Recent MCRI Publications

Alsheikh-AA, Trikalinos T, Kent DM,  Karas RH.  Statins, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk of cancer.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology 52(14):1141-1147, 2008. PubMed Abstract   Abstract 

Fernández AB, Karas RH, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Thompson PD.  Statins and interstitial lung disease: A systematic review of the literature and of FDA adverse event reports.  Chest 134(4):824-830.  PubMed Abstract

Davis BN, Hilyard AC, Lagna G, Hata A.  SMAD proteins control DROSHA-mediated microRNA maturation.  Nature 454(7200):56-61, 2008.  PubMed Abstract

Caprio M, Newfell BG, la Sala A, Baur W, Fabbri A, Rosano G, Mendelsohn ME, Jaffe IZ.  Functional mineralocorticoid receptors in human vascular endothelial cells regulate intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression and promote leukocyte adhesion.  Circulation Research 102(11):1359-1367, 2008.  PubMed Abstract

Michael S, Surks HK, Wang Y, Zhu Y, Blanton R, Jamnongit M, Aronovitz M, Baur W, Ohtani K, Wilkerson MK, Bonev AD, Nelson MT, Karas RH, Mendelsohn ME.  High blood pressure arising from a defect in vascular function.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 105(18):6702-6707, 2008.  PubMed Abstract

Kelley-Hedgepeth A, Peter I, Kip KE, Montefusco MC, Kogan S, Cox D, Ordovas JM, Levy D, Reis SE, Mendelsohn ME, Housman D, Huggins GS.  The protective effect of KCNMB1 E65K against hypertension is restricted to blood pressure treatment with β-blockade.  Journal of Human Hypertension 22(7):512-515, 2008 Apr.  PubMed Abstract

Patten RD, Pourati I, Aronovitz MJ, Alsheikh-Ali A, Eder S, Force T, Mendelsohn ME, Karas RH.  17 β-estradiol differentially affects left ventricular and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy following myocardial infarction and pressure overload.  Journal of Cardiac Failure 14(3):245-253, 2008.  PubMed Abstract

Al-Fulaij MA, Ren Y, Beinborn M, Kopin AS.  Pharmacological Analysis of Human D1 and D2 Dopamine Receptor Missense Variants.  Journal of Molecular Neuroscience 34(3):211-223, 2008.  PebMed Abstract

Park HJ, Georgescu SP, Du C, Madias C, Aronovitz MJ, Welzig CM, Wang B, Begley U, Zhang Y, Blaustein RO, Patten RD, Karas RH, Van Tol HH, Osborne TF, Shimano H, Liao R, Link MS, Galper JB.  Parasympathetic response in chick myocytes and mouse heart is controlled by SREBP.  Journal of Clinical Investigation 118(1):259-271, 2008.  PubMed Abstract