Selected Publications

Kholod O, Anton L, Klohonatz K, Ferguson B, Goods BA, Gerson KD: Gardnerella vaginalis induces biosynthesis of higher order polyamines: mechanisms of an optimal host immune response. Pregnancy 2(e70168), Jan 2026 Notes: Presented at Poster Session 3 at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Pregnancy Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Anton L, Kholod O, Palmer OG, Klohonatz K, Graskin Z, Leite R, Goods BA, Gerson KD : Menstrual discs for cervicovaginal cellular phenotyping: a novel methodology to define tissue-specific adaptations in pregnancy Pregnancy 2(e70169), Jan 2026 Notes: Presented at Poster Session 4 at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Pregnancy Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Klohonatz K, Graskin Z, Leite R, Anton L, Ledyard R, Hacker MR, Burris HH, Gerson KD: Cervical mucin expression is associated with preterm birth: molecular determinants of mucus quality in pregnancy. Pregnancy 2(e70175), Jan 2026 Notes: Presented at Poster Session 2 at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Pregnancy Meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Kirschen GW, Klohonatz K, Anton L, Gerson KD: Gardnerella vaginalis induces lipid peroxidation and superoxide dismutase activity in the cervicovaginal space. Pregnancy 2(e70168), Jan 2026 Notes: Presented in Poster Session 3 at the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Pregnancy meeting in Las Vegas, NV.

Anton L, Cristancho AG, Ferguson B, Ravel J, Elovitz MA: Cervicovaginal microbiome alters transcriptomic and epigenomic signatures across cervicovaginal epithelial barriers. Microbiome 13(1):238, Nov 2025.

Golden TN, Mani S, Linn RL, Leite R, Trigg NA, Wilson A, Anton L, Mainigi M, Conine CC, Kauffman BA, Strauss III JF, Parry S, Simmons RA: Extracellular Vesicles Alter Trophoblast Function in Pregnancies Complicated by COVID-19. J Extracell Vesicles 14(4):e70051, Apr 2025.

Eekhoff JD, Santillan JA, Friday CS, Barnum CE, Weiss SN, Shetye S, Anton L, Elovitz MA, Soslowsky LJ: Fatigue loading and volumetric microscopy demonstrate changes to the mouse cervix throughout and after pregnancy. Connect Tissue Res 29:1-9, Apr 2025.

Kirschen GW, Ferguson B, Anton L, Gerson KD: Spermine and Spermidine Attenuate Glutathione Oxidation by Gardnerella vaginalis: Antioxidant Potential of Vaginal Polyamines. Reproductive Sciences 32(Suppl 1): 16A, Mar 2025 Notes: SRI 72nd Annual Meeting: Scientific Program & Abstracts, Poster #T-004.

Klohonatz K, Ferguson B, Anton L, Gerson KD: Indolelactate Mitigates Anaerobe-Induced Inflammation in the Cervical Epithelium: Potential Role for Lactobacillus crispatus-Derived Lactate Derivatives in Immune Protection. Reproductive Sciences 32(Suppl 1): 36A, Mar 2025 Notes: SRI 72nd Annual Meeting: Scientific Program & Abstracts, Poster #S-008.

Anton L, Klohonatz K, Ferguson B, Gerson KD: Exposure of the Cervical Epithelium to Gardnerella vaginalis and Vaginal Polyamines Alters Macrophage Immune Responses: Evidence for Cellular Crosstalk at the Host-Microbial Interface. Reproductive Sciences 32(Suppl 1): 36A, Mar 2025 Notes: SRI 72nd Annual Meeting: Scientific Program & Abstracts, Poster #S-003.