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PPAR gamma Signaling and Lung Fibroblast Transdifferentiation
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Developmental Nicotine Exposure & Transgenerationally Altered Lung Phenotype
Aerosolized Vitamin A: Developing a Prevention for Hyperoxic Lung Injury and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, with Focus on Neonatal Lung Maturation
Advancing Small Molecule Read Through Compounds to Prevent and/or Treat Heritable Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
In Utero Nicotine Exposure & Transgenerational Transmission of Asthma
Fibroblast Cell Signaling in Utero Nicotine-Induced Lung Injury
E-Cigarette Vaping during Pregnancy and Lactation, Germ Cell Epigenetic Memory, and Transgenerational Asthma
Aerosolized vitamin A impact on lung maturation and hyperoxic neonatal lung injury
Molecular Basis of Childhood Asthma Following Perinatal Vitamin D Deficiency
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American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine
Assessment of exhaled breath condensate pH. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Apr 01; 183(7):952; author reply 952-3.
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Hypoxia-induced inhibition of lung development is attenuated by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-? agonist rosiglitazone. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2011 Jul; 301(1):L125-34.
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A cell-molecular approach predicts vertebrate evolution.
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Thirdhand tobacco smoke: emerging evidence and arguments for a multidisciplinary research agenda. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Sep; 119(9):1218-26.
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Why conventional exhaled breath condensate pH studies cannot provide reliable estimates of airway acidification. Chest. 2011 Oct; 140(4):1099.
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Postnatal rosiglitazone administration to neonatal rat pups does not alter the young adult metabolic phenotype. Neonatology. 2012; 101(3):217-24.
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A potential role of the JNK pathway in hyperoxia-induced cell death, myofibroblast transdifferentiation and TGF-?1-mediated injury in the developing murine lung.
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Bone mineral density in Turner's syndrome--a longitudinal study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1997 Sep; 47(3):367-70.
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Respiratory pacemaker cells responsive to CO(2) in the upper medulla: dose response and effects of mediators. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2000 Nov; 30(5):359-67.
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Curcumin protects the developing lung against long-term hyperoxic injury. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2013 Aug 15; 305(4):L301-11.
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Vitamin D supplementation blocks pulmonary structural and functional changes in a rat model of perinatal vitamin D deficiency. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2014 Dec 01; 307(11):L859-67.
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On the evolution of the pulmonary alveolar lipofibroblast.
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Impaired Lung Mitochondrial Respiration Following Perinatal Nicotine Exposure in Rats. Lung. 2016 Apr; 194(2):325-8.
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Nguyen M, Trubert CL, Rizk-Rabin M, Rehan VK, Besan?on F, Cayre YE, Garab?dian M
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and fetal lung maturation: immunogold detection of VDR expression in pneumocytes type II cells and effect on fructose 1,6 bisphosphatase. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2004 May; 89-90(1-5):93-7.
1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and fetal lung maturation: immunogold detection of VDR expression in pneumocytes type II cells and effect on fructose 1,6 bisphosphatase.
Rehan VK, Garcia M, Kao J, Tucker CM, Patel SM
Epinephrine delivery during neonatal resuscitation: comparison of direct endotracheal tube vs catheter inserted into endotracheal tube administration. J Perinatol. 2004 Nov; 24(11):686-90.
Epinephrine delivery during neonatal resuscitation: comparison of direct endotracheal tube vs catheter inserted into endotracheal tube administration.
Rehan VK, Wang Y, Sugano S, Romero S, Chen X, Santos J, Khazanchi A, Torday JS
Mechanism of nicotine-induced pulmonary fibroblast transdifferentiation. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2005 Oct; 289(4):L667-76.
Mechanism of nicotine-induced pulmonary fibroblast transdifferentiation.
Rehan VK, Wang Y, Patel S, Santos J, Torday JS
Rosiglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonist, prevents hyperoxia-induced neonatal rat lung injury in vivo. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2006 Jun; 41(6):558-69.
Rosiglitazone, a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonist, prevents hyperoxia-induced neonatal rat lung injury in vivo.
The evolutionary continuum from lung development to homeostasis and repair. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2007 Mar; 292(3):L608-11.
The evolutionary continuum from lung development to homeostasis and repair.
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Evidence for the presence of lipofibroblasts in human lung. Exp Lung Res. 2006 Sep; 32(8):379-93.
Evidence for the presence of lipofibroblasts in human lung.
Prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: finally, something that works. Indian J Pediatr. 2006 Nov; 73(11):1027-32.
Prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: finally, something that works.
Rehan VK, Wang Y, Sugano S, Santos J, Patel S, Sakurai R, Boros LG, Boros LW, Lee WP, Torday JS
In utero nicotine exposure alters fetal rat lung alveolar type II cell proliferation, differentiation, and metabolism. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2007 Jan; 292(1):L323-33.
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Yee JK, Mao CS, Hummel HS, Lim S, Sugano S, Rehan VK, Xiao G, Lee WN
Compartmentalization of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1 activity in HepG2 cells. J Lipid Res. 2008 Oct; 49(10):2124-34.
Compartmentalization of stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1 activity in HepG2 cells.
Ji B, Zhao GZ, Sakurai R, Cao Y, Zhang ZJ, Wang D, Yan MN, Rehan VK
Effect of Maternal Electroacupuncture on Perinatal Nicotine Exposure-Induced Lung Phenotype in Offspring. Lung. 2016 08; 194(4):535-46.
Effect of Maternal Electroacupuncture on Perinatal Nicotine Exposure-Induced Lung Phenotype in Offspring.
Sakurai R, Liu J, Gong M, Bo J, Rehan VK
Perinatal nicotine exposure induces myogenic differentiation, but not epithelial-mesenchymal transition in rat offspring lung. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2016 11; 51(11):1142-1150.
Perinatal nicotine exposure induces myogenic differentiation, but not epithelial-mesenchymal transition in rat offspring lung.
Gong M, Antony S, Sakurai R, Liu J, Iacovino M, Rehan VK
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells of the intrauterine growth-restricted rat offspring exhibit enhanced adipogenic phenotype. Int J Obes (Lond). 2016 11; 40(11):1768-1775.
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells of the intrauterine growth-restricted rat offspring exhibit enhanced adipogenic phenotype.
Taylor SK, Sakurai R, Sakurai T, Rehan VK
Inhaled Vitamin D: A Novel Strategy to Enhance Neonatal Lung Maturation. Lung. 2016 12; 194(6):931-943.
Inhaled Vitamin D: A Novel Strategy to Enhance Neonatal Lung Maturation.
Yuan B, Wu W, Chen M, Gu H, Tang Q, Guo D, Chen T, Chen Y, Lu C, Song L, Xia Y, Chen D, Rehan VK, Sha J, Wang X
Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology
From the Cover: Metabolomics Reveals a Role of Betaine in Prenatal DBP Exposure-Induced Epigenetic Transgenerational Failure of Spermatogenesis in Rats. Toxicol Sci. 2017 08 01; 158(2):356-366.
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Comparison of sprinting vs non-sprinting to wean nasal continuous positive airway pressure off in very preterm infants. J Perinatol. 2018 02; 38(2):164-168.
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Recent Advances in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Pathophysiology, Prevention, and Treatment. Lung. 2018 04; 196(2):129-138.
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A Combination of the Aerosolized PPAR-? Agonist Pioglitazone and a Synthetic Surfactant Protein B Peptide Mimic Prevents Hyperoxia-Induced Neonatal Lung Injury in Rats. Neonatology. 2018; 113(4):296-304.
A Combination of the Aerosolized PPAR-? Agonist Pioglitazone and a Synthetic Surfactant Protein B Peptide Mimic Prevents Hyperoxia-Induced Neonatal Lung Injury in Rats.
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Biochemical and biophysical research communications
Protective effect of electro-acupuncture at maternal different points on perinatal nicotine exposure-induced pulmonary dysplasia in offspring based on HPA axis and signal transduction pathway. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2018 10 28; 505(2):586-592.
Protective effect of electro-acupuncture at maternal different points on perinatal nicotine exposure-induced pulmonary dysplasia in offspring based on HPA axis and signal transduction pathway.
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Prevention of perinatal nicotine-induced bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell myofibroblast differentiation by augmenting the lipofibroblast phenotype. Clin Sci (Lond). 2018 11 15; 132(21):2357-2368.
Prevention of perinatal nicotine-induced bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell myofibroblast differentiation by augmenting the lipofibroblast phenotype.
Exploiting cellular-developmental evolution as the scientific basis for preventive medicine. Med Hypotheses. 2009 May; 72(5):596-602.
Exploiting cellular-developmental evolution as the scientific basis for preventive medicine.
Sakurai R, Shin E, Fonseca S, Sakurai T, Litonjua AA, Weiss ST, Torday JS, Rehan VK
1alpha,25(OH)2D3 and its 3-epimer promote rat lung alveolar epithelial-mesenchymal interactions and inhibit lipofibroblast apoptosis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2009 Sep; 297(3):L496-505.
1alpha,25(OH)2D3 and its 3-epimer promote rat lung alveolar epithelial-mesenchymal interactions and inhibit lipofibroblast apoptosis.
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Mechanism for nicotine-induced up-regulation of Wnt signaling in human alveolar interstitial fibroblasts. Exp Lung Res. 2011 Apr; 37(3):144-54.
Mechanism for nicotine-induced up-regulation of Wnt signaling in human alveolar interstitial fibroblasts.
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PPAR? agonist rosiglitazone prevents perinatal nicotine exposure-induced asthma in rat offspring. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2011 May; 300(5):L710-7.
PPAR? agonist rosiglitazone prevents perinatal nicotine exposure-induced asthma in rat offspring.
Neutral lipid trafficking regulates alveolar type II cell surfactant phospholipid and surfactant protein expression. Exp Lung Res. 2011 Aug; 37(6):376-86.
Neutral lipid trafficking regulates alveolar type II cell surfactant phospholipid and surfactant protein expression.
Rehan VK, Fong J, Lee R, Sakurai R, Wang ZM, Dahl MJ, Lane RH, Albertine KH, Torday JS
Mechanism of reduced lung injury by high-frequency nasal ventilation in a preterm lamb model of neonatal chronic lung disease. Pediatr Res. 2011 Nov; 70(5):462-6.
Mechanism of reduced lung injury by high-frequency nasal ventilation in a preterm lamb model of neonatal chronic lung disease.
Curcumin augments lung maturation, preventing neonatal lung injury by inhibiting TGF-? signaling. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2011 Nov; 301(5):L721-30.
Curcumin augments lung maturation, preventing neonatal lung injury by inhibiting TGF-? signaling.
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PPAR? Signaling Mediates the Evolution, Development, Homeostasis, and Repair of the Lung.
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Prenatal rosiglitazone administration to neonatal rat pups does not alter the adult metabolic phenotype. PPAR Res. 2012; 2012:604216.
Prenatal rosiglitazone administration to neonatal rat pups does not alter the adult metabolic phenotype.
Liu J, Naeem E, Tian J, Lombardi V, Kwong K, Akbari O, Torday JS, Rehan VK
Sex-specific perinatal nicotine-induced asthma in rat offspring. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2013 Jan; 48(1):53-62.
Sex-specific perinatal nicotine-induced asthma in rat offspring.
Galle-Treger L, Sankaranarayanan I, Hurrell BP, Howard E, Lo R, Maazi H, Lewis G, Banie H, Epstein AL, Hu P, Rehan VK, Gilliland FD, Allayee H, Soroosh P, Sharpe AH, Akbari O
Costimulation of type-2 innate lymphoid cells by GITR promotes effector function and ameliorates type 2 diabetes. Nat Commun. 2019 02 12; 10(1):713.
Costimulation of type-2 innate lymphoid cells by GITR promotes effector function and ameliorates type 2 diabetes.
Su H, Ji B, Zhao GZ, Liu YT, Ge YP, Dai J, Lu YW, Wang D, Reiko S, Rehan VK, Yan MN, Sun XM, Bai HX, Guo MW, Ren XX
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
[Effect of electroacupuncture at "Zusanli" (ST 36) and "Yanglingquan" (GB 34) on perinatal nicotine-exposure-induced lung function and morphology of neonatal rats]. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2019 Jun 12; 39(6):632-6.
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Dietary Fiber-Induced Microbial Short Chain Fatty Acids Suppress ILC2-Dependent Airway Inflammation. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:2051.
Dietary Fiber-Induced Microbial Short Chain Fatty Acids Suppress ILC2-Dependent Airway Inflammation.
Response to Jaeggi's J.S. Torday, N.W. Blackstone and V.K. Rehan, a cell-centered alternative to mainstream evolutionary medicine?: Review of 'Evidence-Based Evolutionary Medicine'. Evol Med Public Health. 2019; 2019(1):181-182.
Response to Jaeggi's J.S. Torday, N.W. Blackstone and V.K. Rehan, a cell-centered alternative to mainstream evolutionary medicine?: Review of 'Evidence-Based Evolutionary Medicine'.
Wang Q, Khan NA, Muthumalage T, Lawyer GR, McDonough SR, Chuang TD, Gong M, Sundar IK, Rehan VK, Rahman I
Dysregulated repair and inflammatory responses by e-cigarette-derived inhaled nicotine and humectant propylene glycol in a sex-dependent manner in mouse lung. FASEB Bioadv. 2019 Oct; 1(10):609-623.
Dysregulated repair and inflammatory responses by e-cigarette-derived inhaled nicotine and humectant propylene glycol in a sex-dependent manner in mouse lung.
Chen YC, Navarrete MS, Wang Y, McClintock NC, Sakurai R, Wang F, Chen KT, Chou TF, Rehan VK, Lee DJ, Diaz B
N-myristoyltransferase-1 is necessary for lysosomal degradation and mTORC1 activation in cancer cells. Sci Rep. 2020 07 20; 10(1):11952.
N-myristoyltransferase-1 is necessary for lysosomal degradation and mTORC1 activation in cancer cells.
Gelfand CA, Sakurai R, Wang Y, Liu Y, Segal R, Rehan VK
Inhaled vitamin A is more effective than intramuscular dosing in mitigating hyperoxia-induced lung injury in a neonatal rat model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2020 09 01; 319(3):L576-L584.
Inhaled vitamin A is more effective than intramuscular dosing in mitigating hyperoxia-induced lung injury in a neonatal rat model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Wang Q, Sundar IK, Blum JL, Ratner JR, Lucas JH, Chuang TD, Wang Y, Liu J, Rehan VK, Zelikoff JT, Rahman I
Prenatal Exposure to Electronic-Cigarette Aerosols Leads to Sex-Dependent Pulmonary Extracellular-Matrix Remodeling and Myogenesis in Offspring Mice. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2020 12; 63(6):794-805.
Prenatal Exposure to Electronic-Cigarette Aerosols Leads to Sex-Dependent Pulmonary Extracellular-Matrix Remodeling and Myogenesis in Offspring Mice.
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Effect of electro-acupuncture at ST 36 on maternal food restriction-induced lung phenotype in rat offspring. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2021 08; 56(8):2537-2545.
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Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie
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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Inhibited the Signaling in Colorectal Cancer
Salinomycin Abolished STAT3 and STAT1 Interactions
Remediation Graduate Medical Education 2025
Remediation Graduate Medical Education 2024
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