List of works - Fiona C Denison

(1)H MRS: a potential biomarker of in utero placental function.

scientific article published on 27 August 2015

A pilot placebo controlled randomised trial of glyceryl trinitrate for retained placenta (GOTIT trial): assessing the potential for progressing to a full RCT.

scientific article published on 16 November 2015

A pilot randomised double blind controlled trial of the efficacy of purified fatty acids for the treatment of women with endometriosis-associated pain (PurFECT): study protocol.

scientific article published on 25 April 2018

A pragmatic group sequential, placebo-controlled, randomised trial to determine the effectiveness of glyceryl trinitrate for retained placenta (GOT-IT): a study protocol.

scientific article

A role for lipoxin A4 as anti-inflammatory and proresolution mediator in human parturition.

scientific article published on 19 October 2010

A role for lipoxin A₄ as an anti-inflammatory mediator in the human endometrium

scientific article

Activity behaviors in lean and morbidly obese pregnant women

scientific article published on 07 June 2018

Acute endothelial tissue plasminogen activator release in pregnancy

scientific article published on 28 October 2008

Association between maternal body mass index during pregnancy, short-term morbidity, and increased health service costs: a population-based study.

scientific article

Associations of mood symptoms with ante- and postnatal weight change in obese pregnancy are not mediated by cortisol

scientific article published on 15 June 2015

Barriers to breast-feeding in obese women: A qualitative exploration

scientific article published on 9 February 2015

Bradykinin B1 receptor-mediated vasodilation is impaired in myometrial arteries from women with pre-eclampsia

scientific article

Brain Development in Fetuses of Mothers with Diabetes: A Case-Control MR Imaging Study

scientific article

CTGF expression is up-regulated by PROK1 in early pregnancy and influences HTR-8/Svneo cell adhesion and network formation.

scientific article

Convergence in insulin resistance between very severely obese and lean women at the end of pregnancy.

scientific article

Cytokine secretion by human fetal membranes, decidua and placenta at term

scientific article published on 01 December 1998

Decreased maternal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in very severely obese pregnancy: Associations with birthweight and gestation at delivery.

scientific article published on 25 September 2015

Differential concentrations of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and interleukin-8 within the fluid compartments present during the first trimester of pregnancy

scientific article published on 01 August 1998

Differential secretion of chemokines from peripheral blood in pregnant compared with non-pregnant women

scientific article published on 01 October 1997

Does attendance at a specialist antenatal clinic improve clinical outcomes in women with class III obesity compared with standard care? A retrospective case-note analysis.

scientific article published on 21 June 2017

Does body image influence the relationship between body weight and breastfeeding maintenance in new mothers?

scientific article published on 26 May 2017

Does metformin reduce excess birthweight in offspring of obese pregnant women? A randomised controlled trial of efficacy, exploration of mechanisms and evaluation of other pregnancy complications

scientific article

Effect of metformin on maternal and fetal outcomes in obese pregnant women (EMPOWaR): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

scientific article

Efficacy of metformin in pregnant obese women: a randomised controlled trial.

scientific article

Endothelial progenitor cells in pregnancy

scientific article published on January 2007

Enhanced angiogenic capacity of human umbilical vein endothelial cells from women with preeclampsia.

scientific article

Evaluation of kisspeptin levels in obese pregnancy as a biomarker for pre-eclampsia.

scientific article published in June 2012

Evidence of prokineticin dysregulation in fallopian tube from women with ectopic pregnancy.

scientific article

Fat necrosis of the abdominal pannus following caesarean section in patients with morbid obesity

scientific article published on 03 November 2011

Fixed dosing regimes of enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis do not reliably achieve target anti-Xa levels in women of normal weight during pregnancy

scientific article published on 8 April 2011

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Mechanisms, Treatment, and Complications

scientific article published on 05 October 2018

Glibenclamide and metfoRmin versus stAndard care in gEstational diabeteS (GRACES): a feasibility open label randomised trial.

scientific article published on 22 September 2017

Health Behaviours during Pregnancy in Women with Very Severe Obesity

scientific article

Histograms of Oriented 3D Gradients for Fully Automated Fetal Brain Localization and Robust Motion Correction in 3 T Magnetic Resonance Images

scientific article published on 30 January 2017

Home cervical ripening with dinoprostone gel in nulliparous women with singleton pregnancies

scientific article published in August 2014

Improving pregnancy outcome in obese women

scientific article

In Reply

Increased maternal BMI is associated with an increased risk of minor complications during pregnancy with consequent cost implications.

scientific article published on 4 June 2009

Influence of menstrual cycle on circulating endothelial progenitor cells.

scientific article

Influence of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and preeclampsia on arterial stiffness.

scientific article published on 27 April 2009

Is the first urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) in women with suspected preeclampsia a prognostic factor for maternal and neonatal adverse outcome? A retrospective cohort study.

scientific article

Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Successful Kiellandʼs Rotational Forceps Delivery

scientific article published on 01 May 2013

Maternal lipids in pregnancy are associated with increased offspring cortisol reactivity in childhood

scientific article

Matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9 and their inhibitors are produced by the human uterine cervix but their secretion is not regulated by nitric oxide donors

scientific article published on 01 August 1999

Nitric oxide donors stimulate prostaglandin F2alpha and inhibit thromboxane B2 production in the human cervix during the first trimester of pregnancy

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Nitroglycerin for treatment of retained placenta: A randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre, double-blind trial in the UK

scientific article published on 30 December 2019

Normally rising hCG does not predict live birth in women presenting with pain and bleeding in early pregnancy

scientific article published on 18 February 2011

Novel use of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1HMRS) to non-invasively assess placental metabolism

scientific article

Obesity, pregnancy, inflammation, and vascular function.

scientific article published on 09 March 2010

Periconceptional multiple-micronutrient supplementation and placental function in rural Gambian women: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

scientific article

Phosphomimetic mutation of a conserved serine residue in Arabidopsis thaliana 14-3-3ω suggests a regulatory role of phosphorylation in dimerization and target interactions

scientific article published on 21 October 2015

Phosphorylation-related modification at the dimer interface of 14-3-3ω dramatically alters monomer interaction dynamics.

scientific article

Physical activity in pregnant women with Class III obesity: A qualitative exploration of attitudes and behaviours

scientific article published on 21 August 2015

Placental structure and inflammation in pregnancies associated with obesity.

scientific article published on 12 January 2011

Potential roles of the prokineticins in reproduction

scientific article published on 5 January 2007

Predictors of surgical site skin infection and clinical outcome at caesarean section in the very severely obese: A retrospective cohort study

scientific article published on 27 June 2019

Prenatal exposure to maternal very severe obesity is associated with impaired neurodevelopment and executive functioning in children

scientific article

Prenatal exposure to very severe maternal obesity is associated with adverse neuropsychiatric outcomes in children.

scientific article

Prevalence of influenza A (H1N1) seropositivity in unvaccinated healthcare workers in Scotland at the height of the global pandemic.

scientific article

Prokineticin 1 induces a pro-inflammatory response in murine fetal membranes but does not induce preterm delivery.

scientific article published on 23 October 2013

Prokineticin 1 induces inflammatory response in human myometrium: a potential role in initiating term and preterm parturition

scientific article published on 6 October 2011

Prokineticin-1: a novel mediator of the inflammatory response in third-trimester human placenta

scientific article published on 27 March 2008

Prokineticins: novel mediators of inflammatory and contractile pathways at parturition?

scientific article

Recruiting and consenting into a peripartum trial in an emergency setting: a qualitative study of the experiences and views of women and healthcare professionals

scientific article published on 11 April 2016

Screening and management of gestational diabetes mellitus in Scottish obstetric units: a national survey

scientific article published on 4 December 2014

Secretion of tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases by human fetal membranes, decidua and placenta at parturition

Selective or universal screening for GBS in pregnancy (review)

scientific article published on 18 September 2018

Seminal plasma components stimulate interleukin-8 and interleukin-10 release.

scientific article published on March 1999

Sensors for Fetal Hypoxia and Metabolic Acidosis: A Review

scientific article published on 13 August 2018

Sleep disordered breathing in pregnancy: A review of the pathophysiology of adverse pregnancy outcomes

scientific article published on 22 February 2020

Spaceflight induces specific alterations in the proteomes of Arabidopsis

scientific article

Suprapannus transverse caesarean section incision in morbidly obese women.

scientific article

The action of prostaglandin E2 on the human cervix: stimulation of interleukin 8 and inhibition of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor

scientific article published on 01 March 1999

The effect of mifepristone administration on leukocyte populations, matrix metalloproteinases and inflammatory mediators in the first trimester cervix

scientific article published on 01 June 2000

The external Ballard examination does not accurately assess the gestational age of infants born at home in a rural community of The Gambia ⬇️

scientific article published on January 1, 2010

The influence of the menstrual cycle, normal pregnancy and pre-eclampsia on platelet activation

The role of therapeutic optimism in recruitment to a clinical trial in a peripartum setting: balancing hope and uncertainty

scientific article published on June 2016

Web-based interventions for prevention and treatment of perinatal mood disorders: a systematic review

scientific article

Written versus verbal consent: a qualitative study of stakeholder views of consent procedures used at the time of recruitment into a peripartum trial conducted in an emergency setting.

scientific article

List of works by Fiona C Denison

(1)H MRS: a potential biomarker of in utero placental function.

A pilot placebo controlled randomised trial of glyceryl trinitrate for retained placenta (GOTIT trial): assessing the potential for progressing to a full RCT.

A pilot randomised double blind controlled trial of the efficacy of purified fatty acids for the treatment of women with endometriosis-associated pain (PurFECT): study protocol.

A pragmatic group sequential, placebo-controlled, randomised trial to determine the effectiveness of glyceryl trinitrate for retained placenta (GOT-IT): a study protocol.

A role for lipoxin A4 as anti-inflammatory and proresolution mediator in human parturition.

A role for lipoxin A₄ as an anti-inflammatory mediator in the human endometrium

Activity behaviors in lean and morbidly obese pregnant women

Acute endothelial tissue plasminogen activator release in pregnancy

Association between maternal body mass index during pregnancy, short-term morbidity, and increased health service costs: a population-based study.

Associations of mood symptoms with ante- and postnatal weight change in obese pregnancy are not mediated by cortisol

Barriers to breast-feeding in obese women: A qualitative exploration

Bradykinin B1 receptor-mediated vasodilation is impaired in myometrial arteries from women with pre-eclampsia

Brain Development in Fetuses of Mothers with Diabetes: A Case-Control MR Imaging Study

CTGF expression is up-regulated by PROK1 in early pregnancy and influences HTR-8/Svneo cell adhesion and network formation.

Convergence in insulin resistance between very severely obese and lean women at the end of pregnancy.

Cytokine secretion by human fetal membranes, decidua and placenta at term

Decreased maternal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in very severely obese pregnancy: Associations with birthweight and gestation at delivery.

Differential concentrations of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and interleukin-8 within the fluid compartments present during the first trimester of pregnancy

Differential secretion of chemokines from peripheral blood in pregnant compared with non-pregnant women

Does attendance at a specialist antenatal clinic improve clinical outcomes in women with class III obesity compared with standard care? A retrospective case-note analysis.

Does body image influence the relationship between body weight and breastfeeding maintenance in new mothers?

Does metformin reduce excess birthweight in offspring of obese pregnant women? A randomised controlled trial of efficacy, exploration of mechanisms and evaluation of other pregnancy complications

Effect of metformin on maternal and fetal outcomes in obese pregnant women (EMPOWaR): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Efficacy of metformin in pregnant obese women: a randomised controlled trial.

Endothelial progenitor cells in pregnancy

Enhanced angiogenic capacity of human umbilical vein endothelial cells from women with preeclampsia.

Evaluation of kisspeptin levels in obese pregnancy as a biomarker for pre-eclampsia.

Evidence of prokineticin dysregulation in fallopian tube from women with ectopic pregnancy.

Fat necrosis of the abdominal pannus following caesarean section in patients with morbid obesity

Fixed dosing regimes of enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis do not reliably achieve target anti-Xa levels in women of normal weight during pregnancy

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Mechanisms, Treatment, and Complications

Glibenclamide and metfoRmin versus stAndard care in gEstational diabeteS (GRACES): a feasibility open label randomised trial.

Health Behaviours during Pregnancy in Women with Very Severe Obesity

Histograms of Oriented 3D Gradients for Fully Automated Fetal Brain Localization and Robust Motion Correction in 3 T Magnetic Resonance Images

Home cervical ripening with dinoprostone gel in nulliparous women with singleton pregnancies

Improving pregnancy outcome in obese women

In Reply

Increased maternal BMI is associated with an increased risk of minor complications during pregnancy with consequent cost implications.

Influence of menstrual cycle on circulating endothelial progenitor cells.

Influence of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and preeclampsia on arterial stiffness.

Is the first urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) in women with suspected preeclampsia a prognostic factor for maternal and neonatal adverse outcome? A retrospective cohort study.

Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Successful Kiellandʼs Rotational Forceps Delivery

Maternal lipids in pregnancy are associated with increased offspring cortisol reactivity in childhood

Matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9 and their inhibitors are produced by the human uterine cervix but their secretion is not regulated by nitric oxide donors

Nitric oxide donors stimulate prostaglandin F2alpha and inhibit thromboxane B2 production in the human cervix during the first trimester of pregnancy

Nitroglycerin for treatment of retained placenta: A randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre, double-blind trial in the UK

Normally rising hCG does not predict live birth in women presenting with pain and bleeding in early pregnancy

Novel use of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1HMRS) to non-invasively assess placental metabolism

Obesity, pregnancy, inflammation, and vascular function.

Periconceptional multiple-micronutrient supplementation and placental function in rural Gambian women: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Phosphomimetic mutation of a conserved serine residue in Arabidopsis thaliana 14-3-3ω suggests a regulatory role of phosphorylation in dimerization and target interactions

Phosphorylation-related modification at the dimer interface of 14-3-3ω dramatically alters monomer interaction dynamics.

Physical activity in pregnant women with Class III obesity: A qualitative exploration of attitudes and behaviours

Placental structure and inflammation in pregnancies associated with obesity.

Potential roles of the prokineticins in reproduction

Predictors of surgical site skin infection and clinical outcome at caesarean section in the very severely obese: A retrospective cohort study

Prenatal exposure to maternal very severe obesity is associated with impaired neurodevelopment and executive functioning in children

Prenatal exposure to very severe maternal obesity is associated with adverse neuropsychiatric outcomes in children.

Prevalence of influenza A (H1N1) seropositivity in unvaccinated healthcare workers in Scotland at the height of the global pandemic.

Prokineticin 1 induces a pro-inflammatory response in murine fetal membranes but does not induce preterm delivery.

Prokineticin 1 induces inflammatory response in human myometrium: a potential role in initiating term and preterm parturition

Prokineticin-1: a novel mediator of the inflammatory response in third-trimester human placenta

Prokineticins: novel mediators of inflammatory and contractile pathways at parturition?

Recruiting and consenting into a peripartum trial in an emergency setting: a qualitative study of the experiences and views of women and healthcare professionals

Screening and management of gestational diabetes mellitus in Scottish obstetric units: a national survey

Secretion of tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases by human fetal membranes, decidua and placenta at parturition

Selective or universal screening for GBS in pregnancy (review)

Seminal plasma components stimulate interleukin-8 and interleukin-10 release.

Sensors for Fetal Hypoxia and Metabolic Acidosis: A Review

Sleep disordered breathing in pregnancy: A review of the pathophysiology of adverse pregnancy outcomes

Spaceflight induces specific alterations in the proteomes of Arabidopsis

Suprapannus transverse caesarean section incision in morbidly obese women.

The action of prostaglandin E2 on the human cervix: stimulation of interleukin 8 and inhibition of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor

The effect of mifepristone administration on leukocyte populations, matrix metalloproteinases and inflammatory mediators in the first trimester cervix

The external Ballard examination does not accurately assess the gestational age of infants born at home in a rural community of The Gambia ⬇️

The influence of the menstrual cycle, normal pregnancy and pre-eclampsia on platelet activation

The role of therapeutic optimism in recruitment to a clinical trial in a peripartum setting: balancing hope and uncertainty

Web-based interventions for prevention and treatment of perinatal mood disorders: a systematic review

Written versus verbal consent: a qualitative study of stakeholder views of consent procedures used at the time of recruitment into a peripartum trial conducted in an emergency setting.