Vinicio de Jesus Perez MD

Publications

• Bone morphogenetic protein 2 induces pulmonary angiogenesis via Wnt-beta-catenin and Wnt-RhoA-Rac1 pathways. de Jesus Perez VA, Alastalo TP, Wu JC, Axelrod JD, Cooke JP, Amieva M, Rabinovitch M. J Cell Biol. 2009; 184 (1): 83-99
• S100A4 and bone morphogenetic protein-2 codependently induce vascular smooth muscle cell migration via phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinase and chloride intracellular channel 4. Spiekerkoetter E, Guignabert C, de Jesus Perez V, Alastalo TP, Powers JM, Wang L, Lawrie A, Ambartsumian N, Schmidt AM, Berryman M, Ashley RH, Rabinovitch M. Circ Res. 2009; 105 (7): 639-47, 13 p following 647
• Angina associated with left main coronary artery compression in pulmonary hypertension. de Jesus Perez VA, Haddad F, Vagelos RH, Fearon W, Feinstein J, Zamanian RT. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009; 28 (5): 527-30
• Cholinergic modulation of angiogenesis: Role of the 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Wu JC, Chruscinski A, De Jesus Perez VA, Singh H, Pitsiouni M, Rabinovitch M, Utz PJ, Cooke JP. J Cell Biochem. 2009; 108 (2): 433-46
• An antiproliferative BMP-2/PPARgamma/apoE axis in human and murine SMCs and its role in pulmonary hypertension. Hansmann G, de Jesus Perez VA, Alastalo TP, Alvira CM, Guignabert C, Bekker JM, Schellong S, Urashima T, Wang L, Morrell NW, Rabinovitch M. J Clin Invest. 2008; 118 (5): 1846-57
• Coexistence of Primary adenocarcinoma of the lung and Tsukamurella pneumonia: a case report and review of the literature de Jesus Perez, VA, Swigris J, Ruoss, S. Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2008; 207 (2)
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension is linked to insulin resistance and reversed by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma activation. Hansmann G, Wagner RA, Schellong S, Perez VA, Urashima T, Wang L, Sheikh AY, Suen RS, Stewart DJ, Rabinovitch M. Circulation. 2007; 115 (10): 1275-84
• Bone morphogenetic protein receptor 2 and Wingless 3a stimulate human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell motility via activation of a Rho and Rac dependent non-canonical Wnt pathway de Jesus Perez VA, Hansmann G, Spierkekoetter E and Rabinovitch M. Circulation. 2006; 114 (18): 83
• PPAR gamma protects against pulmonary arterial hypertension and is central in a novel antiproliferative BMP-2-PPAR gamma-ApoE-axis in smooth muscle cells Hansmann G, de Jesus Perez VA, Powers J, Schellong S, Wang L, Urashima T and Rabinovitch M. Circulation. 2006; 114 (18): 37