Member Publications - 2008

January

  1.  Calciumsensitive K+ channel activity determines fetal pulmonary artery endothelial cell cytosolic calcium concentration and nitric oxide production. Wendorf, R. J., Resnik, E. R., Shaul, P., Porter, V.L., and Cornfield, D.N.. Peds Res, 2008.

  2. Mechanical ventilation uncouples synthesis and assembly of elastin and increases apoptosis in lungs of newborn mice. Prelude to defective alveolar septation during lung development. Bland RD, Ertsey R, Mokres LM, Xu L, Jacobson BE, Jiang S, Alvira CM, Rabinovitch M, Shinwell ES, Dixit A. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2008 Jan;294(1):L3-14.

February

  1. Reactivation of gammaHV68 induces neointimal lesions in pulmonary arteries of S100A4/Mts1-overexpressing mice in association with degradation of elastin. Spiekerkoetter E, Alvira CM, Kim YM, Bruneau A, Pricola KL, Wang L, Ambartsumian N, Rabinovitch M. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2008 Feb;294(2):L276-89.

March

  1. Profound functional and signaling changes in viable inflammatory neutrophils homing to cystic fibrosis airways. Tirouvanziam R, Gernez Y, Conrad CK, Moss RB, Schrijver I, Dunn CE, Davies ZA, Herzenberg LA, Herzenberg LA. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Mar 18;105(11):4335-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0712386105. 

April

May

  1. 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 May;118(5):1846-57. doi: 10.1172/JCI32503.

June

  1. Steroid-sparing effect of omalizumab for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and cystic fibrosis. Zirbes JM, Milla CE. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2008 Jun;43(6):607-10. doi: 10.1002/ppul.20804.

July

August

September

  1. Sleep-disordered breathing in children with metabolic syndrome: the role of leptin and sympathetic nervous system activity and the effect of continuous positive airway pressure. Nakra N, Bhargava S, Dzuira J, Caprio S, Bazzy-Asaad A. Pediatrics. 2008 Sep;122(3):e634-42. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-0154.

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