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profileRaina Nakova Fichorova, Ph.D., M.D.

TitleProfessor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
InstitutionBrigham and Women's Hospital
DepartmentObstetrics Gynecology & Repro. Bio.
AddressHarvard Medical School
Laboratory of Genital Tract Biology, Dept. Ob/Gyn
221 Longwood Ave
Boston MA 02115
Phone617/278-0625
Fax617/713-3018
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Vaginal Microbiome-Host Interactions
Full Time/Year Long, 10/01/15 - 10/31/16

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R01HD092374     (O'SHEA, MICHAEL)Sep 8, 2017 - May 31, 2022
NIH
Placental Epigenome and Brain Dysfunction after Preterm Birth
Role: Co-Investigator
1UG3OD023285-01     (BARONE, CHARLES)Sep 21, 2016 - Aug 31, 2018
NIH
Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes: A Statewide Study
Role: Site-PI
R01CA208254     (SWEENEY, CHRISTOPHER J)Aug 15, 2016 - Jul 31, 2019
NIH/NCI
Analysis of Blood Borne Markers in Hormone Sensitive Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Role: Site-PI
R35CA197605     (CRAMER, DANIEL WILLIAM)Mar 1, 2016 - Feb 28, 2023
NIH/NCI
Mucins and immune cell interactions in ovarian cancer pathogenesis & progression
Role: Co-Investigator
R01HD077888     (MORRISON, CHARLES)Sep 17, 2013 - Jun 30, 2018
NIH/NICHD
Innate immunity predictors of HIV: the role of contraception, pregnancy and HSV-2
Role: Principal Investigator

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  1. Haimovici F, Anderson JL, Bates GW, Racowsky C, Ginsburg ES, Simovici D, Fichorova RN. Stress, anxiety, and depression of both partners in infertile couples are associated with cytokine levels and adverse IVF outcome. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2018 Apr; 79(4):e12832. PMID: 29528174.
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  2. Friedman KG, Sleeper LA, Fichorova RN, Weilnau T, Tworetzky W, Wilkins-Haug LE. Myocardial injury in fetal aortic stenosis: Insights from amniotic fluid analysis. Prenat Diagn. 2018 Feb; 38(3):190-195. PMID: 29327361.
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  3. Leviton A, Dammann O, Allred EN, Joseph RM, Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Kuban KCK. Neonatal systemic inflammation and the risk of low scores on measures of reading and mathematics achievement at age 10 years among children born extremely preterm. Int J Dev Neurosci. 2018 Feb 01; 66:45-53. PMID: 29413878.
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  4. Leviton A, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Fordham LA, Kuban KKC, Dammann O. Circulating biomarkers in extremely preterm infants associated with ultrasound indicators of brain damage. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2018 Jan 31. PMID: 29429901.
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  5. Perrin EM, O'Shea TM, Skinner AC, Bose C, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, van der Burg JW, Leviton A. Elevations of inflammatory proteins in neonatal blood are associated with obesity and overweight among 2-year-old children born extremely premature. Pediatr Res. 2017 Dec 15. PMID: 29244802.
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  6. Tomlinson MS, Bommarito PA, Martin EM, Smeester L, Fichorova RN, Onderdonk AB, Kuban KCK, O'Shea TM, Fry RC. Microorganisms in the human placenta are associated with altered CpG methylation of immune and inflammation-related genes. PLoS One. 2017; 12(12):e0188664. PMID: 29240761.
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  7. Fortner RT, Schock H, Le Cornet C, Hüsing A, Vitonis AF, Johnson TS, Fichorova RN, Fashemi T, Yamamoto HS, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Overvad K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Kvaskoff M, Severi G, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Papatesta EM, La Vecchia C, Palli D, Sieri S, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Mattiello A, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Bueno-de-Mesquita HBA, Weiderpass E, Quirós JR, Duell EJ, Sánchez MJ, Navarro C, Ardanaz E, Larrañaga N, Nodin B, Jirström K, Idahl A, Lundin E, Khaw KT, Travis RC, Gunter M, Johansson M, Dossus L, Merritt MA, Riboli E, Terry KL, Cramer DW, Kaaks R. Ovarian cancer early detection by circulating CA125 in the context of anti-CA125 autoantibody levels: Results from the EPIC cohort. Int J Cancer. 2018 Apr 01; 142(7):1355-1360. PMID: 29159934.
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  8. Holm M, Morken TS, Fichorova RN, VanderVeen DK, Allred EN, Dammann O, Leviton A. Systemic Inflammation-Associated Proteins and Retinopathy of Prematurity in Infants Born Before the 28th Week of Gestation. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 Dec 01; 58(14):6419-6428. PMID: 29260199.
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  9. Yanni D, Korzeniewski SJ, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, O'Shea TM, Kuban K, Dammann O, Leviton A. Both antenatal and postnatal inflammation contribute information about the risk of brain damage in extremely preterm newborns. Pediatr Res. 2017 Oct; 82(4):691-696. PMID: 28549057.
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  10. Leviton A, Ryan S, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Michael O'Shea T, Kuban K, Dammann O. Antecedents and early correlates of high and low concentrations of angiogenic proteins in extremely preterm newborns. Clin Chim Acta. 2017 Aug; 471:1-5. PMID: 28502557.
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  11. Cox LM, Theriot CM, Fichorova RN. Introduction to the special issue highlighting Anaerobe 2016. Anaerobe. 2017 Jun; 45:1-2. PMID: 28478276.
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  12. Allred EN, Dammann O, Fichorova RN, Hooper SR, Hunter SJ, Joseph RM, Kuban K, Leviton A, O'Shea TM, Scott MN. Systemic Inflammation during the First Postnatal Month and the Risk of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Characteristics among 10 year-old Children Born Extremely Preterm. J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2017 Sep; 12(3):531-543. PMID: 28405874.
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  13. Leviton A, Allred EN, Yamamoto H, Fichorova RN, Kuban K, O'Shea TM, Dammann O. Antecedents and correlates of blood concentrations of neurotrophic growth factors in very preterm newborns. Cytokine. 2017 06; 94:21-28. PMID: 28396037.
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  14. Fichorova R, Fraga J, Rappelli P, Fiori PL. Trichomonas vaginalis infection in symbiosis with Trichomonasvirus and Mycoplasma. Res Microbiol. 2017 Nov - Dec; 168(9-10):882-891. PMID: 28366838.
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  15. Dowling DJ, van Haren SD, Scheid A, Bergelson I, Kim D, Mancuso CJ, Foppen W, Ozonoff A, Fresh L, Theriot TB, Lackner AA, Fichorova RN, Smirnov D, Vasilakos JP, Beaurline JM, Tomai MA, Midkiff CC, Alvarez X, Blanchard JL, Gilbert MH, Aye PP, Levy O. TLR7/8 adjuvant overcomes newborn hyporesponsiveness to pneumococcal conjugate vaccine at birth. JCI Insight. 2017 Mar 23; 2(6):e91020. PMID: 28352660.
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  16. Fortner RT, Vitonis AF, Schock H, Hüsing A, Johnson T, Fichorova RN, Fashemi T, Yamamoto HS, Tjønneland A, Hansen L, Overvad K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Kvaskoff M, Severi G, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Benetou V, La Vecchia C, Palli D, Sieri S, Tumino R, Matullo G, Mattiello A, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Weiderpass E, Gram IT, Jareid M, Quirós JR, Duell EJ, Sánchez MJ, Chirlaque MD, Ardanaz E, Larrañaga N, Nodin B, Brändstedt J, Idahl A, Khaw KT, Allen N, Gunter M, Johansson M, Dossus L, Merritt MA, Riboli E, Cramer DW, Kaaks R, Terry KL. Correlates of circulating ovarian cancer early detection markers and their contribution to discrimination of early detection models: results from the EPIC cohort. J Ovarian Res. 2017 Mar 20; 10(1):20. PMID: 28320479.
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  17. Holm M, Austeng D, Fichorova RN, Allred EN, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Dammann O, Leviton A. Postnatal systemic inflammation and neuro-ophthalmologic dysfunctions in extremely low gestational age children. Acta Paediatr. 2017 Mar; 106(3):454-457. PMID: 27987368.
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  18. Alcaide ML, Rodriguez VJ, Brown MR, Pallikkuth S, Arheart K, Martinez O, Roach M, Fichorova RN, Jones DL, Pahwa S, Fischl MA. High Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines in the Reproductive Tract of Women with BV and Engaging in Intravaginal Douching: A Cross-Sectional Study of Participants in the Women Interagency HIV Study. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2017 04; 33(4):309-317. PMID: 27897054.
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  19. Kuban KC, Joseph RM, O'Shea TM, Heeren T, Fichorova RN, Douglass L, Jara H, Frazier JA, Hirtz D, Rollins JV, Paneth N. Circulating Inflammatory-Associated Proteins in the First Month of Life and Cognitive Impairment at Age 10 Years in Children Born Extremely Preterm. J Pediatr. 2017 Jan; 180:116-123.e1. PMID: 27788929.
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  20. Faden M, Holm M, Allred E, Fichorova R, Dammann O, Leviton A. Antenatal glucocorticoids and neonatal inflammation-associated proteins. Cytokine. 2016 12; 88:199-208. PMID: 27668972.
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  21. Kugadas A, Christiansen SH, Sankaranarayanan S, Surana NK, Gauguet S, Kunz R, Fichorova R, Vorup-Jensen T, Gadjeva M. Impact of Microbiota on Resistance to Ocular Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Induced Keratitis. PLoS Pathog. 2016 Sep; 12(9):e1005855. PMID: 27658245.
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  22. Lee Y, Dizzell SE, Leung V, Nazli A, Zahoor MA, Fichorova RN, Kaushic C. Effects of Female Sex Hormones on Susceptibility to HSV-2 in Vaginal Cells Grown in Air-Liquid Interface. Viruses. 2016 08 30; 8(9). PMID: 27589787.
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  23. Holm M, Skranes J, Dammann O, Fichorova RN, Allred EN, Leviton A. Systemic endogenous erythropoietin and associated disorders in extremely preterm newborns. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2016 Sep; 101(5):F458-63. PMID: 27173415.
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  24. Terry KL, Schock H, Fortner RT, Hüsing A, Fichorova RN, Yamamoto HS, Vitonis AF, Johnson T, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Mesrine S, Severi G, Dossus L, Rinaldi S, Boeing H, Benetou V, Lagiou P, Trichopoulou A, Krogh V, Kuhn E, Panico S, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Onland-Moret NC, Peeters PH, Gram IT, Weiderpass E, Duell EJ, Sanchez MJ, Ardanaz E, Etxezarreta N, Navarro C, Idahl A, Lundin E, Jirström K, Manjer J, Wareham NJ, Khaw KT, Byrne KS, Travis RC, Gunter MJ, Merritt MA, Riboli E, Cramer DW, Kaaks R. A Prospective Evaluation of Early Detection Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer in the European EPIC Cohort. Clin Cancer Res. 2016 Sep 15; 22(18):4664-75. PMID: 27060155; PMCID: PMC5026545 [Available on 09/15/17].
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  25. Dammann O, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Kuban K, O'Shea TM, Leviton A. Duration of Systemic Inflammation in the First Postnatal Month Among Infants Born Before the 28th Week of Gestation. Inflammation. 2016 Apr; 39(2):672-7. PMID: 26676589.
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  26. Onderdonk AB, Delaney ML, Fichorova RN. The Human Microbiome during Bacterial Vaginosis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2016 Apr; 29(2):223-38. PMID: 26864580; PMCID: PMC4786887 [Available on 04/01/17].
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  27. Turner AN, Carr Reese P, Chen PL, Kwok C, Jackson RD, Klebanoff MA, Fichorova RN, Chipato T, Morrison CS. Serum vitamin D status and bacterial vaginosis prevalence and incidence in Zimbabwean women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 09; 215(3):332.e1-332.e10. PMID: 26945606; PMCID: PMC5003748 [Available on 09/01/17].
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  28. Mauck C, Chen PL, Morrison CS, Fichorova RN, Kwok C, Chipato T, Salata RA, Doncel GF. Biomarkers of Cervical Inflammation and Immunity Associated with Cervical Shedding of HIV-1. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2016 May; 32(5):443-51. PMID: 26650885; PMCID: PMC4845652 [Available on 05/01/17].
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  29. Leviton A, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Kuban KC, Michael O'Shea T, Dammann O. Systemic inflammation on postnatal days 21 and 28 and indicators of brain dysfunction 2years later among children born before the 28th week of gestation. Early Hum Dev. 2016 Feb; 93:25-32. PMID: 26735345; PMCID: PMC4733407 [Available on 02/01/17].
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  30. Leviton A, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Dammann O. Antecedents of inflammation biomarkers in preterm newborns on days 21 and 28. Acta Paediatr. 2016 Mar; 105(3):274-80. PMID: 26610180; PMCID: PMC4747803 [Available on 03/01/17].
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  31. Leviton A, Allred EN, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Onderdonk AB, Fichorova RN, Dammann O. The Development of Extremely Preterm Infants Born to Women Who Had Genitourinary Infections During Pregnancy. Am J Epidemiol. 2016 Jan 01; 183(1):28-35. PMID: 26667255; PMCID: PMC5006222 [Available on 01/01/17].
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  32. Fichorova RN, Yamamoto HS, Fashemi T, Foley E, Ryan S, Beatty N, Dawood H, Hayes GR, St-Pierre G, Sato S, Singh BN. Trichomonas vaginalis Lipophosphoglycan Exploits Binding to Galectin-1 and -3 to Modulate Epithelial Immunity. J Biol Chem. 2016 Jan 08; 291(2):998-1013. PMID: 26589797; PMCID: PMC4705417.
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  33. Heiss C, Wang Z, Black I, Azadi P, Fichorova RN, Singh BN. Novel structural features of the immunocompetent ceramide phospho-inositol glycan core from Trichomonas vaginalis. Carbohydr Res. 2016 Jan; 419:51-9. PMID: 26671321; PMCID: PMC4698206 [Available on 01/01/17].
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  34. Fichorova RN, Chen PL, Morrison CS, Doncel GF, Mendonca K, Kwok C, Chipato T, Salata R, Mauck C. The Contribution of Cervicovaginal Infections to the Immunomodulatory Effects of Hormonal Contraception. MBio. 2015 Sep 01; 6(5):e00221-15. PMID: 26330510; PMCID: PMC4556810.
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  35. Sorond FA, Tan CO, LaRose S, Monk AD, Fichorova R, Ryan S, Lipsitz LA. Deferoxamine, Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics, and Vascular Aging: Potential Role for Hypoxia-Inducible Transcription Factor-1-Regulated Pathways. Stroke. 2015 Sep; 46(9):2576-83. PMID: 26304864; PMCID: PMC4551113.
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  36. Thurman AR, Kimble T, Herold B, Mesquita PM, Fichorova RN, Dawood HY, Fashemi T, Chandra N, Rabe L, Cunningham TD, Anderson S, Schwartz J, Doncel G. Bacterial Vaginosis and Subclinical Markers of Genital Tract Inflammation and Mucosal Immunity. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2015 Nov; 31(11):1139-52. PMID: 26204200; PMCID: PMC4651020 [Available on 11/01/16].
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  37. Inci F, Filippini C, Baday M, Ozen MO, Calamak S, Durmus NG, Wang S, Hanhauser E, Hobbs KS, Juillard F, Kuang PP, Vetter ML, Carocci M, Yamamoto HS, Takagi Y, Yildiz UH, Akin D, Wesemann DR, Singhal A, Yang PL, Nibert ML, Fichorova RN, Lau DT, Henrich TJ, Kaye KM, Schachter SC, Kuritzkes DR, Steinmetz LM, Gambhir SS, Davis RW, Demirci U. Multitarget, quantitative nanoplasmonic electrical field-enhanced resonating device (NE2RD) for diagnostics. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Aug 11; 112(32):E4354-63. PMID: 26195743.
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  38. Zalenskaya IA, Joseph T, Bavarva J, Yousefieh N, Jackson SS, Fashemi T, Yamamoto HS, Settlage R, Fichorova RN, Doncel GF. Gene Expression Profiling of Human Vaginal Cells In Vitro Discriminates Compounds with Pro-Inflammatory and Mucosa-Altering Properties: Novel Biomarkers for Preclinical Testing of HIV Microbicide Candidates. PLoS One. 2015; 10(6):e0128557. PMID: 26052926; PMCID: PMC4459878.
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  39. Anahtar MN, Byrne EH, Doherty KE, Bowman BA, Yamamoto HS, Soumillon M, Padavattan N, Ismail N, Moodley A, Sabatini ME, Ghebremichael MS, Nusbaum C, Huttenhower C, Virgin HW, Ndung'u T, Dong KL, Walker BD, Fichorova RN, Kwon DS. Cervicovaginal bacteria are a major modulator of host inflammatory responses in the female genital tract. Immunity. 2015 May 19; 42(5):965-76. PMID: 25992865; PMCID: PMC4461369.
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  40. Fichorova RN, Mendonca K, Yamamoto HS, Murray R, Chandra N, Doncel GF. A quantitative multiplex nuclease protection assay reveals immunotoxicity gene expression profiles in the rabbit model for vaginal drug safety evaluation. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2015 Jun 15; 285(3):198-206. PMID: 25818602.
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  41. Korzeniewski SJ, Allred E, Logan JW, Fichorova RN, Engelke S, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Holm M, Dammann O, Leviton A. Elevated endogenous erythropoietin concentrations are associated with increased risk of brain damage in extremely preterm neonates. PLoS One. 2015; 10(3):e0115083. PMID: 25793991; PMCID: PMC4368546.
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  42. Buvé A, Fichorova RN. Reply to 'sexual networks, HIV, race and bacterial vaginosis'. AIDS. 2015 Mar 13; 29(5):642-3. PMID: 25710291.
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  43. Kyongo JK, Crucitti T, Menten J, Hardy L, Cools P, Michiels J, Delany-Moretlwe S, Mwaura M, Ndayisaba G, Joseph S, Fichorova R, van de Wijgert J, Vanham G, Ariën KK, Jespers V. Cross-Sectional Analysis of Selected Genital Tract Immunological Markers and Molecular Vaginal Microbiota in Sub-Saharan African Women, with Relevance to HIV Risk and Prevention. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2015 May; 22(5):526-38. PMID: 25761460; PMCID: PMC4412937.
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  44. Fichorova, RN. Drug Delivery and Development of Anti-HIV Microbicides (Neves, Sarmento, Editors). Safety aspects of topical anti-HIV microbicides. 2015.
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  45. Guseh SH, Feinberg BB, Dawood HY, Yamamoto HS, Fichorova RN, Burwick RM. Urinary excretion of C5b-9 is associated with the anti-angiogenic state in severe preeclampsia. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2015 May; 73(5):437-44. PMID: 25521546.
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  46. Korzeniewski SJ, Soto-Rivera CL, Fichorova RN, Allred EN, Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Paneth N, Agus M, Dammann O, Leviton A. Are preterm newborns who have relative hyperthyrotropinemia at increased risk of brain damage? J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Nov; 27(11-12):1077-88. PMID: 24897395; PMCID: PMC4317282.
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  47. Buve A, Jespers V, Crucitti T, Fichorova RN. The vaginal microbiota and susceptibility to HIV. AIDS. 2014 Oct 23; 28(16):2333-44. PMID: 25389548.
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  48. Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Heeren T, Paneth N, Hirtz D, Dammann O, Leviton A. The breadth and type of systemic inflammation and the risk of adverse neurological outcomes in extremely low gestation newborns. Pediatr Neurol. 2015 Jan; 52(1):42-8. PMID: 25459361; PMCID: PMC4276530.
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  49. Thurman AR, Kimble TD, Cunningham TD, Herold BC, Mesquita P, Huber A, Fichorova RN, Dawood HY, Fashemi T, Chandra N, Schwartz JL, Doncel GF. Effect of Bacterial Vaginosis on Markers of Genital Tract Inflammation and Mucosal Immunity: Mechanisms for Susceptibility to HIV Infection. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2014 Oct; 30 Suppl 1:A30. PMID: 25357823.
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  50. Fashemi T, Yamamoto H, Max N, Tsibris A, Fichorova R. Endosymbiont Trichomonas Vaginalis Virus as a Target for HIV Prevention. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2014 Oct; 30 Suppl 1:A241-2. PMID: 25357679.
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  51. Kyongo JK, Crucitti T, Menten J, Hardy L, Cools P, Michiels J, Delany-Moretlwe S, Mwaura M, Ndayisaba G, Joseph S, Fichorova R, van de Wijgert J, Vanham G, Ariën KK, Jespers V. Genital Tract Immunological Markers in Sub-Saharan African Women with Relevance to HIV Risk and Prevention. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2014 Oct; 30 Suppl 1:A233. PMID: 25357655.
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  52. Mauck CK, Chen PL, Morrison C, Fichorova R, Kwok C, Chipato T, Salata R, Doncel G. Biomarkers of Cervical Inflammation and Immunity Associated with Cervical HIV-1 RNA. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2014 Oct; 30 Suppl 1:A181. PMID: 25357510.
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  53. Fichorova RN, Beatty N, Sassi RR, Yamamoto HS, Allred EN, Leviton A. Systemic inflammation in the extremely low gestational age newborn following maternal genitourinary infections. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2015 Feb; 73(2):162-74. PMID: 25164433; PMCID: PMC4293273.
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  54. Soto-Rivera CL, Fichorova RN, Allred EN, Van Marter LJ, Shah B, Martin CR, Agus MS, Leviton A. The relationship between TSH and systemic inflammation in extremely preterm newborns. Endocrine. 2015 Mar; 48(2):595-602. PMID: 24996532; PMCID: PMC4285685.
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  55. Burwick RM, Easter SR, Dawood HY, Yamamoto HS, Fichorova RN, Feinberg BB. Complement activation and kidney injury molecule-1-associated proximal tubule injury in severe preeclampsia. Hypertension. 2014 Oct; 64(4):833-8. PMID: 24958504.
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  56. Turner AN, Carr Reese P, Fields KS, Anderson J, Ervin M, Davis JA, Fichorova RN, Roberts MW, Klebanoff MA, Jackson RD. A blinded, randomized controlled trial of high-dose vitamin D supplementation to reduce recurrence of bacterial vaginosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Nov; 211(5):479.e1-479.e13. PMID: 24949544; PMCID: PMC4254061.
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  57. Logan JW, Allred EN, Fichorova RN, Engelke S, Dammann O, Leviton A. Endogenous erythropoietin varies significantly with inflammation-related proteins in extremely premature newborns. Cytokine. 2014 Sep; 69(1):22-8. PMID: 25022958; PMCID: PMC4285695.
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  58. Morrison C, Fichorova RN, Mauck C, Chen PL, Kwok C, Chipato T, Salata R, Doncel GF. Cervical inflammation and immunity associated with hormonal contraception, pregnancy, and HIV-1 seroconversion. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Jun 01; 66(2):109-17. PMID: 24413042.
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  59. O'Shea TM, Joseph RM, Kuban KC, Allred EN, Ware J, Coster T, Fichorova RN, Dammann O, Leviton A. Elevated blood levels of inflammation-related proteins are associated with an attention problem at age 24 mo in extremely preterm infants. Pediatr Res. 2014 Jun; 75(6):781-7. PMID: 24614800; PMCID: PMC4429865.
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  60. Sharma J, Gray KP, Harshman LC, Evan C, Nakabayashi M, Fichorova R, Rider J, Mucci L, Kantoff PW, Sweeney CJ. Elevated IL-8, TNF-a, and MCP-1 in men with metastatic prostate cancer starting androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) are associated with shorter time to castration-resistance and overall survival. Prostate. 2014 Jun; 74(8):820-8. PMID: 24668612.
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  61. Kuban KC, O'Shea TM, Allred EN, Paneth N, Hirtz D, Fichorova RN, Leviton A. Systemic inflammation and cerebral palsy risk in extremely preterm infants. J Child Neurol. 2014 Dec; 29(12):1692-8. PMID: 24646503; PMCID: PMC4167987.
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  62. Gregory KE, Winston AB, Yamamoto HS, Dawood HY, Fashemi T, Fichorova RN, Van Marter LJ. Urinary intestinal fatty acid binding protein predicts necrotizing enterocolitis. J Pediatr. 2014 Jun; 164(6):1486-8. PMID: 24636854; PMCID: PMC4120986.
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  63. Khwaja OS, Ho E, Barnes KV, O'Leary HM, Pereira LM, Finkelstein Y, Nelson CA, Vogel-Farley V, DeGregorio G, Holm IA, Khatwa U, Kapur K, Alexander ME, Finnegan DM, Cantwell NG, Walco AC, Rappaport L, Gregas M, Fichorova RN, Shannon MW, Sur M, Kaufmann WE. Safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary assessment of efficacy of mecasermin (recombinant human IGF-1) for the treatment of Rett syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Mar 25; 111(12):4596-601. PMID: 24623853; PMCID: PMC3970488.
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  64. Wei C, Lu Q, Khoo SK, Lenski M, Fichorova RN, Leviton A, Paneth N. Comparison of frozen and unfrozen blood spots for gene expression studies. J Pediatr. 2014 Jan; 164(1):189-191.e1. PMID: 24209717; PMCID: PMC4326080.
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  65. Sharma J, Gray KP, Evan C, Nakabayashi M, Fichorova R, Rider J, Mucci L, Kantoff PW, Sweeney CJ. Elevated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) in men with metastatic prostate cancer starting androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is associated with shorter time to castration resistance and overall survival. Prostate. 2014 Feb; 74(3):225-34. PMID: 24132762.
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