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American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

The Chimera-type galectin-3 is a positive modulator of trophoblast functions with dysregulated expression in gestational diabetes mellitus.
Freitag, N., Tirado-González, I., Barrientos, G., Cohen, M., Daher, S., Goldman-Wohl, D., Mincheva-Nilsson, L., John, C., Jeschke, U. and Blois, S.M.
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 84 (6): e13311. December 2020

Cell Death & Disease

Galectin-3 deficiency in pregnancy increases the risk of fetal growth restriction (FGR) via placental insufficiency.
Freitag, N., 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.
Cell Death & Disease 11 (7): 560. 23 July 2020

Cells

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., 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

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Targeted disruption of galectin 3 in mice delays the first wave of spermatogenesis and increases germ cell apoptosis.
Lei, T., Blois, S.M., Freitag, N., 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.
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 78 (7): 3621-3635. April 2021

A potential pathophysiological role for galectins and the renin-angiotensin system in preeclampsia.
Blois, S.M., Dechend, R., Barrientos, G. and Staff, A.C.
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 72 (1): 39-50. January 2015

Frontiers in Immunology

Galectin-levels are elevated in infants born preterm due to amniotic infection and rapidly decline in the neonatal period.
Faust, K., Freitag, N., Barrientos, G., Hartel, C. and Blois, S.M.
Frontiers in Immunology 11 : 599104. 25 February 2021

Altered glycosylation contributes to placental dysfunction upon early disruption of the NK cell-DC dynamics.
Borowski, S., Tirado-Gonzalez, I., Freitag, N., Garcia, M.G., Barrientos, G. and Blois, S.M.
Frontiers in Immunology 11 : 1316. 14 July 2020

Pregnancy galectinology: insights into a complex network of glycan binding proteins.
Blois, S.M., Dveksler, G., Vasta, G.R., Freitag, N., Blanchard, V. and Barrientos, G.
Frontiers in Immunology 10 : 1166. May 2019

Glycobiology

Glycan characterization of pregnancy-specific glycoprotein 1 and its identification as a novel Galectin-1 ligand.
Mendoza, M., Lu, D., Ballesteros, A., Blois, S.M., 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

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Interfering with Gal-1-mediated angiogenesis contributes to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia.
Freitag, N., Tirado-González, I., Barrientos, G., Herse, F., Thijssen, V.L.J.L., Weedon-Fekjær, S.M., Schulz, H., Wallukat, G., Klapp, B.F., Nevers, T., Sharma, S., Staff, A.C., Dechend, R. and Blois, S.M.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 110 (28): 11451-11456. 9 July 2013

Scientific Reports

Phenotyping placental oxygenation in Lgals1 deficient mice using (19)F MRI.
Boehm-Sturm, P., Mueller, S., Freitag, N., Borowski, S., Foddis, M., Koch, S.P., Temme, S., Flögel, U. and Blois, S.M.
Scientific Reports 11 (1): 2126. 22 January 2021

Seminars in Immunopathology

Role of galectin-glycan circuits in reproduction: from healthy pregnancy to preterm birth (PTB).
Blois, S.M., Verlohren, S., Wu, G., Clark, G., Dell, A., Haslam, S.M. and Barrientos, G.
Seminars in Immunopathology 42 (4): 469-486. August 2020