2024
TLR8‐activating miR‐146a‐3p is an intermediate signal contributing to fetal membrane inflammation in response to bacterial LPS
Georges H, Cassin C, Tong M, Abrahams V. TLR8‐activating miR‐146a‐3p is an intermediate signal contributing to fetal membrane inflammation in response to bacterial LPS. Immunology 2024, 172: 577-587. PMID: 38631842, PMCID: PMC11223956, DOI: 10.1111/imm.13794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiR-146a-3pPreterm birthFetal membranesToll-like receptorsExpression of miR-146a-3pLipopolysaccharide exposureMouse model of pregnancyIL-8Response to bacterial LPSAssociated with chorioamnionitisFetal membrane inflammationHuman FM explantsMouse fetal membranesInduced preterm birthBacterial lipopolysaccharideMaternal-fetal interfaceDanger signalsWild-type miceIn vivo mouse modelModel of pregnancyInterleukin (IL)-8Pro-inflammatory roleResponse to bacterial lipopolysaccharideAssociated with elevated levelsResponse to LPS
2022
The serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine induces human fetal membrane sterile inflammation through p38 MAPK activation
Fabrizio V, Lindsay C, Wilcox M, Hong S, Lynn T, Norwitz E, Yonkers K, Abrahams V. The serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine induces human fetal membrane sterile inflammation through p38 MAPK activation. Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2022, 155: 103786. PMID: 36528909, PMCID: PMC9851981, DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2022.103786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntidepressive AgentsExtraembryonic MembranesFemaleFetal Membranes, Premature RuptureFluoxetineHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsInfant, NewbornInflammationInterleukin-6P38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPregnancyPremature BirthSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsConceptsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsP38 MAPK activitySerotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetineSubsequent preterm birthFirst-line therapyPreterm premature ruptureReuptake inhibitor fluoxetineInflammatory IL-6Normal term deliveryIL-6 productionIL-6 secretionFetal membrane inflammationUnexposed womenAntidepressant treatmentLine therapyPreterm birthAntidepressant useReuptake inhibitorsTerm deliveryMembrane inflammationPremature ruptureIL-6SRI useSterile inflammationP38 MAPK pathway