Sarah A. Robertson

Defining the actions of transforming growth factor beta in reproduction.

Transforming growth factor beta--a mediator of immune deviation in seminal plasma.

The influence of seminal plasma on ovarian function in pigs--a novel inflammatory mechanism?

Epigenetic risks related to assisted reproductive technologies: short- and long-term consequences for the health of children conceived through assisted reproduction technology: more reason for caution?

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) acts independently of the beta common subunit of the GM-CSF receptor to prevent inner cell mass apoptosis in human embryos.

Interleukin-5 transgene expression and eosinophilia are associated with retarded mammary gland development in mice.

Seminal 'priming' for protection from pre-eclampsia-a unifying hypothesis.

Leptin and leptin receptor expression in the rat ovary.

Effect of interleukin-10 null mutation on maternal immune response and reproductive outcome in mice.

Diversity in phenotype and steroid hormone dependence in dendritic cells and macrophages in the mouse uterus.

Effect of beta2-glycoprotein I null mutation on reproductive outcome and antiphospholipid antibody-mediated pregnancy pathology in mice.

Semen activates the female immune response during early pregnancy in mice.

Seminal plasma regulates corpora lutea macrophage populations during early pregnancy in mice.

Beta-2 glycoprotein I and its role in antiphospholipid syndrome-lessons from knockout mice.

Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor alleviates adverse consequences of embryo culture on fetal growth trajectory and placental morphogenesis.

Seminal plasma and male factor signalling in the female reproductive tract.

Null mutation in transforming growth factor beta1 disrupts ovarian function and causes oocyte incompetence and early embryo arrest.

Primary unexplained infertility is associated with reduced expression of the T-regulatory cell transcription factor Foxp3 in endometrial tissue.

Essential role for IL-10 in resistance to lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm labor in mice.

Reduced expression of IL-6 and IL-1alpha mRNAs in secretory phase endometrium of women with recurrent miscarriage.

Interleukin 10 regulates inflammatory cytokine synthesis to protect against lipopolysaccharide-induced abortion and fetal growth restriction in mice.

Transforming growth factor-beta1 null mutation causes infertility in male mice associated with testosterone deficiency and sexual dysfunction.

Seminal plasma differentially regulates inflammatory cytokine gene expression in human cervical and vaginal epithelial cells.

GM-CSF regulation of embryo development and pregnancy.

Inflammatory processes in preterm and term parturition.

Mammary gland development in transforming growth factor beta1 null mutant mice: systemic and epithelial effects.

Immunization with recombinant murine cytomegalovirus expressing murine zona pellucida 3 causes permanent infertility in BALB/c mice due to follicle depletion and ovulation failure.

MicroRNA-regulated pathways associated with endometriosis.

Seminal fluid drives expansion of the CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cell pool and induces tolerance to paternal alloantigens in mice.

Csf2 null mutation alters placental gene expression and trophoblast glycogen cell and giant cell abundance in mice.

The mechanistic basis for sexual dysfunction in male transforming growth factor beta1 null mutant mice.

Regulatory T-cells and immune tolerance in pregnancy: a new target for infertility treatment?

International Conference on Reproductive Immunology, 29 August to 1 September 2008, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.

Exogenous transforming growth factor beta1 replacement and fertility in male Tgfb1 null mutant mice.

Cross-presentation of male seminal fluid antigens elicits T cell activation to initiate the female immune response to pregnancy.

The essential roles of TGFB1 in reproduction.

Stress response genes are suppressed in mouse preimplantation embryos by granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF).

Activating T regulatory cells for tolerance in early pregnancy - the contribution of seminal fluid.

Bio-immunoregulatory Mechanisms Associated with Reproductive Organs: Relevance in Fertility and in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Preface.

Immune regulation of conception and embryo implantation-all about quality control?

Immunoglobulin to zona pellucida 3 mediates ovarian damage and infertility after contraceptive vaccination in mice.

Interleukin-6 is an essential determinant of on-time parturition in the mouse.

Utilising T cell receptor transgenic mice to define mechanisms of maternal T cell tolerance in pregnancy.

Macrophage-derived LIF and IL1B regulate alpha(1,2)fucosyltransferase 2 (Fut2) expression in mouse uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy.

GM-CSF is an essential regulator of T cell activation competence in uterine dendritic cells during early pregnancy in mice.

Dual roles for macrophages in ovarian cycle-associated development and remodelling of the mammary gland epithelium.

Antigen-specific T-cell responses to a recombinant fowlpox virus are dependent on MyD88 and interleukin-18 and independent of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7)- and TLR9-mediated innate immune recognition.

Attenuation of microglial and IL-1 signaling protects mice from acute alcohol-induced sedation and/or motor impairment.

Seminal fluid regulates accumulation of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in the preimplantation mouse uterus through expanding the FOXP3+ cell pool and CCL19-mediated recruitment.

Peri-conceptual cytokines--setting the trajectory for embryo implantation, pregnancy and beyond.

Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) in porcine seminal plasma.

Macrophages regulate expression of α1,2-fucosyltransferase genes in human endometrial epithelial cells.

Regulatory T cells in the corpus luteum--new players in fertility control?

Host-derived TGFB1 deficiency suppresses lesion development in a mouse model of endometriosis.

Seminal fluid induces leukocyte recruitment and cytokine and chemokine mRNA expression in the human cervix after coitus.

TGF-β mediates proinflammatory seminal fluid signaling in human cervical epithelial cells.

Interleukin-6 in pregnancy and gestational disorders.

Reactive oxygen species and sperm function--in sickness and in health.

Regulation of epithelial cell turnover and macrophage phenotype by epithelial cell-derived transforming growth factor beta1 in the mammary gland.

A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in embryo culture medium for in vitro fertilization.

Interferon-ε protects the female reproductive tract from viral and bacterial infection.

Seminal fluid and the generation of regulatory T cells for embryo implantation.

Macrophages regulate corpus luteum development during embryo implantation in mice.

Macrophage phenotype in the mammary gland fluctuates over the course of the estrous cycle and is regulated by ovarian steroid hormones.

Maternal tract factors contribute to paternal seminal fluid impact on metabolic phenotype in offspring.

Identification of sites of STAT3 action in the female reproductive tract through conditional gene deletion.

Immunological determinants of implantation success.

Ovarian steroid hormone-regulated uterine remodeling occurs independently of macrophages in mice.

Parenting from before conception.

Hormonal regulation of the cytokine microenvironment in the mammary gland.

Stem cells, progenitor cells, and lineage decisions in the ovary.

Seminal Plasma Promotes Lesion Development in a Xenograft Model of Endometriosis.

Female tract cytokines and developmental programming in embryos.