Kelycia Leimert, University of Alberta

Research

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Latest papers

The determinant role of IL-6 in the establishment of inflammation leading to spontaneous preterm birth.
Cytokine & growth factor reviews · 2021
Uterotonic Neuromedin U Receptor 2 and Its Ligands Are Upregulated by Inflammation in Mice and Humans, and Elicit Preterm Birth.
Biology of reproduction · 2016
Novel Noncompetitive IL-1 Receptor-Biased Ligand Prevents Infection- and Inflammation-Induced Preterm Birth.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2015

All 4 publications

Latest funding

A Breakthrough Solution to Effectively Prevent Preterm Birth
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$599,500
Prolonging gestation and improving newborn outcomes with a novel IL-1 receptor modulator
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,269,901

All 2 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

The determinant role of IL-6 in the establishment of inflammation leading to spontaneous preterm birth.

Prairie E, Côté F, Tsakpinoglou M, Mina M, Quiniou C, Leimert K, Olson D, Chemtob S

Cytokine & growth factor reviews202174 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2020.12.004 PMID: 33551331

02

Uterotonic Neuromedin U Receptor 2 and Its Ligands Are Upregulated by Inflammation in Mice and Humans, and Elicit Preterm Birth.

Nadeau-Vallée M, Boudreault A, Leimert K, Hou X, Obari D, Madaan A, Rouget R, Zhu T, Belarbi L, Brien MÈ, Beaudry-Richard A, Olson DM, Girard S, Chemtob S

Biology of reproduction20169 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.116.140905 PMID: 27512149

03

Novel Noncompetitive IL-1 Receptor-Biased Ligand Prevents Infection- and Inflammation-Induced Preterm Birth.

Nadeau-Vallée M, Quiniou C, Palacios J, Hou X, Erfani A, Madaan A, Sanchez M, Leimert K, Boudreault A, Duhamel F, Rivera JC, Zhu T, Noueihed B, Robertson SA, Ni X, Olson DM, Lubell W, Girard S, Chemtob S

Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2015121 citations

DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500758 PMID: 26304990

04

PGF2αmodulates the output of chemokines and pro-inflammatory cytokines in myometrial cells from term pregnant women through divergent signaling pathways

Chen Xu, Weina Liu, Xingji You, Kelycia B Leimert, Krystyn Popowycz, Xin Fang, Stephen L Wood, Donna Michelle Slater, Qianqian Sun, Hang Gu, David Mark Olson, Xin Ni

Molecular Human Reproduction201552 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gav018 PMID: 25882540

A Breakthrough Solution to Effectively Prevent Preterm Birth

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Op. Grant: NWHRI: Innovation Fund - Translational Research

Principal investigators: Chemtob, Sylvain; Vinturache, Angela E

Keywords: Il-1 Receptor Antagonist; Inflammation; Interleukin-1; Myometrial Contractions; Pre-Clinical; Preterm Birth; Tocolytics

$599,500

Prolonging gestation and improving newborn outcomes with a novel IL-1 receptor modulator

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Olson, David M; Chemtob, Sylvain

Keywords: Allosteric Receptor Antagonist; Commercialization; Health Canada And Food And Drug Administration; Human Fetal Membranes; Interleukin-1 Beta; Investigational New Drug Meeting; Mouse; Newborn Inflammation; Pre-Clinical; Preterm Birth

$1,269,901

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Obstetrics & Gynaecology Dept
Faculté de médecine - Département d'ophtalmologie
Cumming School of Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Département de chimie

Co-authors at University of Alberta, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

David Olson

Obstetrics & Gynaecology Dept

4 shared papers, latest 2021

Sylvain Chemtob

Faculté de médecine - Département d'ophtalmologie

3 shared papers, latest 2021

Sylvie Girard

Obstetrics & Gynecology

2 shared papers, latest 2016

William Lubell

Département de chimie

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Stephen Wood

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Donna Slater

Cumming School of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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