Offer Erez

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
observational 2025
Evidence that atherosis of the spiral artery represents atherosclerotic lesions similar to those of native and transplant-induced atherosclerosis: implications for understanding the pathophysiology of obstetrical syndromes and long-term cardiovascular risk
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2025.10.026

BACKGROUND: Mothers who experience major obstetrical syndromes (ie, preeclampsia, spontaneous preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, fetal death, and gestational diabetes mellitus) are at an increased risk for early death from cardiovascu…

observational 2024
The Association Between Maternal ABO Blood Group and the Occurrence of Spontaneous Preterm Birth: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1007/s43032-024-01705-6

There is limited and inconsistent evidence that imply a relationship between ABO blood types and rate of preterm birth (PTB). We aim to examine the association between maternal ABO blood group and PTB rate. A retrospective-study conducted a…

review 2015
Galectins: Double-edged Swords in the Cross-roads of Pregnancy Complications and Female Reproductive Tract Inflammation and Neoplasia
Journal of pathology and translational medicine ·doi:10.4132/jptm.2015.02.25

Galectins are an evolutionarily ancient and widely expressed family of lectins that have unique glycan-binding characteristics. They are pleiotropic regulators of key biological processes, such as cell growth, proliferation, differentiation…

observational 2008
CXCL6 (granulocyte chemotactic protein-2): a novel chemokine involved in the innate immune response of the amniotic cavity
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) ·doi:10.1111/j.1600-0897.2008.00620.x

PROBLEM: CXCL6 is a potent pro-inflammatory neutrophil chemoattractant and activator whose activity during pregnancy is not well-established. The purpose of this study was to determine if CXCL6 is present in amniotic fluid (AF) and if CXCL6…