School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

Associate Professor Marloes Nitert Dekker

MSc, Med Lic, PhD, Grad Cert Clinical Trials
Associate Professor
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
+61 7 336 54633
Molecular Biosciences Building (76), Room 452
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Primary research interest

Metabolism and microbiome in pregnancy

About me

I have a MSc in Medical Biology from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I moved to Sweden to study the role of Insulin and IGF-1 receptors in endothelial cells obtaining a Licentiate Degree in Medical Cell Biology at Linköping University, Sweden in 2005. I pursued my PhD at Lund University, Sweden in Molecular Metabolism of the pancreatic beta cells (2007).

In my first post-doctoral scholarship funded by the Nordic Centre of Excellence in Disease Genetics and the Swedish Society for Medical Research, I investigated the role of epigentics in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. I then moved to Australia in 2011 to pursue research into metabolism in pregnancy. I am the key scientist of the SPRING RCT team which aims to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese pregnant women with probiotics.

I joined the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences as a Senior Lecturer in Metabolism and to continue my research into metabolism and the microbiome in pregnancy.

Research focus and collaborations

The focus of the Metabolism and Microbiome in Pregnancy lab is on understanding the role of the microbiome in shaping metabolic changes in pregnancy and pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia. The rate of pregnancy complications is increasing in line with the rise in overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age. Recently, it has become clear that the microbiome i.e. the composite of microorganisms present on an organism, is an important regulator of many physiological processes including metabolism and immunity. The lab uses samples obtained from clinical studies to investigate the mechanisms by which the microbiome regulates metabolism in pregnancy.

The lab has a close collaboration with clinician-scientists at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital: Professor Leonie Callaway and the Mater Mothers' Hospital: Professor David McIntyre and Associate Professor Shelley Wilkinson and with Associate Professor Helen Barrett at the University of Sydney. For our lipid studies, we collaborate with Professor Barbara Meyer at the University of Wollongong and Dr Dilys Freeman at the University of Glasgow, UK. We collaborate with Professor William Hague at the University of Adelaide for our studies on the role of bile acid metabolism and the gut microbiome in women with or at high risk for Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy.

Our research group is part of the Queensland Perinatal Consortium (QPACT), a collaboration between research groups interested in perinatal research within South-East Queensland.

Funded projects

  • 2023 – $50,000 in support from Ferring Pharmaceuticals for investigating changes in the microbiome of women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy after treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid or rifampicin.
  • 2022 – $4,500,000 in support from Meat and Livestock Australia for project on Low Emission Saliva Test for Ruminants (LESTR). Lead for Microbiome in Pregnancy analysis.
  • 2021 – $60,000 in support from the Diabetes Australia Research Programme for investigating hyperglycaemia in women pregnant after bariatric surgery.
  • 2021 – $20,000 in support from UQ Faculty of Science COVID Research Recovery Fund.
  • 2020 – $29,327 in project support from the CRE Digestive Health Pilot grant scheme for study of high intensity interval training (HIIT) on human gut microbiome functional diversity, inflammation and body composition in colorectal cancer survivors.
  • 2019 – $60,000 in support from the RACP for study of the effects of preeclampsia on gut permeability?
  • 2018 – $25,000 in project support from the IHBI QIMRB Seed funding scheme for study of allergy-associated changes in the functional capacity of the maternal and infant microbial community.
  • 2018 – $22,000 in support from the UQ Faculty of Science for the organization of a Nature Writing Masterclass for Early and Mid Career Researchers.
  • 2018 – $39,936 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Foundation for study of the role of probiotics in the prevention of allergic disease in children.
  • 2017 – $42,876 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Foundation for study of antibiotics in pregnancy: unintended effects on the microbiome, maternal metabolism and infant body composition.
  • 2017 – $42,876 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Foundation for study of the long-term consequences of altered neonatal adiposity.
  • 2017 – $40,000 in project support from the UQ Early Career Researcher grants for study of the role the gut microbiome in the regulation of blood pressure in overweight and obese pregnant women.
  • 2017 – $276,265 from the UQ Major Equipment Infrastructure grants for upgrades of preparative centrifuge and ultracentrifuge systems and rotors at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences as part of a consortium of SCMB researchers.
  • 2017 – $65,439 in project support from the Diabetes Australia Research Programme for study of the linkages in the maternal and infant microbiome: effects of GDM or probiotics?
  • 2017-2019 - $487,273 AUD in project support from NHMRC for project Trophoblast cell-cell fusion in preeclampsia.
  • 2016 – $40,000 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation for study of the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes in the gut microbiome of overweight and obese pregnant women.
  • 2016 – $40,000 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation for study of ketone production after a carbohydrate restricted meal in women with GDM.
  • 2016 – $36,740 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation for study of postprandial triglycerides in diabetes in pregnancy: a pilot study.
  • 2015 – $40,000 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’ Hospital Foundation for study of the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance genes in the gut microbiome of overweight and obese pregnant women.
  • 2015 – $40,000 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’ Hospital Foundation for study of ketone production after a carbohydrate-restricted meal in women with GDM.
  • 2015 – $36,740 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’ Hospital Foundation for study of postprandial triglycerides in diabetes in pregnancy: a pilot study.
  • 2014 – $40,000 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’ Hospital Foundation for study of the comparison of the microbiomes of the gut, oral cavity and placenta in mother and baby dyads.
  • 2014 – $40 000 in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’ Hospital Foundation for study of periconception weight loss and the epigenetic regulation of stress and growth in the infant.
  • 2014 – $78,000 AUD in project support from the Queensland Health Strategic Health Initiatives for Longitudinal effects of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy on the body composition and growth of infants.
  • 2014 – $25,000 AUD in project support from the QCMR and QUT Collaborative Seeding Grants Scheme for study of environmental pollutants—transfer from mother to fetus.
  • 2013 – $40,000 AUD in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation for study of metabolic toxins and placental function.
  • 2012 – $40,000 AUD in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation for study of the role of the gut microbiome in the development of gestational diabetes.
  • 2012 – $6,600 AUD in project support from Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society – Novo Nordisk Scientific Research Grant for project Gene expression and DNA methylation of diabetes-associated genes in the placenta and offspring neonatal buccal cells from pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus.
  • 2012 – $31,000 AUD in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation for study of the role of maternal prepregnancy weight loss on the neonatal stress response.
  • 2012 – $13 000 AUD in project support from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Foundation for the measurement of maternal triglyceride metabolism in the third trimester of pregnancy.
  • 2012-2015 - $828,000 AUD in project support from NHMRC for project Priobiotics to prevent gestational diabetes.
  • 2011 - $40,000 AUD in project support from RBWH foundation for project Impact of metformin treatment for gestational diabetes: A prospective observational study.
  • 2011 - $39,000 AUD in project support from Pfizer Australia for project Placental expression of lipoprotein lipase, endothelial lipase and hormone-sensitive lipase in pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia or eclampsia or intrauterine growth retardation. 
  • 2010 - $10,000 in project support from Tore Nilssons stiftelse för medicinsk forskning.
  • 2009 - $10,000 AUD in project support from Fredrik och Ingrid Thurings stiftelse för medicinsk forskning.
  • 2009 - $11,000 AUD in project support from Tore Nilssons stiftelse för medicinsk forskning.
  • 2009 - $10,000 AUD in project support from the Nilsson-Ehle donations.

Teaching interests

I teach into a variety of courses, focusing on metabolism (BIOC3006, NEUR3001, BIOM3020), microbiome (MICR3004, BIOL1007) and developmental genetics (BIOC3003, BIOL1007, DEVB2000) for students in the Bachelor of (Advanced) Science, Bachelor of Biomedical Science, Bachelor of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Bachelor of Health Science, Bachelor of Physiotherapy and the Doctor of Medicine programs.  I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

BIOC3006 - Biochemistry of Metabolism in Health & Disease
NEUR3001 - Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience
BIOM3020 - Integrated Endocrinology

MICR3004 - Microbial Genomics
BIOL1007 - Molecular & Cellular Biology for Physiotherapists

DEVB2000 - Stem Cells, Development and Developmental Disorders
BIOC3003 - Human Molecular Genetics in Health & Disease

Achievements and awards

  • 2023 – Award for Outstanding Contribution of Education from the UQ School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
  • 2022 – Metro North Research Excellence Awards category Clinical Research Award
  • 2021 – Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • 2020 – Award for Outstanding Contribution to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion from the UQ School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences for the Women in Science Podcast series.
  • 2017 – Metro North Research Excellence Awards category Complex Health Challenges Research Award for the Obstetric Medicine research team
  • 2016 – Graz-Clock Award for best overall oral presentation, Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society
  • 2016 – Chair Program Organising Committee ADIPS annual scientific meeting, Gold Coast
  • 2014 – current Council Member Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand

Researcher biography

Dr Marloes Dekker Nitert is an Associate Professor at The University of Queensland. Marloes is a biomedical researcher with a PhD from Lund University in Sweden. Her research focuses on the role of metabolism in complications of pregnancy. She currently heads a laboratory research group at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences studying the role of metabolism in pregnancy complications and especially how the gut microbiome contributes to a healthy pregnancy and to pregnancy complications. Marloes works closely together with clinician-scientists and clinicians at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and the Mater Mothers' Hospital to do her translational research. Marloes is a board member of the Australian Society for Medical Research and a past Council member of the Society of Obstetric Medicine Australia and New Zealand.

Publications

Book Chapters (8)
Journal Articles (112)
Conference Papers (29)

Book Chapters

Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Siow, Sue Maye and Holland, Olivia (2021). Maternal overnutrition and mitochondrial function. Molecular Nutrition: Mother and Infant. (pp. 265-296) edited by Manlio Vinciguerra and Paul Cordero Sanchez. London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-813862-5.00011-6
McIntyre, H. David, Dekker, Marloes, Barrett, Helen L. and Callaway, Leonie K. (2020). Obesity in pregnancy: epidemiology, mechanisms, nutritional and metabolic management. Gestational Diabetes: A Decade after the HAPO Study. (pp. 21-34) edited by Annunziata Lapolla and Boyd E. Metzger. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger. doi: 10.1159/000480163
McIntyre, Harold David, Dekker-Nitert, Marloes, Barrett, Helen Lorraine Graham and Callaway, Leonie Kaye (2018). Gestational diabetes mellitus, obesity, and pregnancy outcomes. Textbook of Diabetes and Pregnancy. (pp. 246-252) Boca Raton, FL United States: CRC Press.
Gomez Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., Callaway, Leonie K., McIntyre, H. David and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2018). Probiotics in the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Nutrition and diet in maternal diabetes: an evidence-based approach. (pp. 275-288) edited by Rajkumar Rajendram, Victor R. Preedy and Vinood B. Patel. Cham, Switzerland: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-56440-1_22
Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Callaway, Leonie K., McIntyre, H. David and Barrett, Helen L. (2018). Biomarkers of metabolic and cardiovascular risk in gestational diabetes. Nutrition and diet in maternal diabetes: an evidence-based approach. (pp. 147-159) edited by Rajkumar Rajendram, Victor R. Preedy and Vinood B. Patel. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-56440-1_13
McIntyre, H. David, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Barrett, Helen L. and Callaway, Leonie K. (2017). Obesity and diabetes in pregnancy. A practical manual of diabetes in pregnancy. (pp. 87-103) edited by David R. McCance, Michael Maresh and David A. Sacks. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119043805.ch7
Dekker Nitert, M., Barrett, H. L., de Jersey, S., Matusiak, K., McIntyre, H. D. and Callaway, L. K. (2014). Preconception care and barriers to addressing overweight and obesity: a focus on weight loss advice and weight loss strategies. Handbook of diet and nutrition in the menstrual cycle, periconception and fertility. (pp. 327-342) edited by HollinsMartin, C, VanDenAkker, O, Martin, C and Preedy, VR. Wageningen, Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-767-7.020
Ling, Charlotte, Ronn, Tina and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2011). Epigenetics and type 2 diabetes. Epigenetic aspects of chronic diseases. (pp. 135-145) edited by Helmtrud I. Roach, Felix Bronner and Richard O.C. Oreffo. London, United Kingdom: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-84882-644-1_9

Journal Articles

Shipton, Emma V., Foxcroft, Katie, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, McIntyre, H. David, Barrett, Helen, Tang, Mimi and Callaway, Leonie (2023). OFFSPRING: a SPRING follow-up study assessing the efficacy of maternal probiotics and allergic disease in the child. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 185 (3), 212-217. doi: 10.1159/000535179
Tanner, Helen L., Ng, Hui Ting, Murphy, Grace, Barrett, Helen L., Callaway, Leonie K., McIntyre, H. David and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2023). Habitual carbohydrate intake is not correlated with circulating β-hydroxybutyrate levels in pregnant women with overweight and obesity at 28 weeks' gestation. Diabetologia, 67 (2), 346-355. doi: 10.1007/s00125-023-06044-w
Meloncelli, Nina, O’Connor, Hannah, Wilkinson, Shelley A., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Kearney, Lauren and de Jersey, Susan (2023). Preventing gestational diabetes with a Healthy Gut Diet: Protocol for a pilot, feasibility randomized controlled trial. Nutrients, 15 (21) 4653, 1-14. doi: 10.3390/nu15214653
Hague, William M., Briley, Annette, Callaway, Leonie, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Gehlert, Jessica, Graham, Dorothy, Grzeskowiak, Luke, Makris, Angela, Markus, Corey, Middleton, Philippa, Peek, Michael J., Shand, Antonia, Stark, Michael and Waugh, Jason (2023). Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy – diagnosis and management: a consensus statement of the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (SOMANZ): Executive summary. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 63 (5), 656-665. doi: 10.1111/ajo.13719
Meyer, Barbara J., Cortie, Colin, Dekker-Nitert, Marloes, Barrett, Helen L. and Freeman, Dilys J. (2023). Women with gestational diabetes mellitus, controlled for plasma glucose level, exhibit maternal and fetal dyslipidaemia that may warrant treatment. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 204 110929. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2023.110929
Dekker Nitert, M., Altemani, F., Mcintyre, HD., Callaway, LK., Tyson, G. and Barrett, HL. (2023). PO8_7. Short-chain fatty acid producing bacteria and butyrate levels are decreased in women who develop preeclampsia throughout gestation. Pregnancy Hypertension, 33, e47-e48. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2023.07.096
Mamun, Abdullah, Biswas, Tuhin, Scott, James, Sly, Peter D., McIntyre, H. David, Thorpe, Karen, Boyle, Frances M., Dekker, Marloes N., Doi, Suhail, Mitchell, Murray, McNeil, Keith, Kothari, Alka, Hardiman, Leah and Callaway, Leonie Kaye (2023). Adverse childhood experiences, the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 13 (8) e063826, e063826. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063826
Tamang, Man Kumar, Ali, Asad, Pertile, Renata Nedel, Cui, Xiaoying, Alexander, Suzy, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Palmieri, Chiara and Eyles, Darryl (2023). Developmental vitamin D-deficiency produces autism-relevant behaviours and gut-health associated alterations in a rat model. Translational Psychiatry, 13 (1) 204, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02513-3
Boytar, Alexander N., Skinner, Tina L., Wallen, Ruby E., Jenkins, David G. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2023). The effect of exercise prescription on the human gut microbiota and comparison between clinical and apparently healthy populations: a systematic review. Nutrients, 15 (6) 1534, 1-30. doi: 10.3390/nu15061534
Leech, Sophie M., Gilbert, Morgan C., Clifton, Vicki L., Kumar, Sailesh, Rae, Kym M., Borg, Danielle and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2023). Insufficient evidence of a breastmilk microbiota at six-weeks postpartum: A pilot study. Nutrients, 15 (3) 696, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/nu15030696
Meyer, B.J., Freeman, D.J., Cortie, C., Nitert, M. Dekker and Barrett, H.L. (2023). Women with gestational diabetes mellitus controlled for their plasma glucose levels, exhibit dyslipidaemia that may contribute to offspring obesity and the risk of future gestational diabetes mellitus. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 82 (OCE2) E95. doi: 10.1017/s0029665123001040
Boytar, Alexander N., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Morrision, Mark, Skinner, Tina L. and Jenkins, David G. (2022). Exercise‐induced changes to the human gut microbiota and implications for colorectal cancer: A narrative review. The Journal of Physiology, 600 (24), 5189-5201. doi: 10.1113/jp283702
O'Connor, Hannah, Li, Sherly, Hodge, Allison, Callaway, Leonie, David Mclntyre, H., Barrett, Helen, Wilkinson, Shelley A. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2022). Gut microbiome composition is similar between pregnant women with excess body fat with healthy and less healthy dietary intake patterns. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 82 (OCE2) E179, 1425-1437. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13123
Bliesner, Aleisha, Eccles-Smith, Jade, Bates, Claire, Hayes, Olivia, Ho, Jet Yee, Martins, Catia, Truby, Helen and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2022). Impact of food-based weight loss interventions on gut microbiome in individuals with obesity: a systematic review. Nutrients, 14 (9) 1953, 1953. doi: 10.3390/nu14091953
Wilkinson, Shelley A., Schoenaker, Danielle A. J. M., de Jersey, Susan, Collins, Clare E., Gallo, Linda, Rollo, Megan, Borg, Danielle, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Truby, Helen, Barrett, Helen L., Kumar, Sailesh and Clifton, Vicki (2022). Exploring the diets of mothers and their partners during pregnancy: Findings from the Queensland Family Cohort pilot study. Nutrition and Dietetics, 79 (5), 602-615. doi: 10.1111/1747-0080.12733
Altemani, Faisal, Barrett, Helen L., Callaway, Leonie K., McIntyre, H. David and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2022). Reduced abundance of nitrate-reducing bacteria in the oral microbiota of women with future preeclampsia. Nutrients, 14 (6) 1139, 1139. doi: 10.3390/nu14061139
Tanner, Helen, Barrett, Helen L., Callaway, Leonie K., Wilkinson, Shelley A. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2021). Consumption of a low carbohydrate diet in overweight or obese pregnant women is associated with longer gestation of pregnancy. Nutrients, 13 (10) 3511, 3511. doi: 10.3390/nu13103511
Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2021). Increasing pregnancy duration, fetal and early postnatal growth in LMIC: the importance of a gut microbiome that exploits dietary staples. EBioMedicine, 69 103449, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103449
Mullins, Thomas P., Tomsett, Kate I., Gallo, Linda A., Callaway, Leonie K., McIntyre, H. David, Nitert, Marloes Dekker and Barrett, Helen L. (2021). Maternal gut microbiota displays minor changes in overweight and obese women with GDM. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 31 (7), 2131-2139. doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2021.03.029
Davidson, Sarah J., Barrett, Helen L., Price, Sarah A., Callaway, Leonie K. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2021). Probiotics for preventing gestational diabetes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021 (4) CD009951, CD009951. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009951.pub3
Barrett, Helen L., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, D’Emden, Michael, Lingwood, Barbara, de Jersey, Susan, McIntyre, H. David and Callaway, Leonie K. (2021). Capillary triglycerides in late pregnancy—challenging to measure, hard to interpret: a cohort study of practicality. Nutrients, 13 (4) 1266, 1266. doi: 10.3390/nu13041266
Altemani, Faisal, Barrett, Helen L., Gomez-Arango, Luisa, Josh, Peter, McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Morrison, Mark, Tyson, Gene W. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2021). Pregnant women who develop preeclampsia have lower abundance of the butyrate-producer Coprococcus in their gut microbiota. Pregnancy Hypertension, 23, 211-219. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2021.01.002
Hague, William M., Callaway, Leonie, Chambers, Jennifer, Chappell, Lucy, Coat, Suzette, de Haan-Jebbink, Jiska, Dekker, Marloes, Dixon, Peter, Dodd, Jodie, Fuller, Maria, Gordijn, Sanne, Graham, Dorothy, Heikinheimo, Oskari, Hennessy, Annemarie, Kaaja, Risto, Khong, Teck Yee, Lampio, Laura, Louise, Jennie, Makris, Angela, Markus, Corey, Marschall, Hanns-Ulrich, Middleton, Philippa, Mol, Ben W., Morris, Jonathan, Newnham, John P., Ovadia, Caroline, Peek, Michael, Shand, Antonia, Stark, Michael ... Williamson, Catherine (2021). A multi-centre, open label, randomised, parallel-group, superiority Trial to compare the efficacy of URsodeoxycholic acid with RIFampicin in the management of women with severe early onset Intrahepatic Cholestasis of pregnancy: the TURRIFIC randomised trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21 (1) 51, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03481-y
Tanner, Helen L., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Callaway, Leonie K. and Barrett, Helen L. (2021). Ketones in pregnancy: Why is it considered necessary to avoid them and what is the evidence behind their perceived risk?. Diabetes Care, 44 (1), 280-289. doi: 10.2337/dc20-2008
Tomsett, Kate I., Barrett, Helen L., Dekker, Evelyn E., Callaway, Leonie K., McIntyre, David H. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2020). Dietary fiber intake alters gut microbiota composition but does not improve gut wall barrier function in women with future hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Nutrients, 12 (12) 3862, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/nu12123862
Al Bander, Zahraa, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Mousa, Aya and Naderpoor, Negar (2020). The gut microbiota and inflammation: an overview. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (20) 7618, 7618-22. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17207618
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Mousa, Aya, Barrett, Helen L., Naderpoor, Negar and de Courten, Barbora (2020). Altered gut microbiota composition is associated with back pain in overweight and obese individuals. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11 605, 605. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00605
Matusiak, Kristine, Barrett, Helen L, Lust, Karin, Callaway, Leonie K and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2020). Self-reported periconception weight loss attempts do not alter infant body composition. Nutrition, 77 110781, 110781. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.110781
Thomaz, Fernanda S., Altemani, Faisal, Panchal, Sunil K., Worrall, Simon and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2020). The influence of wasabi on the gut microbiota of high-carbohydrate, high-fat diet-induced hypertensive Wistar rats. Journal of Human Hypertension, 35 (2), 170-180. doi: 10.1038/s41371-020-0359-8
Thomaz, Fernanda S., Tomsett, Kate I., Panchal, Sunil K., Worrall, Simon and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2020). Wasabi supplementation alters the composition of the gut microbiota of diet-induced obese rats. Journal of Functional Foods, 67 103868, 103868. doi: 10.1016/j.jff.2020.103868
Shrestha, Nirajan, Sleep, Simone L., Cuffe, James S. M., Holland, Olivia J., McAinch, Andrew J., Dekker Nitert, Marloes and Hryciw, Deanne H. (2020). Pregnancy and diet-related changes in the maternal gut microbiota following exposure to an elevated linoleic acid diet. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism, 318 (2), E276-E285. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00265.2019
O’Callaghan, J. L., Turner, R., Dekker Nitert, M., Barrett, H. L., Clifton, V. and Pelzer, E. S. (2020). Re-assessing microbiomes in the low-biomass reproductive niche. BJOG, 127 (2) 1471-0528.15974, 147-158. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.15974
Naderpoor, Negar, Mousa, Aya, Fernanda Gomez Arango, Luisa, Barrett, Helen L., Dekker Nitert, Marloes and de Courten, Barbora (2019). Effect of vitamin D supplementation on faecal microbiota: a randomised clinical trial. Nutrients, 11 (12) 2888, 2888. doi: 10.3390/nu11122888
Hall, Elin, Jönsson, Josefine, Ofori, Jones K., Volkov, Petr, Perfilyev, Alexander, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Eliasson, Lena, Ling, Charlotte and Bacos, Karl (2019). Glucolipotoxicity alters insulin secretion via epigenetic changes in human islets. Diabetes, 68 (10), 1965-1974. doi: 10.2337/db18-0900
Robinson, Helen, Barrett, Helen, Gomez-Arango, Luisa, McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2019). Ketonuria is associated with changes to the abundance of Roseburia in the gut microbiota of overweight and obese women at 16 weeks gestation: a cross-sectional observational study. Nutrients, 11 (8) 1836, 1836. doi: 10.3390/nu11081836
Naderpoor, Negar, Mousa, Aya, Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., Nitert, Marloes Dekker and de Courten, Barbora (2019). Faecal microbiota are related to insulin sensitivity and secretion in overweight or obese adults. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8 (4) 452, 452. doi: 10.3390/jcm8040452
Callaway, Leonie K., McIntyre, H. David, Barrett, Helen L., Foxcroft, Katie, Tremellen, Anne, Lingwood, Barbara E., Tobin, Jacinta M., Wilkinson, Shelley, Kothari, Alka, Morrison, Mark, O’Rourke, Peter, Pelecanos, Anita and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2019). Probiotics for the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese women: findings from the SPRING double-blind randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Care, 42 (3), dc182248-371. doi: 10.2337/dc18-2248
Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2019). Knights in shining armor short chain fatty acid producers to prevent atherosclerotic plaques?. Circulation Research, 124 (1), 12-14. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.314246
Holland, Olivia J., Cuffe, James S. M., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Callaway, Leonie, Kwan Cheung, Keith A., Radenkovic, Filip and Perkins, Anthony V. (2018). Placental mitochondrial adaptations in preeclampsia associated with progression to term delivery. Cell Death & Disease, 9 (12) 1150, 1150. doi: 10.1038/s41419-018-1190-9
Barrett, Helen L., Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Wilkinson, Shelley A., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Morrison, Mark and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2018). A vegetarian diet is a major determinant of gut microbiota composition in early pregnancy. Nutrients, 10 (7) 890, 890. doi: 10.3390/nu10070890
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., McIntyre, H. David, Anderson, Gregory J., Frazer, David M. and Callaway, Leonie K. (2018). Iron supplementation has minor effects on gut microbiota composition in overweight and obese women in early pregnancy. British Journal of Nutrition, 120 (03), 1-7. doi: 10.1017/S0007114518001149
Robinson, Helen, Barrett, Helen L., Foxcroft, Katie, Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2017). Prevalence of maternal urinary ketones in pregnancy in overweight and obese women. Obstetric Medicine: The Medicine of Pregnancy, 11 (2), 79-82. doi: 10.1177/1753495X17743163
Hall, Elin, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Volkov, Petr, Malmgren, Siri, Mulder, Hindrik, Bacos, Karl and Ling, Charlotte (2017). The effects of high glucose exposure on global gene expression and DNA methylation in human pancreatic islets. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 472, 57-67. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.11.019
Vaswani, Kanchan, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Almughlliq, Fatema B., Peiris, Hassendrini N., Wood-Bradley, Ryan J., Armitage, James A., Rice, Gregory E. and Mitchell, Murray D. (2017). Mid-to-late gestational changes in inflammatory gene expression in the rat placenta. Reproductive Sciences, 25 (2), 222-229. doi: 10.1177/1933719117741375
Gomez-Arango, Luisa F, Barrett, Helen L, Wilkinson, Shelley A, Callaway, Leonie K, McIntyre, H David, Morrison, Mark and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2017). Low dietary fiber intake increases Collinsella abundance in the gut microbiota of overweight and obese pregnant women. Gut microbes, 9 (3), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2017.1406584
Gomez-Arango, Luisa F. , Barrett, Helen. L. , McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Morrison, Mark and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2017). Contributions of the maternal oral and gut microbiome to placental microbial colonization in overweight and obese pregnant women. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 03066, 2860.1-2860.10. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03066-4
Gallo, L. A., Barrett, H. L. and Dekker Nitert, M. (2017). Review: placental transport and metabolism of energy substrates in maternal obesity and diabetes. Placenta, 54, 59-67. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.12.006
Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., McIntyre, H. David., Callaway, Leonie K., Morrison, Mark and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2017). Corrigendum: Antibiotic treatment at delivery shapes the initial oral microbiome in neonates (vol 7, 43481, 2017). Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 45615. doi: 10.1038/srep45615
Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Morrison, Mark and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2017). Antibiotic treatment at delivery shapes the initial oral microbiome in neonates. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 43481, 43481. doi: 10.1038/srep43481
Akison, Lisa K., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Clifton, Vicki L., Moritz, Karen M. and Simmons, David G. (2017). Review: Alterations in placental glycogen deposition in complicated pregnancies: current preclinical and clinical evidence. Placenta, 54, 52-58. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.01.114
Ratnasingham, Abirami, Eiby, Yvonne A., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Donovan, Timothy and Lingwood, Barbara E. (2017). Review: Is rapid fat accumulation in early life associated with adverse later health outcomes?. Placenta, 54, 125-130. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2017.01.101
Barrett, Helen L., McIntyre, H. David, D'Emden, Michael, Dekker Nitert, Marloes and Callaway, Leonie K. (2017). Home monitoring of fasting and postprandial triglycerides in late pregnancy: a pilot study. Diabetes Care, 40 (1), e1-e2. doi: 10.2337/dc16-2181
Holland, Olivia, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Gallo, Linda A., Vejzovic, Meliha, Fisher, Joshua J. and Perkins, Anthony V. (2016). Review: Placental mitochondrial function and structure in gestational disorders. Placenta, 54, 2-9. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.12.012
Pelzer, Elise, Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2016). Maternal health and the placental microbiome. Placenta, 54, 30-37. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.12.003
Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L, McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Morrison, Mark, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, SPRING Trial Group, Kang, Alicia, Shanahan, Erin, Fukuma, Naoki, Angel, Nicola and Wilkinson, Shelley (2016). Connections between the gut microbiome and metabolic hormones in early pregnancy in overweight and obese women. Diabetes, 65 (8), 2214-2223. doi: 10.2337/db16-0278
Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Morrison, Mark and Dekker Nitert, Marloes (2016). Increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure is associated with altered gut microbiota composition and butyrate production in early pregnancy. Hypertension, 68 (4), 974-981. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07910
Abels, Mia, Riva, Matteo, Bennet, Hedvig, Ahlqvist, Emma, Dyachok, Oleg, Nagaraj, Vini, Shcherbina, Liliya, Fred, Rikard G., Poon, Wenny, Sorhede-Winzell, Maria, Fadista, Joao, Lindqvist, Andreas, Kask, Lena, Sathanoori, Ramasri, Dekker-Nitert, Marloes, Kuhar, Michael J., Ahren, Bo, Wollheim, Claes B., Hansson, Ola, Tengholm, Anders, Fex, Malin, Renstrom, Erik, Groop, Leif, Lyssenko, Valeriya and Wierup, Nils (2016). CART is overexpressed in human type 2 diabetic islets and inhibits glucagon secretion and increases insulin secretion. Diabetologia, 59 (9), 1928-1937. doi: 10.1007/s00125-016-4020-6
Street, Sally, Nitert, Marloes Dekker and Callaway, Leonie K. (2016). Successful vaginal delivery following spontaneous adrenal haemorrhage at term. BMJ Case Reports, 2016 215096. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215096
Bennet, Hedvig, Mollet, Inês G., Balhuizen, Alexander, Medina, Anya, Nagorny, Cecilia, Bagge, Annika, Fadista, Joao, Ottosson-Laakso, Emilia, Vikman, Petter, Dekker-Nitert, Marloes, Eliasson, Lena, Wierup, Nils, Artner, Isabella and Fex, Malin (2016). Serotonin (5-HT) receptor 2b activation augments glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in human and mouse islets of Langerhans. Diabetologia, 59 (4), 744-754. doi: 10.1007/s00125-015-3847-6
Molehin, Deborah, Dekker Nitert, Marloes and Richard, Kerry (2016). Prenatal exposures to multiple thyroid hormone disruptors: effects on glucose and lipid metabolism. Journal of Thyroid Research, 2016 8765049, 8765049-14. doi: 10.1155/2016/8765049
Ekman, C., Elgzyri, T., Strom, K., Almgren, P., Parikh, H., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Ronn, T., Koivula, Fiona Manderson, Ling, C., Tornberg, A. B., Wollmer, P., Eriksson, K. F., Groop, L. and Hansson, O. (2015). Less pronounced response to exercise in healthy relatives to type 2 diabetic subjects compared with controls. Journal of Applied Physiology, 119 (9), 953-960. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01067.2014
Barrett, Helen L., Kubala, Marta H., Scholz Romero, Katherin., Denny, Kerina J., Woodruff, Trent M., McIntyre, H.David., Callaway, Leonie K. and Dekker Nitert, Marloes. (2015). Placental lipase expression in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia: A case-control study. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 13 (1) 100, 100. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0098-9
Vaswani, Kanchan, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Verma, Pali, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Peiris, Hassendrini N., Wood-Bradley, Ryan J., Armitage, James A., Rice, Gregory E. and Mitchell, Murray D. (2015). The rat placental renin-angiotensin system - a gestational gene expression study. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 13 (89) 89, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0088-y
Bennet, H., Balhuizen, A., Medina, A., Dekker Nitert, M., Ottosson Laakso, E., Essen, S., Spegel, P., Storm, P., Krus, U., Wierup, N. and Fex, M. (2015). Altered serotonin (5-HT) 1D and 2A receptor expression may contribute to defective insulin and glucagon secretion in human type 2 diabetes. Peptides, 71, 113-120. doi: 10.1016/j.peptides.2015.07.008
Pelekanos, Rebecca A., Sardesai, Varda S., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Callaway, Leonie K., Fisk, Nicholas M. and Jeffery, Penny L. (2015). Rapid method for growth hormone receptor exon 3 delete (GHRd3) SNP genotyping from archival human placental samples. Endocrine, 49 (3), 643-652. doi: 10.1007/s12020-015-0647-1
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Scholz-Romero, Katherin, Kubala, Marta H., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K. and Barrett, Helen L. (2015). Placental fibroblast growth factor 21 is not altered in late-onset preeclampsia. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 13 (14) 14, 14. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0006-3
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Barrett, Helen L, Denny, Kerina J, McIntyre, H.David and Callaway, Leonie K (2015). Exercise in pregnancy does not alter gestational weight gain, MCP-1 or leptin in obese women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 55 (1), 27-33. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12300
Vaswani, Kanchan, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Peiris, Hassendrini N., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Wood Bradley, Ryan J., Armitage, James A., Rice, Gregory E. and Mitchell, Murray D. (2015). Gestation related gene expression of the endocannabinoid pathway in rat placenta. Mediators of Inflammation, 2015 850471, 1-9. doi: 10.1155/2015/850471
Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Matusiak, Kristine, Barrett, Helen L. and Callaway, Leonie K. (2015). Interventions before and during pregnancy to minimize the risks of an overweight pregnancy. Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series, 80, 105-116. doi: 10.1159/000360354
Gomez Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen L., Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes D. (2014). Probiotics and Pregnancy. Current Diabetes Reports, 15 (1) 567, 567.1-567.9. doi: 10.1007/s11892-014-0567-0
Barrett, Helen L., Kubala, Marta H., Scholz Romero, Katherin, Denny, Kerina J., Woodruff, Trent M., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2014). Placental lipases in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). PLoS One, 9 (8) e104826, e104826.1-e104826.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104826
Hall, Elin, Volkov, Petr, Dayeh, Tasnim, Bacos, Karl, Ronn, Tina, Nitert, Marloes Dekker and Ling, Charlotte (2014). Effects of palmitate on genome-wide mRNA expression and DNA methylation patterns in human pancreatic islets. BMC Medicine, 12 (103) 103, 1-15. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-12-103
Barrett, Helen L., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Conwell, Louise S. and Callaway, Leonie K. (2014). Probiotics for preventing gestational diabetes (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014 (2) CD009951. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009951.pub2
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Barrett, Helen L., Kubala, Marta H., Scholz Romero, Katherin, Denny, Kerina J., Woodruff, Trent M., David McIntyre, H. David and Callaway, Leonie K. (2014). Increased placental expression of fibroblast growth factor 21 in gestational diabetes mellitus. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 99 (4), E591.1-E591.8. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-2581
Barrett, Helen L., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, McIntyre, H. David and Callaway, Leonie K. (2014). Maternal lipids in pre-eclampsia: innocent bystander or culprit?. Hypertension in Pregnancy, 33 (4), 508-523. doi: 10.3109/10641955.2014.946614
Koh, Yong Q., Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Vaswani, Kanchan, Mitchell, Murray D. and Rice, Gregory E. (2014). Differential response to lipopolysaccharide by JEG-3 and BeWo human choriocarcinoma cell lines. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 175 (1), 129-133. doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.12.032
Barrett, Helen L., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, McIntyre, H. David and Callaway, Leonie K. (2014). Normalizing metabolism in diabetic pregnancy: Is it time to target lipids?. Diabetes Care, 37 (5), 1484-1493. doi: 10.2337/dc13-1934
Barrett, Helen L., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, McIntyre, H. David, Hague, William M., Callaway, Leonie K. and Rowan, Janet (2014). Predictors of preeclampsia in women in the metformin in gestational diabetes (MiG) study. Journal of Diabetes and Metabolism, 5 (7), 395.1-395.8. doi: 10.4172/2155-6156.1000395
Barrett, Helen L., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, D'Emden, Michael, McIntyre, H. David and Callaway, Leonie K. (2014). Validation of a triglyceride meter for use in pregnancy. BMC Research Notes, 7 (1) 679, 679.1-679.4. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-679
Matusiak, Kristine, Barrett, Helen L., Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2014). Periconception weight loss: Common sense for mothers, but what about for babies?. Journal of Obesity, 2014 204295, 204295-10. doi: 10.1155/2014/204295
Vaswani, Kanchan, Hum, Melissa Wen-Ching, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Ryan, Jennifer, Wood-Bradley, Ryan J., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Mitchell, Murray D., Armitage, James A. and Rice, Gregory E. (2013). The effect of gestational age on angiogenic gene expression in the rat placenta. PloS One, 8 (12) e83762, e83762. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083762
Barrett, Helen L., Nitert Dekker, Helen L., Lust, Karin, Fagermo, Narelle, Wolski, Penny and Callaway, Leonie K. (2013). The conundrum of eclampsia and fitness to drive. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 53 (6), 540-543. doi: 10.1111/ajo.12139
Hall, Elin, Dayeh, Tasnim, Kirkpatrick, Clare L., Wollheim, Claes B., Nitert, Marloes Dekker and Ling, Charlotte (2013). DNA methylation of the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP1R) in human pancreatic islets. BMC Medical Genetics, 14 (76) 76, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-14-76
Barrett, Helen L., Nitert, Marloes Dekicer, Jones, Lee, O'Rourke, Peter, Lust, Karin, Gatford, Kathryn L., De Blasio, Miles J., Coat, Suzette, Owens, Julie A., Hague, William M., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie and Rowan, Janet (2013). Determinants of maternal triglycerides in women with gestational diabetes mellitus in the Metformin in Gestational Diabetes (MiG) Study. Diabetes Care, 36 (7), 1941-1946. doi: 10.2337/dc12-2132
Ronn, Tina, Volkov, Petr, Davegardh, Cajsa, Dayeh, Tasnim, Hall, Elin, Olsson, Anders H., Nilsson, Emma, Tornberg, Asa, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Eriksson, Karl-Fredrik, Jones, Helena A., Groop, Leif and Ling, Charlotte (2013). A six months exercise intervention influences the genome-wide DNA methylation pattern in human adipose tissue. PLoS Genetics, 9 (6) e1003572, e1003572.1-e1003572.16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003572
Callaway, L. K., Mamun, A., McIntyre, H. D., Williams, G. M., Najman, J. M., Nitert, M. D. and Lawlor, D.A. (2013). Does a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy help predict future essential hypertension? Findings from a prospective pregnancy cohort study. Journal of Human Hypertension, 27 (5), 309-314. doi: 10.1038/jhh.2012.45
Malmgren, Siri, Spegel, Peter, Danielsson, Anders P. H., Nagorny, Cecilia L., Andersson, Lotta E., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Ridderstrale, Martin, Mulder, Hindrik and Ling, Charlotte (2013). Coordinate changes in histone modifications, mRNA levels, and metabolite profiles in clonal INS-1 832/13 beta-cells accompany functional adaptations to lipotoxicity. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288 (17), 11973-11987. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.422527
Barrett, Helen L., Gatford, Kathryn L., Houda, Candice M., De Blasio, Miles J., McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Coat, Suzette, Owens, Julie A., Hague, William M. and Rowan, Janet A. (2013). Maternal and neonatal circulating markers of metabolic and cardiovascular risk in the Metformin in Gestational diabetes (MiG) trial: responses to maternal metformin vs. insulin treatment. Diabetes Care, 36 (3), 529-536. doi: 10.2337/dc12-1097
Travers, Mary E., Mackay, Deborah J. G., Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Morris, Andrew P., Lindgren, Cecilia M., Berry, Andrew, Johnson, Paul R., Hanley, Neil, Groop, Leif C., McCarthy, Mark I. and Gloyn, Anna L. (2013). Insights into the molecular mechanism for type 2 diabetes susceptibility at the KCNQ1 locus from temporal changes in imprinting status in human islets. Diabetes, 62 (3), 987-992. doi: 10.2337/db12-0819
Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Barrett, Helen L., Foxcroft, Katie, Tremellen, Anne, Wilkinson, Shelley, Lingwood, Barbara, Tobin, Jacinta M., McSweeney, Chris, O'Rourke, Peter, McIntyre, H. David and Callaway, Leonie K. (2013). SPRING: an RCT study of probiotics in the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese women. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 13 (1) 50, 50.1-50.7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-50
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Vaswani, Kanchan, Hum, Melissa, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Wood-Bradley, Ryan, Henry, Sarah, Armitage, James A., Mitchell, Murray D. and Rice, Gregory E. (2013). Maternal high-fat diet alters expression of pathways of growth, blood supply and arachidonic acid in rat placenta. Journal of Nutritional Science, 2 e41, e41-7. doi: 10.1017/jns.2013.36
Dekker Nitert, Marloes, Dayeh, Tasnim, Volkov, Peter, Elgzyri, Targ, Hall, Elin, Nilsson, Emma, Yang, Beatrice T., Lang, Stefan, Parikh, Hemang, Wessman, Ylva, Weishaupt, Holger, Attema, Joanne, Abels, Mia, Wierup, Nils, Almgren, Peter, Jansson, Per-Anders, Ronn, Tina, Hansson, Ola, Eriksson, Karl-Frederik, Groop, Leif and Ling, Charlotte (2012). Impact of exercise training on DNA methylation in skeletal muscle from first degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes, 61 (12), 3322-3332. doi: 10.2337/db11-1653
Barrett, Helen L., Devin, Ruth, Clarke, Sophie, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Boots, Robert, Fagermo, Narelle, Callaway, Leonie K. and Lust, Karin (2012). A fifteen-year retrospective review of obstetric patients requiring critical care. Obstetric Medicine, 5 (4), 166-170. doi: 10.1258/om.2012.120033
Barrett, Helen L., Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2012). Probiotics: a potential role in the prevention of gestational diabetes?. Acta Diabetologica, 49 (1 SUPPL.), S1-S13. doi: 10.1007/s00592-012-0444-8
Barrett, Helen L., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Conwell, Louise S. and Callaway, Leonie K. (2012). Probiotics for preventing gestational diabetes (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Review (7 ). doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009951
Elgzyri, T., Parikh, H., Zhou, Y., Nitert, M. Dekker, Ronn, T., Segerstrom, A. B., Ling, C., Franks, P. W., Wollmer, P., Eriksson, K. F., Groop, L. and Hansson, O. (2012). First-degree relatives of type 2 diabetic patients have reduced expression of genes involved in fatty acid metabolism in skeletal muscle. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 97 (7), E1332-E1337. doi: 10.1210/jc.2011-3037
Stamenkovic, Jelena A., Olsson, Anders H., Nagorny, Cecilia L., Malmgren, Siri, Dekker-Nitert, Marloes, Ling, Charlotte and Mulder, Hindrik (2012). Regulation of core clock genes in human islets. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 61 (7), 978-985. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2011.11.013
Yang, Beatrice T., Dayeh, Tasnim A., Volkov, Petr A., Kirkpatrick, Clare L., Malmgren, Siri, Jing, Xingjun, Renstroem, Erik, Wollheim, Claes B., Nitert, Marloes Dekker and Ling, Charlotte (2012). Increased DNA Methylation and Decreased Expression of PDX-1 in Pancreatic Islets from Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Molecular Endocrinology, 26 (7), 1203-1212. doi: 10.1210/me.2012-1004
Riva, Matteo, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Voss, Ulrikke, Sathanoori, Ramasri, Lindqvist, Andreas, Ling, Charlotte and Wierup, Nils (2011). Nesfatin-1 stimulates glucagon and insulin secretion and beta cell NUCB2 is reduced in human type 2 diabetic subjects. Cell and Tissue Research, 346 (3), 393-405. doi: 10.1007/s00441-011-1268-5
Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Foxcroft, Katie F., Lust, Karin, Fagermo, Narelle, Lawlor, Debbie A., O’Callaghan, Michael, Mcintyre, H. David and Callaway, Leonie K. (2011). Overweight and obesity knowledge prior to pregnancy: A survey study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 11 (Article number 96) 96, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-11-96
Olsson, Anders H., Yang, Beatrice T., Hall, Elin., Taneera, Jalal, Salehi, Albert, Nitert, Marloes Dekker and Ling, Charlotte (2011). Decreased expression of genes involved in oxidative phosphorylation in human pancreatic islets from patients with type 2 diabetes. European Journal of Endocrinology, 165 (4), 589-595. doi: 10.1530/EJE-11-0282
Sandovici, Ionel, Smith, Noel H., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Ackers-Johnson, Matthew, Uribe-Lewis, Santiago, Ito, Yoko, Jones, R. Huw, Marquez, Victor E., Cairns, William, Tadayyon, Mohammed, O'Neill, Laura P., Murrell, Adele, Ling, Charlotte, Constancia, Miguel and Ozanne, Susan E. (2011). Maternal diet and aging alter the epigenetic control of a promoter-enhancer interaction at the Hnf4a gene in rat pancreatic islets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108 (13), 5449-5454. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1019007108
Yang, B. T., Dayeh, T. A., Kirkpatrick, C. L., Taneera, J., Kumar, R., Groop, L., Wollheim, C. B., Nitert, M. D. and Ling, C. (2011). Insulin promoter DNA methylation correlates negatively with insulin gene expression and positively with HbA1c levels in human pancreatic islets. Diabetologia, 54 (2), 360-367. doi: 10.1007/s00125-010-1967-6
Koeck, Thomas, Olsson, Anders H., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Sharoyko, Vladimir V., Ladenvall, Claes, Kotova, Olga, Reiling, Erwin, Ronn, Tina, Parikh, Hemang, Taneera, Jalal, Eriksson, Johan G., Metodiev, Metodi D., Larsson, Nils-Goran, Balhuizen, Alexander, Luthman, Holger, Stancakova, Alena, Kuusisto, Johanna, Laakso, Markku, Poulsen, Pernille, Vaag, Allan, Groop, Leif, Lyssenko, Valeriya, Mulder, Hindrik and Ling, Charlotte (2011). A common variant in TFB1M is associated with reduced insulin secretion and increased future risk of type 2 diabetes. Cell Metabolism, 13 (1), 80-91. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.12.007
Ringstrom, Camilla, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Bennet, Hedvig, Fex, Malin, Valet, Phillipe, Rehfeld, Jens F., Friis-Hansen, Lennart and Wierup, Nils (2010). Apelin is a novel islet peptide. Regulatory Peptides, 162 (1-3), 44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.regpep.2010.03.005
Fex, M., Haemmerle, G., Wierup, N., Dekker-Nitert, M., Rehn, M., Ristow, M., Zechner, R., Sundler, F., Holm, C., Eliasson, L. and Mulder, H. (2009). A beta cell-specific knockout of hormone-sensitive lipase in mice results in hyperglycaemia and disruption of exocytosis. Diabetologia, 52 (2), 271-280. doi: 10.1007/s00125-008-1191-9
Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Nagorny, Cecilia L. F., Wendt, Anna, Eliasson, Lena and Mulder, Hindrik (2008). CaV1.2 rather than CaV1.3 is coupled to glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in INS-1 832/13 cells. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, 41 (1-2), 1-11. doi: 10.1677/JME-07-0133
Fex, M., Wierup, N., Nitert, M. D., Ristow, M. and Mulder, H. (2007). Rat insulin promoter 2-Cre recombinase mice bred onto a pure C57I3L/6J background exhibit unaltered glucose tolerance (vol 194, pg 551, 2007). Journal of Endocrinology, 195 (3), 537-537. doi: 10.1677/JOE-07-0161e
Fex, Malin, Wierup, Nils, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Ristow, Michael and Mulder, Hindrik (2007). Rat insulin promoter 2-Cre recombinase mice bred onto a pure C57BL/6J background exhibit unaltered glucose tolerance. Journal of Endocrinology, 194 (3), 551-555. doi: 10.1677/JOE-07-0161
Fex, M., Nitert, M. Dekker, Wierup, N., Sundler, F., Ling, C. and Mulder, H. (2007). Enhanced mitochondrial metabolism may account for the adaptation to insulin resistance in islets from C57BL/6J mice fed a high-fat diet. Diabetologia, 50 (1), 74-83. doi: 10.1007/s00125-006-0464-4
Chisalita, Simona I., Nitert, Marloes Dekker and Arnqvist, Hans J. (2006). Characterisation of receptors for IGF-I and insulin; evidence for hybrid insulin/IGF-I receptor in human coronary artery endothelial cells. Growth Hormone & Igf Research, 16 (4), 258-266. doi: 10.1016/j.ghir.2006.06.003
Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Chisalita, Simona I., Olsson, Karolina, Bornfeldt, Karin E. and Arnqvist, Hans J. (2005). IGF-I/insulin hybrid receptors in human endothelial cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 229 (1-2), 31-37. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2004.10.003

Conference Papers

O'Connor, H., Li, S., Hodge, A., Callaway, L., McIntyre, D., Barrett, H., Wilkinson, S. and Nitert, M. Dekker (2023). Gut microbiota composition is similar between overweight and obese pregnant women with healthy and less healthy dietary intake patterns. CAMBRIDGE: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. doi: 10.1017/S002966512300188X
Leech, Sophie M., Gilbert, Morgan, Clifton, Vicki, Rae, Kym, Borg, Danielle, Evans, Paul and Dekker, Marloes (2023). Composition of the Breastmilk Microbiome at 6 Weeks Postpartum. 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 21-25 March 2023. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Altemani, Faisal, McIntyre, H. David, Callaway, Leonie K., Tyson, Gene and Barrett, Helen L. (2023). Altered Gut Microbiota Composition and Lower Circulating Butyrate from 16 Weeks Gestation in Late-Onset Preeclampsia. 70th Annual Meeting of the Society for Reproductive Investigation (SRI), Brisbane Australia, Mar 21-25, 2023. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG.
Naderpoor, Negar, Mousa, Aya, Gomez-Arango, Luisa F., Barrett, Helen, Nitert, Marloes Dekker and deCourten, Barbora (2018). The effect of vitamin D supplementation on faecal microbiome in vitamin D-deficient, overweight or obese adults: a randomised clinical trial. Joint Annual Scientific Meetings of Endocrine-Society-of-Australia (ESA) and Society-for-Reproductive-Biology (SRB), Perth Australia, Aug 27-30, 2017. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
Holland, Olivia, Cheung, Keith Kwan, Dekker, Marloes, Radenkovic, Filip and Perkins, Anthony (2018). Targeted antioxidant treatment in the placenta: a superoxide dismutase mimic plus catalase rescues trophoblast growth after oxidative challenge. Meeting of the International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA), Tokyo, Japan, 21-24 September 2018 . London, United Kingdom: Elsevier.
Barrett, Helen L., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, De Jersey, Susan, Lingwood, Barbara, Mcintyre, H. David and Callaway, Leonie K. (2017). Newborn Body Habitus and Maternal Factors in GDM. ALEXANDRIA: AMER DIABETES ASSOC.
Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Gomez-Arango, Luisa, Callaway, Leonie, McIntyre, H. David, Morrison, Mark and Barrett, Helen (2017). Women who develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have altered composition of the gut microbiota at 16 weeks gestation. ISSHP European Congress, Berlin, Germany, 6-9 September 2017. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.preghy.2017.07.034
Ramin, Charlotte, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Callaway, Leonie K. and Barrett, Helen L. (2016). Expression of hexosamine signaling pathway genes in placentae from women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Annual Scientific Meeting of the Endocrine-Society-of-Australia, Adelaide Australia, Aug 23-26, 2015. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/cen.13010
Matusiak, Kristine, Barrett, Helen L., Dekker Nitert, Marloes and Callaway, Leonie K. (2015). Can neonatal stress reactivity be reliably measured in the context of routine care? Salivary cortisol and the neonatal heel stick. RCOG World Congress, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 12-15 April 2015. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Romero, Katherin Scholz, Barrett, Helen, Kubala, Marta, McIntyre, David, Callaway, Leonie and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2014). Expression of Placental Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (Fgf21) Is Increased in Placental Tissue From Pregnancies with Preeclampsia. International Federation of Placenta Associations (IFPA)/EPG Meeting Conference location Paris, France Conference dates 09-12September 2014, Paris, France, 09-12 September 2014. Camden, London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.06.271
Romero, Katherin Scholz, Barrett, Helen L., Kubala, Marta H., McIntyre, Harold David, Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2014). Placental Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 (FGF21) mRNA but Not Protein Expression Is Increased in Preeclampsia. Endocrine Society's 96th Annual Meeting and Expo, Chicago, IL, United States, 21-24 June 2014. Washington, DC, United States: Endocrine Society.
Bennet, H., Balhuizen, A., Benavente, A. Medina, Nitert, M. Dekker, Essen, S., Spegel, P., Storm, P., Krus, U., Wierup, N. and Fex, M. (2014). Serotonin receptors HTR1D and HTR2A are differentially expressed in human type 2 diabetes islet donors and regulate insulin secretion in vitro in human islets and INS (832/13) cells. 50th EASD Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 15-19 September 2014. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
Ling, C. A., Hall, E., Volkov, P., Dayeh, T., Bacos, K., Ronn, T. and Nitert, M. Dekker (2014). Lipotoxicity alters the genome-wide epigenetic pattern in human pancreatic islets. 50th EASD Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 15-19 September 2014. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
Barrett, Helen L., Mcintyre, H. David, Denny, Kerina, Woodruff, Trent, Callaway, Leonie K. and Nitert, Marloes Dekker (2013). Placental lipases in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). American Diabetes Association 73rd Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL United States, 21-25 June 2013 . Arlington, VA United States: American Diabetes Association. doi: 10.2337/db13-1-387
Ronn, T., Volkov, P., Olsson, A. H., Hall, E., Dayeh, T., Nitert, M. Dekker, Eriksson, K. -F., Groop, L. and Ling, C. (2013). Genes associated with obesity or type 2 diabetes display altered levels of DNA methylation in human adipose tissue in response to exercise. 49th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Barcelona Spain, 23 -27 September 2013. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/s00125-013-3012-z
Fernando, Diharah, Ryan, Jennifer M., Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Rice, Gregory E. and Mitchell, Murray D. (2012). Hypoxia Alters Gene Expression of NF-kappa B-Regulated Genes in Human Placental Mesenchymal Stem Cells. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
Hum, Melissa, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Wood-Bradley, Ryan J., Armitage, James A., Mitchell, Murray D. and Rice, Gregory E. (2012). Folate Depletion in a Maternal Low Protein Diet Changes Placental Gene Expression. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
Koh, Yong Qin, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Ryan, Jennifer M., Vaswani, Kanchan, Chan, Hsiu-Wen, Mitchell, Murray D. and Rice, Gregory E. (2012). Differential Response to Lipopolysaccharide by JEG-3 and BeWo Choriocarcinoma Cell Lines. THOUSAND OAKS: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC.
Malmgren, S., Sharoyko, V. V., Nicholls, D. G., Nagorny, C. L. F., Spegel, P., Nitert, M. D., Mulder, H. and Ling, C. (2010). A lipotoxicity model in the INS-1 832/13 beta cell line and the epigenetic alterations induced by it. 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study-of-Diabetes (EASD), Stockholm, Sweden, 20-24 September 2010. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/s00125-010-1872-z
Ringstrom, Camilla, Nitert, Marloes Dekker, Bennet, Hedvig, Fex, Malin, Valet, Philippe, Rehfeld, Jens F., Friis-Hansen, Lennart and Wierup, Nils (2010). Apelin is expressed in human and rodent islets and regulates insulin secretion. 18th International Symposium on Regulatory Peptides, Belfast, United Kingdom, 5 - 8 September 2010. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.regpep.2010.07.059
Travers, M. E., Nitert, M. D., Mackay, D. J. G., Lindgren, C. M., Groop, L., Gloyn, A. L. and McCarthy, M. I. (2010). Risk genotypes, allele-specific expression and methylation status in human islets at the KCNQ1 type 2 diabetes-susceptibility locus. 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Stockholm, Sweden, 20-24 September 2010. Springer.
Nitert, M. D., Dayeh, T., Lang, S., Elgzyri, T., Yang, B., Hansson, O., Ronn, T., Eriksson, K. F., Groop, L. and Ling, C. (2010). Resistance to exercise-induced changes in the global DNA methylation pattern of skeletal muscle in individuals with a family history of type 2 diabetes. 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Stockholm, Sweden, 20-24 September 2010. Springer.
Bennet, H., Nagorny, C. L. F., Wierup, N., Dekker-Nitert, M., Lernmark, A. and Fex, M. (2010). Stimulation of 5-HT1a receptor decreased insulin secretion in islets of Langerhans from mice and humans. 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Stockholm, Sweden, 20-24 September 2010. Springer.
Voss, U., Riva, M., Dekker Nitert, M. N., Ling, C., Lindqvist, A. and Wierup, N. (2010). Nesfatin-1 stimulates insulin secretion, inhibits glucagon secretion and is expressed in human and rodent beta cells. 46th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Stockholm, Sweden, 20-24 September 2010. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/s00125-010-1872-z
Fex, M., Bennet, H., Nagorny, C., Nitert, M. D., Wierup, N. and Lernmark, A. (2009). 5-hydroxytryptamine exposure stimulates insulin secretion in clonal beta cells but not in islets of Langerhans. 45th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Vienna, Austria, 30 September - 2 October 2009. Springer.
Kock, T., Nitert, M. D., Olsson, A., Kotova, O., Stamenkovic, J., Lyssenko, V., Groop, L., Luthman, H., Ling, C. and Mulder, H. (2009). Disruption of TFB1M impairs insulin secretion in beta cells. 45th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Vienna, Austria, 30 September - 2 October 2009. Springer.
Nitert, M. D., Wendt, A., Eliasson, L. and Mulder, H. (2007). CaV 1.2 channels, rather than CaV 1.3 and CaV 2.3 channels, permit insulin secretion from INS-I 832/13. 43rd annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 18-21 September 2007. Springer.
Stoner, GD, Budd, GT, Ganapathi, R, DeYoung, B, Kresty, LA, Nitert, M, Fryer, B, Church, JM, Provencher, K, Pamukcu, R, Piazza, G, Hawk, E, Kelloff, G, Elson, P and van Stolk, RU (1999). Sulindac sulfone induced regression of rectal polyps in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis. 8th Annual Research Conference of the American-Institute-for-Cancer-Research, Washington D.C., Sep 03-04, 1998.
Quinn, G., McDonald, B., Nitert, M., Sharrard, M. and Maitland, N. J. (1998). Prostate specific gene expression: characterisation of promoter regions from genes expressed in human prostate. Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1998.744

Areas of research

Biochemistry and molecular biology discipline
Structural biology and biochemistry theme