Vikki M. Abrahams

Yale University — United States

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Reproductive System and Pregnancy(107), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies(94), Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis(76), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research(30), Immune Response and Inflammation(30)

Publications229 total

Corrigendum to “Antiphospholipid-exposed trophoblast-derived extracellular vesicles express elevated levels of TLR7/8-activating microRNAs and induce endometrial endothelial activation, in part, in part, through TLR7” [J. Reprod. Immunol. 164 (2024) 104255]
Journal of Reproductive Immunology·2026
Nicotinamide Riboside Mitigates Antiphospholipid Antibody‐Induced Dysfunction in Human Trophoblast Cells
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology·2026
LET-7b-5b DRIVES A PRO-MIGRATORY AND ANTI-ANGIOGENIC PHENOTYPE IN FIRST TRIMESTER TROPHOBLAST CELLS THROUGH TLR7 AND TLR8 ACTIVATION
Fertility and Sterility·2025
Extracellular Vesicles From M1 and M2 Macrophages Elicit Sexually Dimorphic Responses in the Human Placenta
Placenta·2025
A role for TLR7 activation by miR-146a-3p in antiphospholipid antibody-induced trophoblast IL-8 and inflammasome-mediated IL-1β production
Journal of Reproductive Immunology·2025· 2 cited
miR-146a-3p packaged in small extracellular vesicles triggers fetal membrane inflammation in response to viral dsRNA through activation of Toll-like Receptor 7 and 8
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Intermediate Signaling Mechanisms Regulating Human Fetal Membrane Responses to Gram‐Positive Bacterial Peptidoglycan
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology·2025· 3 cited
Buprenorphine induces human fetal membrane sterile inflammation
Journal of Reproductive Immunology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Buprenorphine Induces Human Fetal Membrane Sterile Inflammation
2024Open Access
Quantitative proteomics reveals differential extracellular vesicle cargo from M1 and M2 monocyte-derived human macrophages
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Predictors of Inflammation-Mediated Preterm Birth
Physiology·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Antiphospholipid-exposed trophoblast-derived extracellular vesicles express elevated levels of TLR7/8-activating microRNAs and induce endometrial endothelial activation, in part, through TLR7
Journal of Reproductive Immunology·2024· 9 cited
<scp>TLR8</scp> ‐activating <scp>miR</scp> ‐146a‐3p is an intermediate signal contributing to fetal membrane inflammation in response to bacterial <scp>LPS</scp>
Immunology·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
TLR8-Activating miR-146a-3p is an Intermediate Signal Contributing to Fetal Membrane Inflammation in Response to Bacterial LPS
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Decidualization dampens toll-like receptor mediated inflammatory responses in human endometrial stromal cells by upregulating IκBα
Journal of Reproductive Immunology·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Endometrial responses to bacterial and viral infection: a scoping review
Human Reproduction Update·2023· 28 citedOpen Access
Cell-free fetal DNA impairs trophoblast migration in a TLR9-dependent manner and can be reversed by hydroxychloroquine
Journal of Reproductive Immunology·2023· 5 cited
Translational virology in pregnancy
Frontiers research topics·2023
Cell-free fetal DNA impairs trophoblast migration in a TLR9-dependent manner and is reversed by hydroxychloroquine
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology·2023Open Access
The serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluoxetine induces human fetal membrane sterile inflammation through p38 MAPK activation
Journal of Reproductive Immunology·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Gil Mor(22), Seth Guller(12), Roberto Romero(12), Melissa J. Mulla(10), Jan J. Brosens(8), Larry Chamley(7), Paulomi Aldo(5), Errol R. Norwitz(5), Irene Visintin(4), Yeon Mee Kim(4), Shawn L. Chavez(4), Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa(4), Michael J. Paidas(4), Zhonghua Tang(4), Jane E. Salmon(4), Graciela Krikun(4), Ayesha B. Alvero(3), Thomas Rutherford(3), Ingrid Cardenas(2), Shawn Straszewski(2)