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PD-L1 restrains PD-1⁺Nrp1^lo Treg cells to suppress inflammation-driven colorectal tumorigenesis Poschel, D. B., Klement, J. D., Merting, A. D., Lu, C., Zhao, Y., Yang, D., Xiao, W., Zhu, H., Rajeshwari, P., Toscano, M., Jones, K., Barrett, A., Bollag, R. J., Fallon, P. G., Shi, H. & Liu, K., Oct 22 2024, In: Cell Reports. 43, 10, 114819. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Time of day dependent reduction in stroke infarct volume by the Reverb agonist SR9009 in mice Kamat, P. K., Khan, M. B., Siddiqui, S., Hattaway, T. G., Anas, A., Rudic, R. D., Baban, B., Dhandapani, K. M. & Hess, D. C., Feb 2025, In: Experimental Neurology. 384, 115067. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Chronic testicular pain after routine hydrocelectomy cured with epidural injection Sakhalkar, O. V., Mehta, D. S. & Morganstern, B. A., Sep 2024, In: Urology Case Reports. 56, 102829. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Molecular specializations underlying phenotypic differences in inner ear hair cells of zebrafish and mice Giffen, K. P., Liu, H., Yamane, K. L., Li, Y., Chen, L., Kramer, K. L., Zallocchi, M. & He, D. Z., 2024, In: Frontiers in Neurology. 15, 1437558. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Synthetic Antiangiogenic Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor—A Splice Variant Revascularizes Ischemic Muscle in Peripheral Artery Disease Raja, A. & Ganta, V., Oct 15 2024, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 13, 20, e034304. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
FLUEnT: Transformer for detecting lung consolidations in videos using fused lung ultrasound encodings Khan, U., Thompson, R., Li, J., Etter, L. P., Camelo, I., Pieciak, R. C., Castro-Aragon, I., Setty, B., Gill, C. C., Demi, L. & Betke, M., Sep 2024, In: Computers in Biology and Medicine. 180, 109014. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Monoamine alterations in Alzheimer’s disease and their implications in comorbid neuropsychiatric symptoms Saggu, S., Bai, A., Aida, M., Rehman, H., Pless, A., Ware, D., Deak, F., Jiao, K. & Wang, Q., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: GeroScience. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
International Survey on Consensus Definition on Nutrition Impact Symptoms in Patients with Cancer Amano, K., Dev, R., Naito, T. & Del Fabbro, E., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Nutrition and Cancer. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Family Medicine Clerkship Directors’ Perspectives on USMLE Pass/Fail Scoring: A CERA Study Saucier, A., Dubey, S., Blyden, K. & Schneider, F. D., Sep 2024, In: Family medicine. 56, 8, p. 505-508 4 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lithium-induced apoptotic cell death is not accompanied by a noticeable inflammatory response in the kidney Baranovskaya, I., Volk, K., Alexander, S., Abais-Battad, J. & Mamenko, M., 2024, In: Frontiers in Physiology. 15, 1399396. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
GPER deficiency impedes murine myocutaneous revascularization and wound healing Ko, R. F., Davidson, O. Q. C., Ahmed, M. A., Clark, R. M., Brandenburg, J. S., Pankratz, V. S., Sharma, G., Hathaway, H. J., Prossnitz, E. R. & Howdieshell, T. R., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. 14, 1, 18400. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Girk3 deletion increases osteoblast maturation and bone mass accrual in adult male mice Weaver, S. R., Torres, H. M., Arnold, K. M., Zars, E. L., Peralta-Herrera, E., Taylor, E. L., Yu, K., de Velasco, E. M. F., Wickman, K., McGee-Lawrence, M. E., Bradley, E. W. & Westendorf, J. J., Oct 1 2024, In: JBMR Plus. 8, 10, ziae108. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Revisiting sex as a biological variable in hypertension research Ryan, M. J., Clemmer, J. S., Mathew, R. O., Faulkner, J. L., Taylor, E. B., Abais-Battad, J. M., Hollis, F. & Sullivan, J. C., Sep 3 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134, 17, e180078. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Inhibiting anti-angiogenic VEGF165b activates a miR-17-20a-Calcipressin-3 pathway that revascularizes ischemic muscle in peripheral artery disease Batan, S., Kuppuswamy, S., Wood, M., Reddy, M., Annex, B. H. & Ganta, V., Dec 2024, In: Communications Medicine. 4, 1, 3. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cardiovascular risk factors for the diagnosis of insomnia in end-stage renal disease Kim, K., Smaha, K., Maghsoodpour, A., Bollag, W. B., Baer, S., Taskar, V., Arora, V. & Healy, W. J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of the Medical Sciences. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Influenza Vaccination Not Associated With Increased Miscarriage Risk Kriegel, D. L., Leurinda, A. & Earwood, J. S., Apr 24 2024, In: Evidence-Based Practice. 27, 8, p. 3-4 2 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mechanistic Insights Into Redox Damage of the Podocyte in Hypertension Ilatovskaya, D. V., Behr, A. D., Staruschenko, A., Hall, G. & Palygin, O., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Hypertension. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
A Primer on Cryobiology and Cryoprotectants for Ovarian Tissue Freezing Eroglu, A., Jan 1 2022, Principles and Practice of Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation and Transplantation. Elsevier, p. 67-87 21 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
CTNNB1 exon 3 mutations in metastatic solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas Fleming, A. M., Gehle, D. B., Freitas, J. P., Hendrick, L. E., Yakoub, D., Abdelhafeez, H., Nezakatgoo, N., Deneve, J. L., Langham, M. R., Glazer, E. S., Shibata, D., Merchant, N. B., Dickson, P. V. & Murphy, A. J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Surgical Oncology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Intact NOX2 in T Cells Mediates Pregnancy-Induced Renal Damage in Dahl SS Rats Dasinger, J. H., Abais-Battad, J. M., Walton, S. D., Burns-Ray, E. C., Cherian-Shaw, M., Baldwin, K. E., Fehrenbach, D. J. & Mattson, D. L., Nov 1 2024, In: Hypertension. 81, 11, p. 2357-2367 11 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Neurovascular coupling and CO₂ interrogate distinct vascular regulations Tournissac, M., Chaigneau, E., Pfister, S., Aydin, A. K., Goulam Houssen, Y., O’Herron, P., Filosa, J., Collot, M., Joutel, A. & Charpak, S., Dec 2024, In: Nature communications. 15, 1, 7635. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Global Trial Representation and Availability of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Casey, M., Odhiambo, L., Aggarwal, N., Shoukier, M., Islam, K. M. & Cortes, J., Aug 2024, In: Cancers. 16, 16, 2838. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How policy, society, and economics shape health behaviors Heboyan, V. & Tracy, J. D., Oct 15 2024, The Handbook of Health Behavior Change. Springer Publishing Company, p. 1-20 20 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Commentary: the perspectives of harnessing the power of scattered tubular-like cells for renal repair Jones, A. C., Palygin, O. & Ilatovskaya, D. V., Nov 2024, In: Clinical Science. 138, 21, p. 1371-1375 5 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Epigenetic signature of human vitamin D3 and IL-10 conditioned regulatory DCs Liu, S., Zahorchak, A. F., Dobrowolski, S. F., Metes, D. M., Thomson, A. W. & Abdelsamed, H. A., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. 14, 1, 28748. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using E-cigarettes to stop smoking tobacco. Worth the trade-off? Berardi, A., Saucier, A. & Earwood, J. S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Evidence-Based Practice. Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Depression and Social Media Use in Children and Adolescents Diaz, A. D., Peeples, D. A. & Weigle, P., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Pediatric clinics of North America. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
¹⁸F-FDG-PET/MR imaging to monitor disease activity in large vessel vasculitis Pugh, D., Patel, D., Macnaught, G., Czopek, A., Bruce, L., Donachie, J., Gallacher, P. J., Tan, S., Ahlman, M., Grayson, P. C., Basu, N. & Dhaun, N., Dec 2024, In: Nature communications. 15, 1, 7314. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Melanoma Marjolin ulcer in residual limb of patient of color with below-knee amputation Siar, J., Patel, D. & Rohr-Kirchgraber, T., Oct 2024, In: JAAD Case Reports. 52, p. 109-111 3 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
PD-1 and CD73 on naive CD4⁺ T cells synergistically limit responses to self Nettersheim, F. S., Brunel, S., Sinkovits, R. S., Armstrong, S. S., Roy, P., Billitti, M., Kobiyama, K., Alimadadi, A., Bombin, S., Lu, L., Zoccheddu, M., Oliaeimotlagh, M., Benedict, C. A., Sette, A. & Ley, K., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Immunology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Brain Injury and Neurodegeneration: Molecular, Functional, and Translational Approach 2.0 Ahluwalia, P., Gaur, P., Ahluwalia, M. & Vaibhav, K., Nov 2024, In: Biomedicines. 12, 11, 2586. Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Neurological applications of focused ultrasound: an introduction and update on clinical and research trends Rollins, M., Harbaugh, T., Fawzi, M., Hamed, M., Alkasab, S., Almekkawy, M. & Elhelf, I., Dec 2024, In: Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. 55, 1, 168. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Sex, Gender, and Other Factors That Influence Infections for Men and Women Johnson, C., Baldwin, A., Bruner, L. P., Rohr-Kirchgraber, T. M., Lin-Greenberg, A. & Rosenthal, K. S., Sep 1 2024, In: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 32, 5, p. 1405 1 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Editorial: Women in science: ophthalmology 2023 Thounaojam, M. C. & Rossi, G. C. M., 2024, In: Frontiers in Medicine. 11, 1454872. Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Cytotoxic Autophagy: A Novel Treatment Paradigm against Breast Cancer Using Oleanolic Acid and Ursolic Acid Gupta, K. B., Gao, J., Li, X., Thangaraju, M., Mostafaei, F. & Lokeshwar, B. L., Oct 2024, In: Cancers. 16, 19, 3367. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
PAR1-mediated Non-periodical Synchronized Calcium Oscillations in Human Mesangial Cells Stefanenko, M., Fedoriuk, M., Mamenko, M., Semenikhina, M., Nowling, T. K., Lipschutz, J. H., Maximyuk, O., Staruschenko, A. & Palygin, O., 2024, In: Function. 5, 5, zqae030. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Effect of an Inflatable Colon on Colorectal Cancer Knowledge and Screening Intent Among Male Attendees at State Fairs in Two Midwestern States, 2023 Sedani, A. E., Rifelj, K. K., Bevel, M. S., McCall, C., Rogalla, M., Laliberte, L., Ellis, K., Pratt, R. J. & Rogers, C. R., 2024, In: Preventing Chronic Disease. 21, 240020. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Motivators and mechanisms for an international rural health collaboration MacKinnon, N. J., Powell-Williams, M., Ambade, P. N., Emery, V., Punukollu, P. & Chen, M., Dec 2024, In: Scientific reports. 14, 1, 19570. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Ursolic Acid Conjugates: A New Frontier in Anticancer Drug Development Bokhtia, R. M., Pham, A. M., Bihari Gupta, K., Warang, S. S., Venugopal, N., Shakuja, R., Somanath, P. R., Liu, F., Chang Jeon, Y., Guimaraes, G. J., Bartlett, M. G., Thangaraju, M., Lokeshwar, B. L. & Mostafaei, F., Oct 16 2024, In: ChemBioChem. 25, 20, e202400376. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Encyclopedia of Hereditary Cancer Henson, J. W., Jan 1 2024, Encyclopedia of Hereditary Cancer: A Desktop Reference. Elsevier, p. 1-405 405 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Targeting Chemoresistance in Advanced Bladder Cancers with a Novel Adjuvant Strategy Seremak, J. R., Gupta, K. B., Bonigala, S., Liu, E., Marshall, B., Zhi, W., Bokhtia, R. M., Mostafaei, F., Lokeshwar, V. B. & Lokeshwar, B. L., Oct 2024, In: Molecular cancer therapeutics. 23, 10, p. 1389-1403 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Identifying Candidates for Effective Utilization of Stored Autologous PBSCs in Salvage Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma: Who Benefits Most? Keruakous, A. R., Walker, L., Denlinger, M., Mian, M., Bradshaw, D., Kota, V. & Jillella, A. P., Sep 2024, In: Hematology Reports. 16, 3, p. 479-486 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hypertension disrupts the vascular clock in both sexes Visniauskas, B., Ogola, B. O., Kilanowski-Doroh, I., Harris, N. R., Diaz, Z. T., Horton, A. C., Blessinger, S. A., McNally, A. B., Zimmerman, M. A., Arnold, A. C. & Lindsey, S. H., Oct 2024, In: American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 327, 4, p. H765-H777 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Nanoplastics: Immune Impact, Detection, and Internalization after Human Blood Exposure by Single-Cell Mass Cytometry Fusco, L., Gazzi, A., Giro, L., Schefer, R. B., D'Almeida, S. M., Cagliani, R., Zoccheddu, M., Uyar, R., Besbinar, Ö., Çelik, D., Yilmazer, A., Mitrano, D. M., Orecchioni, M. & Delogu, L. G., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Materials. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Macrocephaly and Digital Anomalies Expand the Phenotypic Spectrum of PGAP2 Variants in Hyperphosphatasia with Impaired Intellectual Development Syndrome 3 (HPMRS3) Susgun, S., Ben-Mahmoud, A., Rüschendorf, F., Ku, B., Hussain, S. I., Schulz, S., Puk, O., Biskup, S., Labonne, J. D. J., Don, D. W., Gupta, V., Choi, T. I., Khan, S., Wasif, N., Lacassie, Y., Layman, L. C., Iseri, S. A. U., Kim, C. H. & Kim, H. G., 2024, In: Human Mutation. 2024, 5518289. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Boosting Acetylcholine Signaling by Cannabidiol in a Murine Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Khodadadi, H., da Silva Lopes Salles, E., Naeini, S. E., Bhandari, B., Rogers, H. M., Gouron, J., Meeks, W., Terry, A. V., Pillai, A. R., Yu, J. C., Morgan, J. C., Vaibhav, K., Hess, D. C., Dhandapani, K. M., Wang, L. P. & Baban, B., Nov 2024, In: International journal of molecular sciences. 25, 21, 11764. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Age and duration of obesity modulate the inflammatory response and expression of neuroprotective factors in mammalian female brain Eroglu, B., Isales, C. M. & Eroglu, A., Dec 2024, In: Aging Cell. 23, 12, e14313. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Invited Commentary: Establishment of a Global Platform for the Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease by “Creation and Unification of National Congenital Heart Surgery Databases and Registries”: It's Time! St. Louis, J. D., Jacobs, J. P., Bateson, B. P., Tchervenkov, C. I., Austin, E. H. & Kirklin, J. K., Nov 2024, In: World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. 15, 6, p. 691-692 2 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Looking back at the TEDDY study: lessons and future directions Lernmark, Å., Agardh, D., Akolkar, B., Gesualdo, P., Hagopian, W. A., Haller, M. J., Hyöty, H., Johnson, S. B., Larsson, H. E., Liu, E., Lynch, K. F., McKinney, E. F., McIndoe, R., Melin, J., Norris, J. M., Rewers, M., Rich, S. S., Toppari, J., Triplett, E. & Vehik, K. & 4 others, Virtanen, S. M., Ziegler, A. G., Schatz, D. A. & Krischer, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Reviews Endocrinology. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
CRLF2-rearranged B-cell ALL with extramedullary lineage switch to AML following CD19-targeted therapy Silbert, S. K., Scanlon, S., Wang, H. W., Yuan, C. M., Doverte, A., Wellek, J., Patel, N., Braylan, R., Ahlman, M., Turkbey, E. B., Bohling, S. D., Chisholm, K. M., Oztek, M. A., LaLoggia, M., Verma, A., Shalabi, H., Kovach, A. E., Wood, B. L., Lamble, A. & Kirsch, I. & 2 others, Leger, K. & Shah, N. N., Oct 26 2024, In: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 12, 10 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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