Cardiovascular & Lipid Disorders

Neal WeintraubNeal Weintraub, M.D.

Dept. of Internal Medicine

Director, Cardiovascular Diseases Division

Research Summary

Dr. Weintraub's laboratory is broadly interested in understanding mechanisms of inflammation in atherosclerosis and heart disease. Current research projects include mechanisms of endothelial regulation of blood flow, regulation of smooth muscle cell ion channels, the effects of lipids on vascular function and the role of reactive oxygen species in vascular physiology and pathophysiology.

Selected Publications

Chatterjee TK, Stoll LL, Denning GM, Harrelson A, Blomkalns AL, Idelman G, Rothenberg FG, Neltner B, Romig-Martin SA, Dickson EW, Rudich S, Weintraub NL. Proinflammatory phenotype of perivascular adipocytes: influence of high-fat feeding. Circ Res. 2009 Feb 27;104(4):541-9.  PubMed PMID: 19122178.

Snyder GD, Oberley-Deegan RE, Goss KL, Romig-Martin SA, Stoll LL, Snyder JM, Weintraub NL. Surfactant protein D is expressed and modulates inflammatory responses in human coronary artery smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 May;294(5):H2053-9.  PubMed PMID: 18359891.

Qin Z, Reszka KJ, Fukai T, Weintraub NL. Extracellular superoxide dismutase (ecSOD) in vascular biology: an update on exogenous gene transfer and endogenous regulators of ecSOD. Transl Res. 2008 Feb;151(2):68-78.  Review. PubMed PMID: 18201674.

McCormick ML, Gavrila D, Weintraub NL. Role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2007 Mar;27(3):461-9. Epub 2007 Jan 11. PubMed PMID: 17218601.

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