Timeline
Elisabeth Menu
Group Leader
15 Feb 2023
01 Jan 2022
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Women for science and science for women: Gaps, challenges and opportunities towards optimizing pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 prevention.
Read more01 Jan 2022
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A Case Study to Dissect Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in a Neonate Nonhuman Primate Model.
Read more01 Jan 2022
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Role of the human vaginal microbiota in the regulation of inflammation and sexually transmitted infection acquisition: Contribution of the non-human primate model to a better understanding?
Read more01 Jan 2022
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Local Innate Markers and Vaginal Microbiota Composition Are Influenced by Hormonal Cycle Phases.
Read more01 Jun 2021
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Neonatal Immune System Ontogeny: The Role of Maternal Microbiota and Associated Factors. How Might the Non-Human Primate Model Enlighten the Path?
Read more12 Jun 2019
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Dynamics of Vaginal and Rectal Microbiota Over Several Menstrual Cycles in Female Cynomolgus Macaques
Read more12 Mar 2019
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Seminal Plasma Exposures Strengthen Vaccine Responses in the Female Reproductive Tract Mucosae.
Read more31 Jul 2017
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Modified Vaccinia Virus Ankara Vector Induces Specific Cellular and Humoral Responses in the Female Reproductive Tract, the Main HIV Portal of Entry.
Read more06 Jun 2016
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NK cells control HIV-1 infection of macrophages through soluble factors and cellular contacts in the human decidua
Read more09 Sep 2015
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The local environment orchestrates mucosal decidual macrophage differentiation and substantially inhibits HIV-1 replication
Read more16 Jul 2015
04 Jul 2015
12 Nov 2014
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Distinct characteristics of endometrial and decidual macrophages and regulation of their permissivity to HIV-1 infection by SAMHD1.
Read more01 Jul 2014
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Human decidual macrophages and NK cells differentially express Toll-like receptors and display distinct cytokine profiles upon TLR stimulation
Read more05 Jan 2012
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Dynamic shift from CD85j/ILT-2 to NKG2D NK receptor expression pattern on human decidual NK during the first trimester of pregnancy
Read more18 Jul 2011
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Decidual soluble factors participate in the control of HIV-1 infection at the maternofetal interface
Read more02 Dec 2009
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Plasmodium falciparum infection significantly impairs placental cytokine profile in HIV infected Cameroonian women
Read more22 Jun 2009
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Antigen-presenting cells represent targets for R5 HIV-1 infection in the first trimester pregnancy uterine mucosa
Read more15 May 2009
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Proteasome-independent degradation of HIV-1 in naturally non-permissive human placental trophoblast cells
Read more01 Mar 2009
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Higher placental anti-inflammatory IL-10 cytokine expression in HIV-1 infected women receiving longer zidovudine prophylaxis associated with nevirapine
Read more30 Dec 2008
31 Mar 2008
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Distinct efficacy of HIV-1 entry inhibitors to prevent cell-to-cell transfer of R5 and X4 viruses across a human placental trophoblast barrier in a reconstitution model in vitro
Read more30 Mar 2008
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Specific stimulation of HIV-1 replication in human placental trophoblasts by an antigen of Plasmodium falciparum
Read more18 May 2007
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Characterization of the main placental cytokine profiles from HIV-1-infected pregnant women treated with anti-retroviral drugs in France
Read more23 Jun 2006
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Tumour necrosis factor-alpha stimulates HIV-1 replication in single-cycle infection of human term placental villi fragments in a time, viral dose and envelope dependent manner
Read more22 Jun 2006
01 Jun 2006
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HIV-1 pol gene polymorphism and antiretroviral resistance mutations in drug-naive pregnant women in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Read more13 Dec 2005
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Down modulation of TNF-alpha mRNA placental expression by AZT used for the prevention of HIV-1 mother-to-child transmission
Read more01 Oct 2005
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Impact of the placental cytokine-chemokine balance on regulation of cell-cell contact-induced human immunodeficiency virus type 1 translocation across a trophoblastic barrier in vitro
Read more06 Apr 2005
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First Dominique Dormont International Conference on “Host-pathogen interactions in chronic infections – viral and host determinants of HCV, HCMV, and HIV infections”.
Read more01 Feb 2005
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Evaluation of the placental environment with a new in vitro model of histocultures of early and term placentae: determination of cytokine and chemokine expression profiles
Read more01 Jul 2004
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Human immunodeficiency virus 1 downregulates cell surface expression of the non-classical major histocompatibility class I molecule HLA-G1
Read more01 Jun 2004
01 Mar 2004
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Evaluation of Cytokeratin 7 as an accurate intracellular marker with which to assess the purity of human placental villous trophoblast cells by flow cytometry
Read more01 Nov 2003
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Low rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 after nevirapine intervention in a pilot public health program in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Read more01 Nov 2003
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Mother-to-child transmission of HIV: developing integration of healthcare programmes with clinical, social and basic research studies. Report of the International Workshop held at Chobe Marina Lodge, Kasane, Botswana, 21-25 January 2003
Read more01 Oct 2003
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Cell-free HIV type 1 infection is restricted in the human trophoblast choriocarcinoma BeWo cell line, even with expression of CD4, CXCR4 and CCR5
Read more01 Oct 2003
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Predominant intracellular expression of CXCR4 and CCR5 in purified primary trophoblast cells from first trimester and term human placentae
Read more01 Oct 2003
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Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in relation to the season in Yaounde, Cameroon
Read more01 Nov 2001
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Expression of beta chemokines in explants and trophoblasts from early and term human placentae
Read more01 Sep 2001
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Placental cytokine and chemokine production in HIV-1-infected women: trophoblast cells show a different pattern compared to cells from HIV-negative women
Read more01 May 2001
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Cell-to-cell contact results in a selective translocation of maternal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 quasispecies across a trophoblastic barrier by both transcytosis and infection
Read more01 Sep 2000
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Evidence of the existence of a new circulating recombinant form of HIV type 1 subtype A/J in Cameroon. The European Network on the Study of In Utero Transmission of HIV-1
Read more01 May 2000
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Coreceptor usage of HIV-1 isolates representing different genetic subtypes obtained from pregnant Cameroonian women. European Network for In Utero Transmission of HIV-1
Read more01 Mar 2000
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HIV-1 co-receptor expression on trophoblastic cells from early placentas and permissivity to infection by several HIV-1 primary isolates
Read more20 Nov 1999
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An unusual HIV type 1 env sequence embedded in a mosaic virus from Cameroon: identification of a new env clade. European Network on the study of in utero transmission of HIV-1
Read more01 May 1999
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Vertical transmission of HIV: parameters which might affect infection of placental trophoblasts by HIV-1: a review. Biomed Group on the Study of in Utero Transmission of HIV 1
Read more15 Apr 1999
01 Jan 1999
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Selection of maternal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants in human placenta. European Network for In Utero Transmission of HIV-1
Read more01 Nov 1998
01 Jul 1998
01 Jun 1998
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High incidence of early postnatal transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in Bangui, Central African Republic
Read more01 Dec 1997
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Insights into the mechanisms of vertical transmission of HIV-1. BIOMED2 Working Group on the in utero transmission of HIV-1
Read more01 Sep 1997
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Induction of transient murine T cell anergy by a low molecular weight compound obtained from supernatants of human placental cultures is linked to defective phosphorylation of TCR CD3 chain
Read more01 Jun 1997
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Immune suppression and Th1/Th2 balance in pregnancy revisited: a (very) personal tribute to Tom Wegmann
Read more01 Feb 1997
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Immunoactive products of placenta. VI. Induction of transient murine T cell anergy by a low-molecular-weight compound obtained from supernatants of human placental cultures
Read more01 Jan 1997
01 Jan 1997
01 Jan 1997
01 Jul 1996
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Immunoactive products of placenta. V. Immunoregulatory properties of a low molecular weight compound obtained from human placental cultures
Read more01 May 1996
01 Apr 1996
01 Dec 1995
20 Apr 1995
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HIV infection of choriocarcinoma cell lines derived from human placenta: the role of membrane CD4 and Fc-Rs into HIV entry
Read more01 Feb 1995
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Alloimmunization against well defined polymorphic major histocompatibility or class I MHC transfected L cells antigens can prevent poly IC induced fetal death in mice
Read more15 Sep 1994
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CD59 costimulation of T cell activation. CD58 dependence and requirement for glycosylation
Read more26 Jun 1992
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Overlapping but nonidentical binding sites on CD2 for CD58 and a second ligand CD59
Read more01 Apr 1992
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Human trophoblast cells express CD4 and are permissive for productive infection with HIV-1
Read more01 Dec 1991
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In vitro and in vivo immunosuppressive effects of supernatants from human choriocarcinoma cell lines
Read more01 Sep 1991
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Immunoactive products of human placenta. IV. Immunoregulatory factors obtained from cultures of human placenta inhibit in vivo local and systemic allogeneic and graft versus-host reactions in mice
Read more01 Jul 1990
01 Feb 1990
01 Jan 1990
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Immunoactive products of human placenta (III): Characterization of an inhibitor affecting lymphocyte proliferation
Read more01 Nov 1989
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Immunoactive products of human placenta. II. Direct inhibition of non-MHC restricted cytolytic activity of human CD3 alpha-beta but not CD3 gamma-delta expressing T cell clones
Read more01 Aug 1989
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Immunological manipulations in animal pregnancy and models of pregnancy failure
Read more01 Apr 1989
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Immunoactive products of human placenta. I. An immunoregulatory factor obtained from explant cultures of human placenta inhibits CTL generation and cytotoxic effector activity
Read more01 Feb 1989
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The role of M-CSF and GM-CSF in fostering placental growth, fetal growth, and fetal survival
Read more01 Nov 1988
01 Jan 1988