development. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 115: e3-e4. PMID: 29233940, PMCID: PMC5776823, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1717001115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic Associations with Gestational Duration and Spontaneous Preterm Birth
Zhang G, Feenstra B, Bacelis J, Liu X, Muglia LM, Juodakis J, Miller DE, Litterman N, Jiang PP, Russell L, Hinds DA, Hu Y, Weirauch MT, Chen X, Chavan AR, Wagner GP, Pavličev M, Nnamani MC, Maziarz J, Karjalainen MK, Rämet M, Sengpiel V, Geller D, Boyd HA, Palotie A, Momany A, Bedell B, Ryckman KK, Huusko JM, Forney CR, Kottyan LC, Hallman M, Teramo K, Nohr EA, Davey-Smith G, Melbye M, Jacobsson B, Muglia LJ. Genetic Associations with Gestational Duration and Spontaneous Preterm Birth. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 377: 1156-1167. PMID: 28877031, PMCID: PMC5561422, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1612665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenylyl CyclasesDatasets as TopicFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetic VariationGenome-Wide Association StudyGestational AgeHumansPeptide Elongation FactorsPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotidePregnancyPremature BirthRas ProteinsReceptor, Angiotensin, Type 2Regression AnalysisTrans-ActivatorsWnt4 ProteinConceptsGestational durationPreterm birthDiscovery setSpontaneous preterm birthDuration of gestationMother-infant dyadsGenomewide association studiesGenetic associationVascular controlMaternal nutritionSignificant genomewide associationEstrogen receptorPossible genetic associationDichotomous outcomesUterine developmentGenetic factorsMechanistic involvementReplication data setsAssociation studiesBirthSuggestive significanceGenomewide significanceAGTR2Replication setAssociationThe inflammation paradox in the evolution of mammalian pregnancy: turning a foe into a friend
Chavan AR, Griffith OW, Wagner GP. The inflammation paradox in the evolution of mammalian pregnancy: turning a foe into a friend. Current Opinion In Genetics & Development 2017, 47: 24-32. PMID: 28850905, DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2017.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive immune systemMammalian pregnancyOutcome of pregnancySemi-allogenic fetusInfluence of inflammationContinuation of pregnancyImmunological paradoxAcute inflammationMaternal healthWorse inflammationEndometrial inflammationVascular permeabilityEmbryo implantationInflammationImmune systemPregnancyMaternal reactionsFetusesImplantationMatrix reorganization