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Sarah A. Robertson

Robinson Research Institute & Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide
Verified email at adelaide.edu.au
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Regulatory T-cells and immune tolerance in pregnancy: a new target for infertility treatment?

LR Guerin, JR Prins… - Human reproduction …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Adaptation of the maternal immune response to accommodate the semi-
allogeneic fetus is necessary for pregnancy success, and disturbances in maternal tolerance …

Inflammatory processes in preterm and term parturition

I Christiaens, DB Zaragoza, L Guilbert… - Journal of reproductive …, 2008 - Elsevier
A role for the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis
factor alpha (TNF-α) is evident in term and preterm delivery, and this is independent of the …

Seminal plasma and male factor signalling in the female reproductive tract

SA Robertson - Cell and tissue research, 2005 - Springer
In mammals, insemination results in the transmission of seminal factors that act, in the
female reproductive tract, to promote sperm survival, to “condition” the female immune …

Autism diagnostic interview: a standardized investigator-based instrument

A Le Couteur, M Rutter, C Lord, P Rios… - Journal of autism and …, 1989 - Springer
The development of a new standardized investigator-based interview for use in the
differential diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorders is described, together with a …

A broader phenotype of autism: the clinical spectrum in twins

A Le Couteur, A Bailey, S Goode… - Journal of Child …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
The diagnostic boundaries of the behavioural phenotype for autism were examined in 28 MZ
pairs and 20 DZ same‐sex twin pairs, where one or both twins had autism. In the non …

[HTML][HTML] VX-445–tezacaftor–ivacaftor in patients with cystic fibrosis and one or two Phe508del alleles

D Keating, G Marigowda, L Burr… - New england journal …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background VX-445 is a next-generation cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance
regulator (CFTR) corrector designed to restore Phe508del CFTR protein function in patients …

Reactive oxygen species and sperm function—in sickness and in health

RJ Aitken, KT Jones, SA Robertson - Journal of andrology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of spermatozoa to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been
appreciated since the 1940s. It is a universal property of mature spermatozoa from all …

MicroRNA-regulated pathways associated with endometriosis

EMC Ohlsson Teague, KH Van der Hoek… - Molecular …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Endometriosis is a prevalent gynecological disease characterized by growth of
endometriotic tissue outside the uterine cavity. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are naturally occurring …

Seminal Fluid Drives Expansion of the CD4+CD25+ T Regulatory Cell Pool and Induces Tolerance to Paternal Alloantigens in Mice

SA Robertson, LR Guerin, JJ Bromfield… - Biology of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
T regulatory (Treg) cells are implicated in maternal immune tolerance of the conceptus at
implantation; however, the antigenic and regulatory signals controlling Treg cells in early …

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

MJ Jasper, KP Tremellen… - MHR: Basic science of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
A receptive endometrial environment requires adequate immunological tolerance to protect
the implanting embryo from maternal immune rejection. Studies in mice implicate CD4+ …