2021

Targeted disruption of galectin 3 in mice delays the first wave of spermatogenesis and increases germ cell apoptosis.
Lei, T., Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660, Freitag, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-1863, Bergmann, M., Bhushan, S., Wahle, E., Huang, A.C.C., Chen, H.L., Hartmann, M.F., Wudy, S.A., Liu, F.T., Meinhardt, A. and Fijak, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7384-3872
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 78 (7): 3621-3635. April 2021

Galectin-levels are elevated in infants born preterm due to amniotic infection and rapidly decline in the neonatal period.
Faust, K., Freitag, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-1863, Barrientos, G., Hartel, C. and Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660
Frontiers in Immunology 11 : 599104. 25 February 2021

Phenotyping placental oxygenation in Lgals1 deficient mice using (19)F MRI.
Boehm-Sturm, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8777-4823, Mueller, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5053-2211, Freitag, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-1863, Borowski, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9972-8389, Foddis, M., Koch, S.P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6606-6369, Temme, S., Flögel, U. and Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660
Scientific Reports 11 (1): 2126. 22 January 2021

2020

The Chimera-type galectin-3 is a positive modulator of trophoblast functions with dysregulated expression in gestational diabetes mellitus.
Freitag, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-1863, Tirado-González, I., Barrientos, G., Cohen, M., Daher, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5312-7804, Goldman-Wohl, D., Mincheva-Nilsson, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6301-7940, John, C., Jeschke, U. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-3235 and Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 84 (6): e13311. December 2020

Glycan characterization of pregnancy-specific glycoprotein 1 and its identification as a novel Galectin-1 ligand.
Mendoza, M., Lu, D., Ballesteros, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-6875, Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660, Abernathy, K., Feng, C., Dimitroff, C.J., Zmuda, J., Panico, M., Dell, A., Vasta, G.R., Haslam, S.M. and Dveksler, G.
Glycobiology 30 (11): 895-909. November 2020

Role of galectin-glycan circuits in reproduction: from healthy pregnancy to preterm birth (PTB).
Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660, Verlohren, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3507-8636, Wu, G., Clark, G., Dell, A., Haslam, S.M. and Barrientos, G.
Seminars in Immunopathology 42 (4): 469-486. August 2020

Galectin-3 deficiency in pregnancy increases the risk of fetal growth restriction (FGR) via placental insufficiency.
Freitag, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-1863, Tirado-Gonzalez, I., Barrientos, G., Powell, K.L., Boehm-Sturm, P., Koch, S.P., Hecher, K., Staff, A.C., Arck, P.C., Diemert, A. and Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660
Cell Death & Disease 11 (7): 560. 23 July 2020

Altered glycosylation contributes to placental dysfunction upon early disruption of the NK cell-DC dynamics.
Borowski, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9972-8389, Tirado-Gonzalez, I., Freitag, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-1863, Garcia, M.G., Barrientos, G. and Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660
Frontiers in Immunology 11 : 1316. 14 July 2020

2019

Interaction of pregnancy-specific glycoprotein 1 with integrin Α5β1 is a modulator of extravillous trophoblast functions.
Rattila, S., Dunk, C.E.E., Im, M., Grichenko, O., Zhou, Y., Cohen, M., Yanez-Mo, M., Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660, Yamada, K.M., Erez, O., Gomez-Lopez, N., Lye, S.J., Hinz, B., Romero, R. and Dveksler, G.
Cells 8 (11): 1369. 31 October 2019

Pregnancy galectinology: insights into a complex network of glycan binding proteins.
Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660, Dveksler, G., Vasta, G.R., Freitag, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-1863, Blanchard, V. and Barrientos, G.
Frontiers in Immunology 10 : 1166. May 2019

2015

A potential pathophysiological role for galectins and the renin-angiotensin system in preeclampsia.
Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660, Dechend, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6636-3080, Barrientos, G. and Staff, A.C.
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 72 (1): 39-50. January 2015

2013

Interfering with Gal-1-mediated angiogenesis contributes to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia.
Freitag, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5972-1863, Tirado-González, I., Barrientos, G., Herse, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9305-8134, Thijssen, V.L.J.L., Weedon-Fekjær, S.M., Schulz, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0226-964X, Wallukat, G., Klapp, B.F., Nevers, T., Sharma, S., Staff, A.C., Dechend, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6636-3080 and Blois, S.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0434-2660
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110 (28): 11451-11456. 9 July 2013