PUBLICATIONS

Al-Mehdi AB.  Mechanotransduction of shear-stress at the mitochondria.  In:  Schaffer SW, Suleiman MS, editors.   Mitochrondria:  the dynamic organelle.  New York:  Springer Publishers; 2007, p. 205-20.

Alvarez DF, King JA, Weber D, Addison E, Liedtke W, Townsley MI. Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4-mediated disruption of the alveolar septal barrier:  a novel mechanism of acute lung injury.  Circ Res 2006 Oct 27;99(9):988-95.

Barik S. Immunophilins: for the love of proteins.  Cell Mol Life Sci 2006 Dec; 63(24):2889-900.

Barik S. The thrill can kill: murder by methylation. Mol Pharmacol 2007 May; 71(5):1203-5.

Barik S, Bitko V.  Prospects of RNA interference therapy in respiratory viral diseases: update 2006.  Expert Opin Biol Ther 2006 Nov;6(11):1151-60.

Bauer NR, Moore TM, McMurtry IF.  Rodent models of PAH:  are we there yet?  Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007 Sep;293(3):L580-2.

Bitko V, Barik S. Intranasal antisense therapy: preclinical models with a clinical future? Curr Opin Mol Ther 2007 Apr;9(2):119-25.

Bitko V, Musiyenko A, Barik S. Viral infection of the lung through the eye.  J Virol 2007 Jan;81(2):783-90.

Bitko V, Shulyayeva O, Mazumder B, Musiyenko A, Ramaswamy M, Look DC, Barik S. The nonstructural proteins of respiratory syncytial virus suppress premature apoptosis by a NF-kappa B-dependent, interferon-independent mechanism and facilitate virus growth. J Virol 2007 Feb;81(4):1786-95.

Bonness K, Aragon IV, Rutland B, Ofori-Acquah S, Dean NM, Honkanen RE.  Cantharidin-induced mitotic arrest is associated with the formation of aberrant mitotic spindles and lagging chromosomes resulting, in part, from the suppression of PP2Aalpha. Mol Cancer Ther 2006 Nov;5(11):2727-36.

Calderon E, Carter E, Ramsey KM, Vande Waa JA, Green WK, Alpert MA.  Necrotizing fasciitis: a complication of percutaneous coronary revascularization. Angiology 2007 Jun-Jul; 58(3):360-6.

Cheng DW, Jiang Y, Shalev A, Kowluru R, Crook ED, Singh LP. An analysis for high glucsose and glucosamine-induced gene expression and oxidative stress in renal mesangial cells. Arch Physiol Biochem 2006 Oct-Dec;112(4):189-218.

Chen TJ, Wang Y, Martinez JE, Wilson GL, He XY, Tuck-Muller CM, Maertens P, Wertelecki W, Chen TJ. Gene symbol: RPS6KA3. Hum Genet 2007 Apr;121(2):288.

Crook ED, Patel S. Glycemic control predicts diabetic extrarenal microvascular complications but not renal survival in patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease. Ethn Dis 2006 Autumn;16(4):865-71.
                       
Crook ED, Howard D. Diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in special populations. Urgent Care 2007; 2:37-44.

Crossno JT Jr, Garat CV, Reusch JEB, Morris KG, Dempsey EC, McMurtry IF, Stenmark KR, Klemm DJ.  Rosiglitazone attenuates hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial remodeling.  Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007 Apr;292(4):L885-97.

DeJonge M, Burchfield D, Bloom B, Duenas M, Walker W, Polak M, Jung E, Millard D, Schelonka R, Eyal FG, Morris A, Kapik B, Roberson D, Kesler K, Patti J, Hetherington S.  Phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center clinical trial of safety and efficacy of IHN-A21 for the prevention of nosocomial staphylococcal sepsis in premature infants.  J Pediatr 2007 Sep;151:260-5.

Estrada B.  Bocavirus: a new respiratory pathogen.  Infect Med 2007 Apr;24(4):180.

Estrada B, Carter M, Barik S, Vidal R, Herbert D, Ramsey KM. Severe human metapneumovirus infection in hospitalized children. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2007 Apr;46(3):258-62.

Estrada B.  Immunization update.  Infect Med 2006 Dec;23(12):588.

Estrada B. Leprosy. In: emedicine.com pediatrics [Internet]. 2007 Sep 21 [cited Sep 24]; Available from: http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1843.htm

Estrada B. Monovalent oral poliovirus vaccines and the eradication of polio. Infect Med 2007 Sep;24(9):398.

Estrada B.  Pediatric call.  MedEdPortal [Internet].  2007 Apr 12 [cited 2007 Jul 3]; Available from: http://www.aamc.org/jsp/mededportal  ID=585

Estrada B.  Poliomyelitis.  In: emedicine.com pediatrics [Internet]. 2007 Aug 15 [cited Aug 27]; Available from: http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1843.htm

Eyal FG, Hamm CR, Parker JC.  Reduction in alveolar macrophages attenuates acute ventilator induced lung injury in rats.  Intensive Care Med 2007 Jul;33(7):1212-8.

Flack JM, Shafi T, Chandra S, Ramos J, Nasser S, Crook ED. Hypertension in African Americans. In: Black HR, Elliot WJ, editors.  Hypertension: a companion to  Braunwald’s heart disease. Philadelphia: Saunders/Elsevier; 2007. p. 468-81.

Funkhouser JD, Aronson NN Jr. Chitinase family GH18: evolutionary insights from the genomic history of a diverse protein family. BMC Evol Biol 2007 Jun 26;7:96.

Gillespie MN, Wilson GL. Bending and breaking the code: dynamic changes in promoter integrity may underlie a new mechanism regulating gene expression. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007 Jan;292(1):L1-3.

Haroon AT, Patel M, Al-Mehdi AB.  Lung metastatic load limitation with hyperbaric oxygen.  Undersea Hyperb Med 2007 Mar-Apr;34(2):83-90.

Haynes J, Pack-Mabien A.  Sickle cell disease in adults.  In: Pace B, editor.  Renaissance of sickle cell disease research in the genome era. London: Imperial College Press; 2007. p. 79-98.

Wagner WW Jr, Lamm WJ, Bernard SL, Dowon A, Chormuk M, Pool SL, Hlastala MP, Glenny RW.  Paradoxical redistribution of pulmonary blood flow in the left lateral posture.  Comparing microgravity and increased gravity.  J Grav Physiol 2007;13:25-34.

Wagner WW, Presson RG.  Forms of reserve in the pulmonary capillary bed. In: Shepro D, editor.  Microvascular Research.  Boston: Elsevier Academic Press; 2006, p. 497-503.

Zayek MM.  Displasia broncopulmonar.  In: Gomella TL, consulting editor with Cunningham MD, Eyal FG, Zenk KE.  Neonatologia: manejo basico, procedimientos, problemas en la guardia, enfermedades, farmacos.  5a ed.  McGraw-Hill Companies and Edicion en espanol Libermed Verlag S.A. – Montevideo, Uruguay 2006.  p. 124.

Zayek MM.  Trombocitopenia y disfuncion plaquetaria.  In: Gomella TL, consulting editor with Cunningham MD, Eyal FG, Zenk KE.  Neonatologia: manejo basico, procedimientos, problemas en la guardia, enfermedades, farmacos.  5a ed.  McGraw-Hill Companies and Edicion en espanol Libermed Verlag S.A. – Montevideo, Uruguay 2006.  p. 391.

Zhang LM, St Croix C, Cao R, Wasserloos K, Watkins SC, Stevens T, Li S, Tyurin V, Kagan VE, Pitt BR.  Cell-surface protein disulfide isomerase is required for transnitrosation of metallothionein by S-nitrosoalbumin in intact rat pulmonary vascular endothelial cells.  Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2006 Oct; 231(9):1507-15.

Zhou C, Chen H, Lu F, Sellak H, Daigle JA, Alexeyev MF, Xi Y, Ju J, van Mourik JA, Wu S. Cav3.1 (alpha1G) controls von Willebrand factor secretion in rat pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007 Apr;292(4):L833-44. Epub 2006 Dec 15.

Zhou C, Wu S.  T-type calcium channels in pulmonary vascular endothelium.  Microcirculation 2006 Dec;13(8):645-56.

Zhu B, Liu GT, Wu RS, Strada SJ.  Chemoprevention of biocyclol against hepatic preneoplastic lesions.  Cancer Biol Ther 2006 Dec;5(12):1665-73.

Zhu B, Strada SJ.  The novel functions of cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase 5 and its inhibitors in carcinoma and pulmonary/cardiovascular vessels (Review).    Curr Top Med Chem 2007;7(4):437-54.

ARTICLES IN PRESS

Ballard ST, Spadafora D.  Fluid secretion by submucosal glands of the tracheaobronchial airways.  Respir Physiol Neurosci.  Forthcoming.

Bauer NN, Chen YW, Samant RS, Shevde LA, Fodstad O.  Rac1 activity regulates proliferation of aggressive metastatic melanoma.  Exp Cell Res:doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2007.08.017.  Forthcoming.

Breit JF, Ault-Ziel K, Al-Mehdi AB, Gillespie MN.  Nuclear protein-induced bending and flexing of the hypoxic response element of the rat vascular endothelial growth factor promoter.    FASEB J.  Forthcoming.

Chaudhuri S, Vyas K, Kapasi P, Komar A, Dinman J, Barik S, Mazumder B. Human ribosomal protein L13a is dispensable for canonical ribosome function but indispensable for efficient rRNA methylation. RNA. Forthcoming

Creighton J.  Zhu B, Alexeyev M, Stevens T.  Spectrin-anchored phosphodiesterase 4D4 restricts cAMP from disrupting microtubules and inducing endothelial cell gap formation.  J Cell Sci.  Forthcoming.

Davies S, Dent C, Watkins, G, King JA, Mokbel K, Jiang WJ.  Expression of the cell to cell adhesion molecule, ALCAM, in breast cancer patients and the  potential link with skeletal metastasis.  Oncol Rep.  Forthcoming.

Golden T, Swingle M, Honkanen RE. Role of serine threonine protein Phosphatase type 5 (PP5) in the regulation of stress induced signaling networks and cancer. Cancer and Metastasis Reviews. Forthcoming.

Grishko V, Ho R, Wilson GL, Pearsall AW. Mitochondrial DNA damage and  osteoarthritis. J Biol Chem. Forthcoming.

Grishko V, Wilson GL, Pearsall AW. Involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in chondrocyte death after prolonged cold storage. JBJS. Forthcoming.

Grishko V, Ho R, Mates A, Wilson GL, Pearsall AW.  Mitoprotective effects of hyaluronic acid following oxidative stress in human chondrocytes. Arthritis Rheumatism. Forthcoming.

Hamanaska K, Jian MY, Weber DS, Alvarez DF, Townsley MI, Al-Mehdi AB, King JA, Liedtke W, Parker JC.  TRPV4 initiates the calcium-dependent acute permeability increase during ventilator-induced lung injury in isolated mouse lungs.  Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol.  Forthcoming.

Harrison JF, Rinne ML, Kelley MR, Druzhyna NM, Wilson GL, LeDoux SP. Altering DNA base excision repair: use of nuclear and mitochondrial targeted N-methylpurine DNA glycosylase (MPG) to sensitize astroglia to chemotherapeutic agents. Glia. Forthcoming.

Haynes J, Obiako B, King JA, Hester RB, Ofori-Acquah S.  Activated neutrophil-mediated sickle red blood cell adhesion to lung vascular endothelium: role of phosphatidylserine-exposed sickle red blood cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006 Oct;291(4):H1679-85.

Homma N, Nagaoka T, Morio Y, Gebb SA, Karoor V, McMurtry IF, Oka M.  Mechanism of RhoA/Rho kinase activation in hypoxic pulmonary hypertension.  J Cardiovasc Pharmacol.  Forthcoming.

Ho R, Rachek LI, Xu Y, Kelley MR, LeDoux SP, Wilson GL. Yeast apurinic/apyrimidimic endonuclease Apn1 protects mammalian neuronal cell line from oxidative stress. J Neurochoem 2007 Jul;102(1):13-24.

Jaryszak EM, Peterson AJ, Sines DT, Presson Jr RG, Wagner Jr WW.  Unexpected temporal redistribution of pulmonary capillary blood flow.  J Appl Physiol.  Forthcoming.

Jian M-Yuan, King JA, Al-Mehdi AB, Liedtke W, Townsley MI.  High vascular pressure-induced lung injury requires P450 epoxygenase-dependent activation of TRPV4.  Am J Resp Crit Care Med.  Forthcoming.

Karpen JW, Rich TC, Cooper DMF, Schaack J, Fagan K.  Nucleic acids encoding modified olfactory cyclic nucleotide gated ion channels. US07166463 B2 patent, 2007 Jan 23.

King JA, Shevde LA, Ofori-Acquah S, Watkins G, Jiang WG.  Is N-cadherin expression important in ductal carcinoma?  South Med J.  Forthcoming.

Laudi S, Trump S, Schmitz V, West J, McMurtry IF, Mutlak H, Christians U, Weimann J, Kaisers U, Steudel W.  Serotonin transporter protein in pulmonary hypertensive lungs treated with atorvastatin.  Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007 Sep;293(3):L630-8.
           
Lawhorn BG, Boga SB, Wolkenberg SE, Colby DA, Gauss CM, Swingle MR, Amable L, Honkanen RE, Boger DL. Total synthesis and evaluation of cytostatin, its C10-C11 diastereomers, and additional key analogues: impact on PP2A inhibition. J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Dec 27;128(51):16720-32.

LeDoux SP, Druzhyna NM, Hollensworth SB, Harrison JF, Wilson GL. Mitochondrial DNA repair: a critical player in the response of cells of the CNS to genotoxic insults. Neuroscience 2007 Apr 14;145(4):1249-59.

Lincoln T.  Myosin phosphatase regulatory pathways: different functions or redundant functions?  Circ Res 2007 Jan 5;100(1):10-2.

Liu S, Ma X, Gong M, Shi L, Lincoln T, Wang S.  Glucose down-regulation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase I expression in vascular smooth muscle cells involves NAD(P)H oxidase-derived reactiave oxygen species.  Free Radic Biol Med  2007 Mar 15;42(6):852-63.

Lowe K, Alvarez D, King J, Stevens T.  Phenotypic heterogeneity in lung capillary and extra – alveolar endothelial cells.  Increased extra-alveolar endothelial permeability is sufficient to decrease compliance.  J Surg Res.  Forthcoming.

Lowe, K, Alvarez D, King J, Stevens T.  Phenotypic differences in calcium signaling between pulmonary vascular segments:  effects of site specific increases in permeability.  J Surg Res.  Forthcoming.

Lu F, Chen H, Zhou C, Liu S, Guo M, Chen P, Zhuang H, Xie D, Wu S.  T-type (2+) calcium channels expressed in human esophageal carcinoma:  a functional role in proliferation.  Cell Calcium 2007;doi:10.1016/j.ceca.2007.3.006.  Forthcoming.

Mancao M, Estrada B, Wilson F, Figarola M, Wesenberg R.  Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus hepatic abscess in a patient with sickle cell disease.  Int J Lab Haematol [Internet]. 2006 Dec [cited 2007 Jul 3]; Available from: http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2257.2006.00855.x

McLoughlin P, McMurtry I.  Chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension does not lead to loss of pulmonary vasculature.  J Appl Physiol.  Forthcoming.

Miyahara T, Hamanaka K, Weber DS, Drake DA, Anghelescu M, Parker JC.  Phosphoinositide 3-kinase, Src and Akt modulate acute ventilation-induced vascular permeability increases in mouse lungs. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007

Moore TM, Townsley MI.  Pulmonary edema. Encyclopedia of molecular mechanisms of disease; In:  Lang F, editor. Heildelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag.  Forthcoming.

Moore TM, Townsley MI.  Pulmonary edema.  In: Bilic M, editor.  Encyclopedia of molecular mechanisms of disease. New York; Springer.  Forthcoming. Jul;293(1): L11-21.

Moore TM.  Avoid concomitant use of steroids, neuromuscular blockade, and aminoglycosides to lessen the risk of critical illness myopathy. In: Marcucci L, Martinez E, Haut E, Slonim A, Suarez J, editors. Avoiding common ICU errors. Philadelphia: WaltersKluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006. p. 11-13.

Moore TM. Check serial methemoglobin levels in patients on inhaled nitric oxide. In: Marcucci L, Martinez E, Haut E, Slonim A, editors.  Avoiding common ICU errors. Philadelphia: WaltersKluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006. p. 546-9.
                       

Musiyenko A, Bitko V, Barik S. RNAi-dependent and independent antiviral phenotypes of chromosomally integrated shRNA clones: role of VASP in respiratory syncytial virus growth. J Mol Med 2007 Jul;85(7):745-52.

Ni L, Swingle M, Bourgeois A, Honkanen RE. High yield expression of serine/threonine protein Phosphatase type 5, and a fluorescent assay suitable for use in the detection of catalytic inhibitors. Assay and Drug Devel Tech. Forthcoming.

Oka M, Homma N, McMurtry IF.  Rho kinase-mediated vasoconstriction in rat models of pulmonary hypertension.  Methods Enzymol.  Forthcoming.

Oka M, Homma N, Taraseviciene-Stewart L, Morris KG, Kraskauskas D, Burns N, Voelkel NF, McMurtry IF.  Rho kinase-mediated vasoconstriction is important in severe occlusive pulmonary arterial hypertension in rats.  Circ Res 2007 Mar 30;100(6):923-9.

Oka M, Karoor V, Homma N, Nagaoka T, Sakao E, Golembeski SM, Limbird J, Imamura M, Gebb SA, Fagan KA, McMurtry IF.  Dehydroepiandrosterone upregulates soluble guanylate cyclase and inhibits hypoxic pulmonary hypertension. Cardiovasc Res 2007 Jun 1;74(3):377-87.

Parker JC. Perspective: Hydraulic conductance (Lp) of lung endothelial phenotypes and Starling safety factors against the edema.  Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol  2007 Feb;292(2):L378-80.

Pastukh VM, Ruchko M, Gorodnya O, Wilson GL, Gillespie MN.  Hypoxia induces sequence-specific oxidative base modifications in multiple hypoxia-inducible genes. Implications for transcriptional regulation.  Free Rad Biol Med. Forthcoming.

Pastukh V, Shokolenko IN, Wilson GL, Alexeyev MF. Mutations in the passenger polypeptide can affect its partitioning between mitochondria and cytoplasm: mutations can impair the mitochondrial import of DsRed. Mol Biol Rep 2007 Mar 24 (epub ahead of print). Forthcoming.

Rachek LI, Musiyenko SI, LeDoux SP, Wilson GL. Palmitate induced mitochondrial deoxyribonucleic acid damage and apoptosis in 16 rat skeletal muscle cells. Endocrinology 2007 Jan;148(1):293-9.

Rappa G, Anzanello F, Alexeyev M, Fodstad O, Lorico A. Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase-based selection strategy for gene therapy of chronic granulomatous disease and graft-vs.-host disease. Eur J Haematol 2007 May;78(5):440-8. Epub 2007 Feb 27.

Rich TC, Xin W, Mehats C, Hassell, KA, Piggott LA, Le X, Karpen JW, Conti M.  Cellular mechanisms underlying prostaglandin-induced transient cAMP signals near the plasma membrane of HEK-293 cells.  Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007 Jan;292(1):C319-31.

Scammel J, Funkhouser JD, Moyer F, Gibson S, Willis D. Molecular cloning of pituitary glycoprotein alpha-subunit and follicle stimulating hormone and chorionic gonadotropin beta-subunits from new world squirrel monkey and owl monkey. Gen Comp Endocrinol. Forthcoming.

Shevde L, King JA.  Cell-cell adhesion molecules and breast cancer invasion-metastasis.  In:  Re. Mansel E, Fodstad O, Jiang W.G, editors. Metastasis of breast cancer.  The Netherlands:  Springer Publishing Company.  Forthcoming.

Shevde L, King JA.  Cell-cell adhesion molecules and breast cancer invasion/metastasis.  In:  Mansel RE, Fodstad O, Jiang WG, editors.  Metastasis of breast cancer.  The Netherlands:  Springer-Verlag 2007; p. 111-36.

Smith CJ, Perfetti TA, King JA.  Perspectives on pulmonary inflammation and lung cancer risk in cigarette smokers.  Inhal Toxicol 2006 Aug;18(9):667-77.

Stevens T.  Kasper M, Cool C, Volekel NF.  Pulmonary circulation and pulmonary hypertension.  In:  Aird WC, editor.  Endothelial cell phenotypes in health and disease.   Forthcoming.

Stevens T.  Microheterogeneity of lung endothelium.  In:   Aird WC, editor.  Endothelial biomedicine.  New York:  Cambridge University Press.  Forthcoming.

Stevens T, Gillespie MN.  The hyperproliferative endothelial cell phenotype in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.  Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007 Sep;293(3):L546-7.

Swingle M, Ni L, Honkanen RE.  Small-molecule inhibitors of ser/thr protein phosphatases: specificity, use and common forms of abuse. Methods Mol Biol 2007;365:23-38.          

Tissier R, Hamanaka K, Kuno A, Parker JC, Cohen MV, Downey JM. Total liquid ventilation provides ultra-fast cardioprotective cooling.  J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 Feb 6;49(5):601-5.

Townsley MI.  Special topics issue of microcirculation: ion channels and pulmonary vascular function.  Microcirculation 2006 Dec; 13(8):611-3.

Townsley MI, King JA, Alvarez DF.  Ca2+ channels and pulmonary endothelial permeability:  insights from study of intact lung and chronic pulmonary hypertension.  Microcirculation 2006 Dec;13(8):725-39.

Wu S, Chen H, Alexeyev MF, King JAC, Moore TM, Stevens T, Balczon R.  Microtuble motors regulate Isoc activation necessary to increase endothelial cell permeability. J Cell Biol.  Forthcoming.

Wu S, Chen H, King J, Alexeyev M, Moore T, Stevens T, Balczon R.  Microtubule motors regulate activation of the Ca2+-selective store-operated current, Isoc, important for controlling lung endothelial cell barrier function.  J Biol Chem.  Forthcoming.

Zhu B, Zhang L, Alexeyev M, Strada SJ, Stevens T.  Phosphodiesterase 5 in control of endothelial angiogenesis.  Nature Cell Biol.  Forthcoming.

Zhu B, Zhang L, Creighton J, Alexeyev M, Stevens T.  Site-specific phosphorylation of tau at serin 214 by PKA disrupts (depolymerizes) microtubule in endothelium.  J Biol Chem.  Forthcoming.

Zhu B, Strada SJ, Stevens T.  Expression of cone-type inhibitory g-subunit of PDE6 in rat pulmonary endothelium correlated to cell growth inhibition. FASEB J.  Forthcoming.

PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS

Al-Mehdi AB, Patel M.  Effect of flow-adaptation on shear stress-dependent ATP generation by pulmonary artery endothelia cells.  ATS Meeting 2007 May 19-23; San Francisco, CA.

Alvarez DF, Yoder MC, Huang L, King JA, Stevens T, Yoder MC.  Lung microvascular resident endothelial progenitor cells exhibit high vasculogenic capacity.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A856.  Abstract no. 744-4.

Alvarez D, Yoder D,  Huang L, Stevens T.  Presence of high proliferative potential resident endothelial progenitor cells within the lung microcirculation.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1434.  Abstract no. 977.20.

Alvarez D, Yoder MC, Huang L, King JA, Stevens T.  Adult lung microvascular endothelium is enriched with high proliferative potential progenitor cells that possess angiogenic capacity.  Proc 4th Annu Meeting of the Int Soc Stem Cell Res (ISSCR);2006.p. 203.  Abstract no. 101.

Amable L, Honkanen RE. PP5 knockout mouse: it is alive. EuroPhosphatase. EMBO 2007 Jul 22-29; Averio, Portugal. pg 115.

Ballard ST, Inglis SK.  Effect of bupivacaine on acetylcholine-induced liquid secretion by porcine bronchi.  FASEB J  2007 Apr;21(5):A546.  Abstract No.  606.9.

Barry CJ, Cioffi DL, Wu SW, Alexeyev M, Stevens T.  Disruption of the endothelial ISOC causes phenotypic changes in pulmonary artery endothelial cells.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1430.  Abstract no. 977.2.

Baxter GB, Gerena GT, Vande Waa JA, Norris WB, Ramsey M.  Successful treatment of chromic MRSA sinusitis with daptomycin [abstract] Proceeding of the Third International Symposium on Resistant Gram-positive Infections; 2006 Oct 9-11; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. p. 61.

Baxter GB, Green WK, Vande Waa JA. The spectrum of disease due to Cryptococcus: a 9-year review. [abstract] J Investig Med 2007 Jan;55 (Suppl 1):S269.

Cantrell S, Alvarez D, Stevens T, Shevde L, King J.  The effect of ALCAM expression on breast cancer metastases to the lungs.  Proc South Microsc Soc 2007;27:20.  Abstract no. P1.
           
Chen, H, Lu F, Zhou L, Guo M, Wu S.  T-type Ca2+ channel expression in human esophageal carcinomas:  a functional role in proliferation.  FASEB J 2007 Apr: 21(6):A538.  Abstract no. 604.13.

Chen Y, Ross S, Skarra D, Honkanen RE, Chou K. Regulation of human translesion synthesis DNA polymerase. AACR 2007 Apr 14-18; Los Angeles, CA. Abstract 3909

Cioffi DL, St Croix CM, Pitt BR, Stevens T.  Subunit stoichiometry of the endothelial ISOC channel.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1432-3.  Abstract no. 977.13.

Cioffi DL, Stevens T.  Oligomeric state of the endothelial ISOC channel.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1433.  Abstract no. 977.14.

Clark JE, Alvarez DF, King JA, Alexeyev M, Yoder M, Huang L, Stevens T.  Essential role of nucleosome assembly protein in pulmonary ehtodhelial vasculogenesis.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1434.  Abstract no. 977.19.

Clark JE, Alexeyev M, Stevens T.  On resolving the molecular identity of the endothelial cell nucleosome assembly protein.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1433-4.  Abstract no. 977.18.

Creighton J, Stevens T, Insel P.  Adenosine monophosphate kinase (AMPK) expression in the normoxic and hypoxic lung.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1436-7. Abstract no. 978.11.

Creighton J, Zhu B, Alexeyev M, Stevens T.  Cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase 4D4 expression in lung endothelium is a determinant of cell phenotype.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1433.  Abstract no. 977.15.

Davies SR, King JA, Dent C, Mansel RE, Jiang WG.  Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule a prognostic indicator for secondary bone metastasis in ductal breast cancer.  Breast Cancer Res Treat 2006;100(Suppl 1):S271.  Abstract no. 6044.

Davies SR, Dent C, Watkins G, King JA, Mokbel K, Jiang WG.  Expression of the cell to cell adhesion molecule, ALCAM, in breast cancer patients and the potential link with skeletal metastasis.  Proc Am Assoc Cancer Res 2007;48. Abstract no. 472.

Dyess L, Lowe KM, Alvarez D, King J, Stevens T.  The pathophysiology of pulmonary edema is determined by the site of fluid accumulation.  J Surg Res 2007. 137-282.  Abstract no. P114.

El-Zarrad MK, Reed DJ, Al-Mehdi AB.  The role of Cx-43 in tumor vasculogenesis.  AACR 97th Annual Meeting 2007; Los Angeles, CA.

Frid MG, Burke BA, Oka M, McMurtry IF, Stenmark KR.  The Rho-kinase inhibitor Y27632 prevents hypoxia-induced upregulation of S100A4 in pulmonary arterial media.  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007;175:A41.

Grishko V, Pearsall A, Wilson G. Chondroprotective effects of hyaluronic acid following oxidative stress. Arthroscopic Association of North America 26th Annual meeting; April 23-26, 2007; San Francisco, CA; Abstract no. SS-49.

Gorodnya OM, Ruchko MV, Gillespie MN.  Hypoxia-induced oxidative base modifications in the VEGF promoter are localized to transcriptionally active  nucleosomes in pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAECs).  ATS 2007 International Conference.  San Francisco, CA.  May 18-23, 2007.  Am J Resp Crit Care Med.  175:A510.

Hamanaka K, Alvarez D, Townsley MI, Liedtke W, Parker JC.  TRPV4 regulates the calcium-dependent acute permeability increase during ventilator-induced lung injury in isolated mouse lungs.  Am J Respir Crit Card Med 2007;175:A222.

Hamanaka J, Jian MJ, Weber DS, Alvarez DF, Townsley MI, Al-Mehdi AB, King JA, Liedtke W, Parker JC.  TRPV4 initiates the acute calcium-dependent permeability increase during ventilator-induced lung injury in isolated mouse lungs.  Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2007 Jul;doi:1152/ajplung. 00221.2007.

Homma N, Nagaoka T, Morio Y, Gebb SA, Karoor V, Oka M, McMurtry I.  Endothelin-1 and serotonin are involved in activation of RhoA/Rho kinase signaling in the chronically hypoxic rat pulmonary circulation.  Keystone Symposia:  hypoxia and development, physiology and disease 2006, p. 75.

Jian MY, Liedtke W, Townsley MI.  High vascular pressure leads to P450 epoxygenase-dependent TRPV4 activation and endothelial injury in mouse lung.  FASEB J  2007 Apr;21(6):A1201.  Abstract No. 894.3.

Kayes SK. Presidential Address To American Society of Parasitologists:  Conventional wisdom and a tale of two cytokines. American Society Parasitologists Annual Meeting; June 20-25, 2007; Mexico; Abstract no. 80:2a.

King JA.  Is transmission electron microscopy still useful in cancer diagnosis?  Proc South Microsc Soc 2007;27:17.  Abstract no. 15.

King JA.  Role of transmission electron microscopy in cancer diagnosis and research.  Microscopy & Microanalysis 2007 Proceedings;13 (S02):20-21.

King JA, McDonald F, Obiako B, Haynes J.  Utilization of semi-thin sections for evaluation of red blood cell adhesion in the lung.  Microscopy & Microanalysis Proceedings 2007; 13(S02):334CD.

King JA, Stevens T, Shevde L, Ofori-Acquah S, Watkins G, Jiang WG.  N-cadherin expression inversely correlates with local recurrence and death:  a retrospective study of ductal carcinoma patients.  Breast Cancer Res Treat 2006;100(Suppl. 1):S271.  Abstract no. 6045.

Lowe KM, King J, Stevens T.  Increased extra-alveolar vessel permeability decreases dynamic compliance in intubated rats.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(5): A557.  Abstract no. 609.9.

Lu F, Chen H, Zhou C, Liu S, Guo M, Chen P, Zhuang H, Xie D, Wu S.  T-type  Ca(2+) channel expression in human esophageal carcinomas:  a functional role in proliferation.  Cell Calcium.  2007 May 24.

Middleton NS, Gorodyna O, Ruchko M, Gillespie MN.  Hypoxia-induced recruitment of HDACI to the VEGF promoter of pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAECs).  FASEB J 2007Apr;21(6):A924.

Moore T.  Pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells expressing CD40 exhibit increased permeability in response to soluble CD40 ligand. American Thoracic Society, 50th Annual Aspen Lund Conference, 2007.

Pastukh VM, Ruchko M, Gillespie MN.  PCR detection of oxidative base modifications in promoters of pulmonary artery endothelial cell (PAEC) genes differentially regulated by hypoxia.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A923-4.  Abstract no. 762.12.

Pastukh V, Shokolenko IN, Wilson GL, Alexeyev MF.  Mutations in the passenger polypeptide can affect its partitioning between mitochondria and cytoplasm:  mutations can impair the mitochondrial import of DsRed.  Mol Biol Rep 2007 Mar 24.

Prasain N, Alexeyev M, Stevens T.  Activation of a chimeric soluble adenylyl cyclase induces endothelial cell gap formation without disrupting the cortical actin rim.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A862.  Abstract no. 745.24.

Prasain N, Alexeyev M, Stevens T.  Activation of a chimeric soluble adenylyl cyclase reorganizes microtubules near the cell periphery sufficient to disrupt the endothelial cell barrier.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1432.  Abstract no. 977.11.

Reed DJ, El-Zarrad MK, Al-Mehdi AB. Angiopoietin-1 lung tumor blood vessel formation.  AACR 97th Annual Meeting 2007;Los Angeles, CA.

Rich TC, Vayttaden SJ, Clark RB, Xin WK.  GRK and PDE4 activities underlie sustained suppression of b2 adrenergic signals.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A791.  Abstract no. 236a.

Rich TC, Xin WK, Britain AL, Karpen JW.  Functional   segregation of prostaglandin- and isoproterenol-induced cAMP signals. FASEB J 2007 Apr; 21(6):A792. 

Rodriguez J, Horenstein MG, Bozner P, King JAC.  Titanium-induced red tattoo reaction:  a case report and review of the literature.  South Med J 2007;99:1047.

Ruchko MV, Gorodnya OM, Gillespie MN.  The DNA repair enzyme, Ogg1, may be a rate-limiting determinant pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAECs).  ATS 2007 International Conference.  San Fransisco, CA.  May 18-23, 2007.  Am J Resp Crit Care Med.  175:A29.

Sayner SL, Stevens T, Cooper DM.  Adenylyl cyclase 5/6 colocalizes with TRPC4 and cell adhesion molecules to caveolin-enriched fractions of pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMVECs).  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1431.  Abstract no. 977.7.

Sellak H,  Lincoln TM.  Post-transcriptional regulation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase mRNA in vascular smooth muscle cells.  FASEB J 2006 Mar 6;20(4):A540.  Abstract No 358.13.

Spadafora D, Hawkins E, Denny WB, Ballard ST.  Temporal temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TTGE) as a means for screening canine DNA for CFTR mutations.  Ped Pulmonol 2006;41(suppl. 29):289.

Stone A, Ballard ST.  Secretion responses of porcine tracheal submucosal glands to acetylcholine.  Ped Pulmonol 2006;41(suppl. 29):235.

Swiger BM, Patel M, Schoultz T, Pastukh V, Gillespie MN, Al-Mehdi AB.  Hypoxia causes mitochondrial translocation to the perinuclear region in pulmonary artery endothelial cells (PAECs):  implications for signal transduction. FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A921-2.  Abstract no. 762.2.

Wu SW, Chen HR, King J, Alexeyev M, Moore T, Stevens T, Balczon R.  Microtubule motors regulate activation of the Ca2+-selective store-operated current Isoc, important for controlling lung endothelial cell barrier function. FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1432.  Abstract 977.12.

Xin WK, Rich TC.  The roles of phosphodiesterase activity and receptor desensitization in shaping cyclic nucleotide signals.  AHA Research Symposium 2006;64A.

Yang J, Maika S, King JA, Liu, ZM.  Chronic activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-alpha1 in liver leads to decreased adiposity in mice fed a normal or high-fat diet.  FASEB J 2007Apr;21(5):A454-5.  Abstract no. 579.4.

Zhou C, Liu BN, Sallak H, Shin HS, Wu SW.  a1G T-type Ca2+ channel controls plasma membrane P-selection expression in pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells.  FASEB J 2007 Apr;21(6):A1433.  Abstract no. 977.17.