List of works by Karen Forbes

Dicer-dependent miRNAs provide an endogenous restraint on cytotrophoblast proliferation

scientific article published on 18 April 2012

IFPA Gabor Than Award lecture: molecular control of placental growth: the emerging role of microRNAs

scientific article published on 24 January 2013

Immune cell activation by trophoblast-derived microvesicles is mediated by syncytin 1.

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Insulin-like growth factor I and II regulate the life cycle of trophoblast in the developing human placenta

scientific article published on 09 April 2008

Macrophage Exosomes Induce Placental Inflammatory Cytokines: A Novel Mode of Maternal-Placental Messaging

scientific article published on 24 November 2015

Maternal growth factor regulation of human placental development and fetal growth

scientific article published on 03 September 2010

Methods for siRNA-mediated reduction of mRNA and protein expression in human placental explants, isolated primary cells and cell lines.

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MiR-145 suppresses embryo-epithelial juxtacrine communication at implantation by modulating maternal IGF1R.

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MiR-214–3p regulates Piezo1, lysyl oxidases and mitochondrial function in human cardiac fibroblasts

scientific article published in 2024

MicroRNA regulation of mitogenic signaling networks in the human placenta

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Piezo1 channels are mechanosensors in human fetoplacental endothelial cells

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Placental Homing Peptide-microRNA Inhibitor Conjugates for Targeted Enhancement of Intrinsic Placental Growth Signaling

scientific article published on 14 July 2017

Placental cell turnover in health and disease

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Placental dysfunction is associated with altered microRNA expression in pregnant women with low folate status

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

Signalling of DNA damage and cytokines across cell barriers exposed to nanoparticles depends on barrier thickness

scientific article published on 06 November 2011

Statins are detrimental to human placental development and function; use of statins during early pregnancy is inadvisable.

scientific article published on December 2008

Statins inhibit insulin-like growth factor action in first trimester placenta by altering insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor glycosylation.

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The IGF axis and placental function. a mini review

scientific article published on 08 January 2008

The protein-tyrosine phosphatase, SRC homology-2 domain containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-2, is a crucial mediator of exogenous insulin-like growth factor signaling to human trophoblast

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The role of the osteopontin-integrin αvβ3 interaction at implantation: functional analysis using three different in vitro models

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The tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1 negatively regulates cytotrophoblast proliferation in first-trimester human placenta by modulating EGFR activation

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Transforming growth factor-{beta} (TGF{beta}) receptors I/II differentially regulate TGF{beta}1 and IGF-binding protein-3 mitogenic effects in the human placenta

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Trophoblast Differentiation: Progenitor Cells, Fusion and Migration – A Workshop Report

scientific article published on 15 March 2006