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R. Word — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 40
Works: 127
Citations: 4,816

Most-cited papers

Immunosuppressive factors secreted by human amniotic epithelial cells.
Haochuan Li, J. Niederkorn, S. Neelam, E. Mayhew +3 more
2005Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science305 citations
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Pelvic organ prolapse in fibulin-5 knockout mice: pregnancy-induced changes in elastic fiber homeostasis in mouse vagina.
P. Drewes, H. Yanagisawa, B. Starcher, I. Hornstra +4 more
2007American Journal of Pathology196 citations Open access
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Inflammatory status influences aromatase and steroid receptor expression in endometriosis.
O. Bukulmez, D. Hardy, B. Carr, R. Word +1 more
2008Endocrinology194 citations Open access
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Telomerase Immortalization of Human Myometrial Cells1
J. Condon, S. Yin, B. Mayhew, R. Word +3 more
2002Biology of Reproduction178 citations
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Morphometric analysis of smooth muscle in the anterior vaginal wall of women with pelvic organ prolapse.
M. Boreham, Clifford Y. Wai, Rodney T. Miller, J. Schaffer +1 more
2002American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology177 citations
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Human Myometrial Gene Expression Before and During Parturition1
Jon C. Havelock, Patrick W. Keller, N. Muleba, B. Mayhew +3 more
2005Biology of Reproduction156 citations
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Biomechanical properties of the vaginal wall: effect of pregnancy, elastic fiber deficiency, and pelvic organ prolapse.
D. Rahn, M. Ruff, Spencer A. Brown, H. Tibbals +1 more
2008American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology148 citations Open access
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Pathophysiology of pelvic organ prolapse.
R. Word, S. Pathi, J. Schaffer
2009Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America118 citations
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Melatonin synergizes with oxytocin to enhance contractility of human myometrial smooth muscle cells.
James T. Sharkey, Roopashri Puttaramu, R. Word, J. Olcese
2009Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism114 citations Open access
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Morphometric properties of the posterior vaginal wall in women with pelvic organ prolapse.
M. Boreham, Clifford Y. Wai, Rodney T. Miller, J. Schaffer +1 more
2002American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology108 citations
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Effects of preoperative local estrogen in postmenopausal women with prolapse: a randomized trial.
D. Rahn, M. Good, S. Roshanravan, Haolin Shi +3 more
2014Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism95 citations Open access
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Estrogen and progesterone metabolism in the cervix during pregnancy and parturition.
S. Andersson, D. Minjarez, N. Yost, R. Word
2008Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism92 citations Open access
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Hyaluronan in cervical epithelia protects against infection-mediated preterm birth.
Yucel Akgul, R. Word, L. Ensign, Y. Yamaguchi +3 more
2014Journal of Clinical Investigation80 citations Open access
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Human myometrial adaptation to pregnancy: cDNA microarray gene expression profiling of myometrium from non-pregnant and pregnant women.
Khurram Rehman, S. Yin, B. Mayhew, R. Word +1 more
2003Molecular human reproduction69 citations
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Smooth muscle myosin heavy chain and caldesmon expression in the anterior vaginal wall of women with and without pelvic organ prolapse.
M. Boreham, Rodney T. Miller, J. Schaffer, R. Word
2001American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology62 citations
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Aromatase Deficiency Causes Altered Expression of Molecules Critical for Calcium Reabsorption in the Kidneys of Female Mice
O. Öz, A. Hajibeigi, K. Howard, Carolyn L. Cummins +6 more
2007Journal of Bone and Mineral Research57 citations Open access
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Healing of Preterm Ruptured Fetal Membranes
H. Mogami, Annavarapu Hari Kishore, Yucel Akgul, R. Word
2017Scientific Reports55 citations Open access
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Effect of vaginal distention on elastic fiber synthesis and matrix degradation in the vaginal wall: potential role in the pathogenesis of pelvic organ prolapse.
D. Rahn, Jesús F. Acevedo, R. Word
2008American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology55 citations Open access
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Effect of progesterone on intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis in human myometrial smooth muscle cells.
V. Fomin, B. Cox, R. Word
1999American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology54 citations
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Fetal Fibronectin Signaling Induces Matrix Metalloproteases and Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in Amnion Cells and Preterm Birth in Mice*
H. Mogami, A. H. Kishore, Haolin Shi, Patrick W. Keller +2 more
2012Journal of Biological Chemistry50 citations Open access
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Regulation of cGMP-induced relaxation and cGMP-dependent protein kinase in rat myometrium during pregnancy.
R. Word, T. Cornwell
1998American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology50 citations
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Regulation of Elastolytic Proteases in the Mouse Vagina During Pregnancy, Parturition, and Puerperium1
C. Wieslander, Spyridon I. Marinis, P. Drewes, Patrick W. Keller +2 more
2008Biology of Reproduction49 citations
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Recovery of the Injured External Anal Sphincter After Injection of Local or Intravenous Mesenchymal Stem Cells
S. Pathi, Jesús F. Acevedo, Patrick W. Keller, A. H. Kishore +3 more
2012Obstetrics and Gynecology48 citations
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Two Distinct Subtypes of Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute Liver Failure Are Separable By Quantitative Serum IgM anti-HBc and HBV DNA Levels
Doan Y. Dao, Linda S. Hynan, He-Jun Yuan, C. Sanders +5 more
2012Hepatology47 citations Open access
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Transgene Insertion on Mouse Chromosome 6 Impairs Function of the Uterine Cervix and Causes Failure of Parturition1
R. Word, C. P. Landrum, B. Timmons, S. Young +1 more
2005Biology of Reproduction47 citations
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Quantification of Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Mice: Vaginal Protease Activity Precedes Increased MOPQ Scores in Fibulin 5 Knockout Mice1
C. Wieslander, D. Rahn, Donald D. McIntire, Jesús F. Acevedo +3 more
2009Biology of Reproduction40 citations Open access
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Androstenedione up-regulation of endometrial aromatase expression via local conversion to estrogen: potential relevance to the pathogenesis of endometriosis.
O. Bukulmez, D. Hardy, Bruce R. Carr, R. Auchus +3 more
2008Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism40 citations Open access
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Effect of Myogenic Stem Cells on Contractile Properties of the Repaired and Unrepaired Transected External Anal Sphincter in an Animal Model
A. White, Patrick W. Keller, Jesús F. Acevedo, R. Word +1 more
2010Obstetrics and Gynecology38 citations
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A 310-bp minimal promoter mediates smooth muscle cell-specific expression of telokin.
Aiping F. Smith, R. Bigsby, R. Word, B. Herring
1998American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology38 citations
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Optimal Location and Orientation of Suture Placement in Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy
Clifford Y. Wai, A. White, K. Carrick, M. Corton +3 more
2009Obstetrics and Gynecology34 citations
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Effect of Body Weight on Metabolic Hormones and Fatty Acid Metabolism in Follicular Fluid of Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization: A Pilot Study
Laurice Bou Nemer, Haolin Shi, B. Carr, R. Word +1 more
2019Reproductive Sciences33 citations Open access
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Collagen Type 1 Accelerates Healing of Ruptured Fetal Membranes
H. Mogami, A. H. Kishore, R. Word
2018Scientific Reports31 citations Open access
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Expression of Transient Receptor Channel Proteins in Human Fundal Myometrium in Pregnancy
C. Ku, L. Babich, R. Word, M. Zhong +3 more
2006Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation31 citations
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Vaginal Estrogen: A Dual Edged Sword in Postoperative Healing of the Vaginal Wall
C. Ripperda, P. A. Maldonado, Jesús F. Acevedo, Patrick W. Keller +3 more
2017Menopause30 citations Open access
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Dysregulation of Protease and Protease Inhibitors in a Mouse Model of Human Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Madhusudhan Budatha, Simone Silva, T. Montoya, A. Suzuki +5 more
2013PLoS ONE28 citations Open access
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Transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) and progesterone regulate matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) in human endometrial stromal cells.
H. Itoh, A. H. Kishore, A. Lindqvist, David E. Rogers +1 more
2012Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism28 citations Open access
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Interleukin-1β induces expression of neuropeptide Y in primary astrocyte cultures in a cytokine-specific manner: induction in human but not rat astrocytes
A. Barnea, Jodie Roberts, Patrick W. Keller, R. Word
200128 citations
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Androgens Upregulate Endometrial Epithelial Progesterone Receptor Expression: Potential Implications for Endometriosis
S. Babayev, Chan Woo Park, Patrick W. Keller, B. Carr +2 more
2017Reproductive Sciences27 citations Open access
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Prostaglandin dehydrogenase is a target for successful induction of cervical ripening
A. H. Kishore, Han-Quan Liang, M. Kanchwala, Chao Xing +6 more
2017Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America26 citations Open access
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Effect of myogenic stem cells on the integrity and histomorphology of repaired transected external anal sphincter
Joseph L. Fitzwater, Kathryn B. Grande, Joseph L. Sailors, Jesús F. Acevedo +2 more
2015International Urogynecology Journal26 citations
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Differential Expression of Protein Kinase A, AKAP 79, and PP2B in Pregnant Human Myometrial Membranes Prior to and During Labor
C. Ku, R. Word, Barbara M. Sanborn
2005Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation26 citations
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Reorganization of myofilament proteins and decreased cGMP-dependent protein kinase in the human uterus during pregnancy.
T. Cornwell, J. Li, H. Sellak, Rodney T. Miller +1 more
2001Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism25 citations Open access
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Dysregulation of fibulin-5 and matrix metalloproteases in epithelial ovarian cancer
Dustin B. Manders, Hari Annavarapu Kishore, A. Gazdar, Patrick W. Keller +4 more
2018OncoTarget23 citations Open access
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Myogenic stem cell-laden hydrogel scaffold in wound healing of the disrupted external anal sphincter
T. Montoya, Jesús F. Acevedo, Benjamin Smith, Patrick W. Keller +4 more
2015International Urogynecology Journal23 citations
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Large Conductance Ca+2-Activated K+ Channels Contribute to Vascular Function in Nonpregnant Human Uterine Arteries
C. R. Rosenfeld, R. Word, Kevin Despain, Xiao-Tie Liu
2008Reproductive Sciences23 citations Open access
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Nrf2 Activation Inhibits Effects of Thrombin in Human Amnion Cells and Thrombin-Induced Preterm Birth in Mice.
Yoshitsugu Chigusa, A. H. Kishore, H. Mogami, R. Word
2016Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism22 citations Open access
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Sex-linked Skeletal Phenotype of Lysyl Oxidase Like-1 Mutant Mice
Loai Alsofi, Eileen J. Daley, I. Hornstra, E. Morgan +5 more
2015Calcified Tissue International21 citations Open access
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A novel isoform of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor inhibits IL-8 gene expression in human cervical stromal cells.
Xia Li, A. H. Kishore, D. Dao, Weiming Zheng +2 more
2010Molecular Endocrinology20 citations Open access
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Urinary Biomarkers in Women with Refractory Urgency Urinary Incontinence Randomized to Sacral Neuromodulation versus OnabotulinumtoxinA Compared to Controls
H. Richter, P. Moalli, C. Amundsen, A. Malykhina +9 more
2017Journal of Urology19 citations Open access
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Prostaglandin E2 regulates its own inactivating enzyme, 15-PGDH, by EP2 receptor-mediated cervical cell-specific mechanisms.
A. H. Kishore, David Owens, R. Word
2014Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism19 citations Open access
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