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• 2015

  Drugs to block cytokine signaling for the prevention and treatment of inflammation induced preterm birth

  Ng, P. Y., Ireland, D. & Keelan, J., 20 Apr 2015, In : Frontiers in Immunology. 6, p. 1-8

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Premature Birth
  • Cytokines
  • Inflammation
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations
  38 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Sex-specific associations between umbilical cord blood testosterone levels and language delay in early childhood

  Whitehouse, A., Mattes, E., Maybery, M., Sawyer, M. G., Jacoby, P., Keelan, J. & Hickey, M., 2012, In : Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. 53, 7, p. 726–734

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  54 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Paracrine communication modulates production of Wnt antagonists and COX1-mediated prostaglandins in a decidual-trophoblast co-culture model

  Bin Nayeem, S., Dharmarajan, A. & Keelan, J., 2015, In : Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 405, p. 52–62

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• In vitro maturation as an alternative to standard in vitro fertilization for patients diagnosed with polycystic ovaries: a comparative analysis of fresh, frozen and cumulative cycle outcomes.

  Walls, M., Hunter, T., Ryan, J., Keelan, J., Nathan, L. & Hart, R., 2015, In : Human Reproduction. 30, p. 88-96

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  79 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Umbilical Cord Blood Testosterone and Childhood Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior: A Prospective Study

  Robinson, M., Whitehouse, A., Jacoby, P., Mattes, E., Sawyer, M. G., Keelan, J. & Hickey, M., 2013, In : PLoS One. 8, 4, p. 8pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  File

  • Fetal Blood
  • Testosterone
  • Prospective Studies
  • Child Behavior
  • Checklist
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  11 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Intra-amniotic pharmacological blockade of inflammatory signalling pathways in an ovine chorioamnionitis model

  Ireland, D., Kemp, M., Miura, Y., Saito, M., Newnham, J. & Keelan, J., May 2015, In : Molecular Human Reproduction. 21, 5, p. 479-489

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  File

  • Chorioamnionitis
  • Sheep
  • 2-((aminocarbonyl)amino)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-thiophenecarboxamide
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • Pharmacology
  25 Citations (Scopus)

  252 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  Comparison of Meconium DNA extraction methods for use in microbiome studies

  Stinson, L. F., Keelan, J. A. & Payne, M. S., 20 Feb 2018, In : Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, FEB, 270.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Meconium
  • Microbiota
  • DNA
  • Bacterial DNA
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Preclinical evaluation of drugs to block inflammation-driven preterm birth

  Ireland, D. J., Nathan, E. A., Li, S., Charles, A. K., Stinson, L. F., Kemp, M. W., Newnham, J. P. & Keelan, J. A., 1 Jan 2017, In : Innate Immunity. 23, 1, p. 20-33 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • 2-((aminocarbonyl)amino)-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-thiophenecarboxamide
  • Preclinical Drug Evaluations
  • Premature Birth
  • Inflammation
  • Membranes
  10 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  A specific bacterial DNA signature in the vagina of Australian women in midpregnancy predicts high risk of spontaneous preterm birth (the Predict1000 study)

  Payne, M. S., Newnham, J. P., Doherty, D. A., Furfaro, L. L., Pendal, N. L., Loh, D. E. & Keelan, J. A., 27 Aug 2020, In : American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Bacterial DNA
  • Vagina
  • Premature Birth
  • Ureaplasma
  • Lactobacillus
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2018

  Antenatal IL-1-dependent inflammation persists postnatally and causes retinal and sub-retinal vasculopathy in progeny

  Beaudry-Richard, A., Nadeau-Vallée, M., Prairie, É., Maurice, N., Heckel, É., Nezhady, M., Pundir, S., Madaan, A., Boudreault, A., Hou, X., Quiniou, C., Sierra, E. M., Beaulac, A., Lodygensky, G., Robertson, S. A., Keelan, J., Adams-Waldorf, K., Olson, D. M., Rivera, J. C., Lubell, W. D. & 3 others, Joyal, J. S., Bouchard, J. F. & Chemtob, S., 8 Aug 2018, In : Scientific Reports. 8, 1, 11875.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Interleukin-1
  • Inflammation
  • Chorioamnionitis
  • Hyperoxia
  • Retinal Vessels
  9 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Identification and removal of contaminating microbial DNA from PCR reagents: impact on low-biomass microbiome analyses

  Stinson, L. F., Keelan, J. A. & Payne, M. S., 1 Jan 2019, In : Letters in Applied Microbiology. 68, 1, p. 2-8 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Biomass
  • Microbiota
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • DNA
  • DNA Contamination
  21 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  In vitro activity of solithromycin and its metabolites, CEM-214 and N-acetyl-CEM-101, against 100 clinical Ureaplasma spp. isolates compared with azithromycin

  Furfaro, L., Spiller, O. B., Keelan, J. & Payne, M., Sep 2015, In : International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 46, 3, p. 319-324

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  File

  • solithromycin
  • Ureaplasma
  • Azithromycin
  • In Vitro Techniques
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  265 Downloads (Pure)
• 2017

  The treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy with clindamycin to reduce the risk of infection-related preterm birth: a response to the Danish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology guideline group's clinical recommendations

  Lamont, R. F., Keelan, J. A., Larsson, P. G. & Jørgensen, J. S., 1 Feb 2017, In : Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 96, 2, p. 139-143 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

  • Bacterial Vaginosis
  • Clindamycin
  • Premature Birth
  • Gynecology
  • Obstetrics
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Umbilical cord androgens and estrogens in relation to verbal and nonverbal abilities at age 10 in the general population

  Jamnadass, E. S. L., Keelan, J. A., Russell-Smith, S. N., Hickey, M., Maybery, M. T. & Whitehouse, A. J. O., 1 Mar 2017, In : PLoS One. 12, 3, e0173493.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • umbilical cord
  • Umbilical Cord
  • androgens
  • Androgens
  • estrogens
• 2018

  Intracellular speciation of gold nanorods alters the conformational dynamics of genomic DNA

  Ho, D., Kretzmann, J., Norret, M., Toshniwal, P., Veder, J. P., Jiang, H., Guagliardo, P., Munshi, A. M. A., Chawla, R., Evans, C., Clemons, T., Nguyen, M., Kretzmann, A., Blythe, A., Saunders, M., Archer, M., Fitzgerald, M., Keelan, J., Bond, C., Kilburn, M. & 3 others, Hurley, L., Smith, N. & Swaminatha Iyer, K., Dec 2018, In : Nature Nanotechnology. 13, 2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Nanorods
  • Gold
  • DNA
  • nanorods
  • deoxyribonucleic acid
  6 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Maternal-placental-fetal biodistribution of multimodal polymeric nanoparticles in a pregnant rat model in mid and late gestation

  Ho, D., Leong, J. W., Crew, R. C., Norret, M., House, M. J., Mark, P., Waddell, B. J., Swaminatha Iyer, K. & Keelan, J. A., 6 Jun 2017, In : Scientific Reports. 7, 1, 2866 .

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • polyglycidyl methacrylate
  • Nanoparticles
  • Mothers
  • Pregnancy
  • Placenta
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Effects of gestational age and surface modification on materno-fetal transfer of nanoparticles in murine pregnancy

  Yang, H., Sun, C., Fan, Z., Tian, X., Yan, L., Du, L., Liu, Y., Chen, C., Liang, X., Anderson, GJ., Keelan, J., Zhao, Y. & Nie, G., 2012, In : Scientific Reports. 2, p. 847 - 854

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  88 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  In vitro maturation is associated with increased early embryo arrest without impairing morphokinetic development of useable embryos progressing to blastocysts

  Walls, M., Ryan, J., Keelan, J. & Hart, R., 2015, In : Human Reproduction. 30, 8, p. 1842-1849

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Blastocyst
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Embryonic Development
  • Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injections
  • Embryonic Structures
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Whole blood flow cytometric analysis of Ureaplasma-stimulated monocytes from pregnant women

  Friedland, Y. D., Lee-Pullen, T., Nathan, L., Watts, R., Keelan, J., Payne, M. & Ireland, D., 2015, In : Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 109, p. 84-88

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Perinatal testosterone exposure and autistic-like traits in the general population: a longitudinal pregnancy-cohort study

  Whitehouse, A., Mattes, E., Maybery, M., Dissanayake, C., Sawyer, M., Jones, R., Pennell, C., Keelan, J. & Hickey, M., 30 Oct 2012, In : Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 4, p. 25pp

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Testosterone
  • Cohort Studies
  • Pregnancy
  • Fetal Blood
  • Population
  40 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  The perinatal androgen to estrogen ratio and autistic-like traits in the general population: a longitudinal pregnancy cohort study

  Jamnadass, E., Keelan, J., Hollier, L. P., Hickey, M., Maybery, M. & Whitehouse, A., 7 Jun 2015, In : Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 7, p. 1-12

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Androgens
  • Estrogens
  • Autistic Disorder
  • Estetrol
  • Testosterone
  18 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Ceramide biosynthesis and metabolism in trophoblast syncytialization

  Singh, A. T., Dharmarajan, A., Aye, I. & Keelan, J., 2012, In : Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 362, p. 48 - 59

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  11 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Decreased STAT3 in human idiopathic fetal growth restriction contributes to trophoblast dysfunction

  Borg, A. J., Yong, H. E. J., Lappas, M., Degrelle, S. A., Keogh, R. J., Da Silva-Costa, F., Fournier, T., Abumaree, M., Keelan, J., Kalionis, B. & Murthi, P., 1 May 2015, In : Reproduction. 149, 5, p. 523-532

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Fetal Growth Retardation
  • Trophoblasts
  • STAT3 Transcription Factor
  • Placenta
  • Caspase 8
  15 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Re: "amniotic fluid from healthy term pregnancies does not harbor a detectable microbial community" (2018) 6:87, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0475-7

  Payne, M. S., Keelan, J. A. & Stinson, L. F., 12 Feb 2019, In : Microbiome. 7, 1, 3 p., 20.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Amniotic Fluid
  • Microbiota
  • Pregnancy
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Placental ABC transporters, cellular toxicity and stress in pregnancy

  Aye, I. L. M. H. & Keelan, J., 2013, In : Chemico-Biological Interactions. 203, p. 456-466

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
  32 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Use of stored serum in the study of time trends and geographical differences in exposure of pregnant women to phthalates

  Henriksen, L., Mathiesen, B., Assens, M., Krause, M., Skakkebaek, N. E., Juul, A., Andersson, A-M., Hart, R., Newnham, J., Keelan, J., Main, K., Pennell, C. & Frederiksen, H., Sep 2019, In : Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 91, p. 118-119 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract/Meeting Abstract

  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Profiling bacterial communities in low biomass samples: Pitfalls and considerations

  Stinson, L. F., Keelan, J. A. & Payne, M. S., Nov 2019, In : Microbiology Australia. 40, 4, p. 181-185 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

  • Biomass
  • Workflow
  • rRNA Genes
  • Built Environment
  • Meconium
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Relationship between umbilical cord sex hormone binding globulin, sex steroids, and age at menarche: a prospective cohort study

  Hickey, M., Lawson, L. P., Marino, J. L., Keelan, J. A. & Hart, R., 1 Oct 2018, In : Fertility and Sterility. 110, 5, p. 965-973 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
  • Menarche
  • Umbilical Cord
  • Steroids
  • Cohort Studies
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Interaction of gold nanorods with genomic DNA

  Kretzmann, J., Ho, D., Toshniwal, P., Evans, C., Norret, M., Nguyen, M., Veder, J-P., Jiang, H., Munshi, A., Blythe, A., Saunders, M., Archer, M., Fitzgerald, M., Keelan, J., Bond, C., Hurley, L., Kilburn, M., Smith, N. & Iyer, K. S., 20 Aug 2017, In : ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 254, 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract/Meeting Abstract
• 2012

  Development of a model for functional studies of ABCG2 (breast cancer resistance protein) efflux employing a standard BeWo clone (B24)

  Keelan, J. & Crowe, A., 2012, In : Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 10, p. 476 - 484

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  The impact of antenatal Bisphenol A exposure on male reproductive function at 20–22 years of age

  Hart, R. J., Doherty, D. A., Keelan, J. A., Minaee, N. S., Thorstensen, E. B., Dickinson, J. E., Pennell, C. E., Newnham, J. P., McLachlan, R., Norman, R. J. & Handelsman, D. J., 1 Mar 2018, In : Reproductive Biomedicine Online. 36, 3, p. 340-347 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • bisphenol A
  • Mothers
  • Serum
  • inhibin B
  • Varicocele
  13 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  Recent advances in the prevention of preterm birth

  Keelan, J. & Newnham, J., 2017, In : F1000Research. 6, 6(F1000 Faculty Rev):1139

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

  Open Access
  14 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Intrauterine inflammatory activation, functional progesterone withdrawal, and the timing of term and preterm birth

  Keelan, J. A., Feb 2018, In : Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 125, p. 89-99 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• The Relationship Between Pregnancy Exposure to Antidepressant and Atypical Antipsychotic Medications and Placental Weight and Birth Weight Ratio: A Retrospective Cohort Study

  Frayne, J., Nguyen, T., Hauck, Y., Liira, H. & Keelan, J. A., 1 Dec 2018, In : Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 38, 6, p. 563-569 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Second-Generation Antidepressive Agents
  • Birth Weight
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Cohort Studies
  • Retrospective Studies
  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2017

  Cord blood androgen measurements: the importance of assay validation

  Keelan, J. A., Hickey, M. & Hollier, L. P., Jun 2017, In : Human Reproduction. 32, 6, p. 1360-1360 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

• The influence of maternal phthalate exposure upon adult male reproductive function

  Hart, R., Frederiksen, H., Doherty, D. A., Keelan, J., Skakkebaek, N. E., Minaee, N., Handelsman, D., Newnham, J., Dickinson, J., Pennell, C., Norman, R. J. & Main, G. K., Sep 2017, In : Fertility and Sterility. 108, 3, p. E30-E30 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Abstract/Meeting Abstract

  1 Citation (Scopus)
• 2019

  The Not-so-Sterile Womb: Evidence That the Human Fetus Is Exposed to Bacteria Prior to Birth

  Stinson, L. F., Boyce, M. C., Payne, M. S. & Keelan, J. A., 4 Jun 2019, In : Frontiers in Microbiology. 10, 15 p., 1124.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  49 Citations (Scopus)

• Placental and intra-amniotic inflammation are associated with altered fetal immune responses at birth

  Stinson, L., Payne, M. & Keelan, J., Sep 2019, In : Placenta. 85, p. 12-23

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Parturition
  • cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate
  • Inflammation
  • Poly I-C
  • resiquimod
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Maternal dietary omega-3 fatty acid intake increases resolvin and protectin levels in the rat placenta

  Jones, M., Mark, P., Keelan, J., Barden, A., Mas, E., Mori, T. & Waddell, B., Aug 2013, In : Journal of Lipid Research. 54, p. 2247-2254

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  40 Citations (Scopus)
• 2017

  The pregnant women as a drug orphan: a global survey of registered clinical trials of pharmacological interventions in pregnancy

  Scaffidi, J., Mol, B. W. & Keelan, J. A., 1 Jan 2017, In : BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 124, 1, p. 132-140 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Orphan Drug Production
  • 1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazene
  • Pregnant Women
  • Pharmacology
  • Clinical Trials
  28 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Therapeutic and safety considerations of nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery in pregnancy

  Keelan, J., Leong, J. W., Ho, D. & Iyer, K., 2015, In : Nanomedicine. 10, 14, p. 2229-2247

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Drug delivery
  • Nanoparticles
  • Pregnancy
  • Safety
  • Drug therapy
  42 Citations (Scopus)

• Adult digit ratio (2D:4D) is not related to umbilical cord androgen or estrogen concentrations, their ratios or net bioactivity

  Hollier, L. P., Keelan, J., Jamnadass, E., Maybery, M., Hickey, M. & Whitehouse, A., Feb 2015, In : Early Human Development. 91, 2, p. 111-117 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  File

  • Umbilical Cord
  • Androgens
  • Estrogens
  • Fetal Blood
  • Testosterone
  38 Citations (Scopus)

  505 Downloads (Pure)
• 2012

  Sphingosine-sphingosine-1-phosphate pathway regulates trophoblast differentiation and syncytialization

  Singh, A. T., Dharmarajan, A., Aye, I. & Keelan, J., 2012, In : Reproductive Biomedicine Online. 24, p. 224-234

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Oxysterols exert proinflammatory effects in placental trophoblasts via TLR4-dependent, cholesterol-sensitive activation of NF-kB

  Aye, I., Waddell, B., Mark, P. & Keelan, J., 2012, In : Molecular Human Reproduction. 18, 7, p. 341 - 353

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  47 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  Comparison of Bacterial DNA Profiles in Mid-Trimester Amniotic Fluid Samples From Preterm and Term Deliveries

  Stinson, L., Hallingström, M., Barman, M., Viklund, F., Keelan, J., Kacerovsky, M., Payne, M. & Jacobsson, B., 24 Mar 2020, In : Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, 415.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Bacterial DNA
  • Amniotic Fluid
  • rRNA Genes
  • DNA Contamination
  • Technology
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Effects of maternal n-3 fatty acid supplementation on placental cytokines, pro-resolving lipid mediators and their precursors

  Keelan, J., Mas, E., D'Vaz, N., Dunstan, J., Li, S., Barden, A., Mark, P., Waddell, B., Prescott, S. & Mori, T., 1 Feb 2015, In : Reproduction. 149, p. 171-178 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Omega-3 Fatty Acids
  • Docosahexaenoic Acids
  • Lipids
  • Mothers
  • Cytokines
  51 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Androgen concentrations in umbilical cord blood and their association with maternal, fetal and obstetric factors

  Keelan, J., Mattes, E., Tan, H., Dinan, A., Newnham, J., Whitehouse, A., Jacoby, P. & Hickey, M., 20 Aug 2012, In : PLoS One. 7, 8, p. e42827.1-10

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access

  • Fetal Blood
  • Androgens
  • Obstetrics
  • Testosterone
  • Mothers
  54 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Fetal Testosterone, Socio-Emotional Engagement and Language Development

  Farrant, B., Mattes, E., Keelan, J., Hickey, M. & Whitehouse, A., 2013, In : Infant and Child Development. 22, 2, p. 119-132

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• The inflammatory state of the rat placenta increases in late gestation and is further enhanced by glucocorticoids in the labyrinth zone

  Mark, P., Lewis, J. L., Jones, M., Keelan, J. & Waddell, B., Jul 2013, In : Placenta. 34, 7, p. 559-566

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  • Inner Ear
  • Placenta
  • Dexamethasone
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Pregnancy
  17 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Murine exposure to gold nanoparticles during early pregnancy promotes abortion by inhibiting ectodermal differentiation

  Yang, H., Du, L., Wu, G., Wu, Z. & Keelan, J. A., 3 Dec 2018, In : Molecular Medicine. 24, 16 p., 62.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

  Open Access
  8 Citations (Scopus)