Publications 2005-2006

Journal Articles

  1. Acevedo D, Jiménez-Vélez BD, and Rodríguez-Sierra CJ. Trace metals in sediments of two estuarine lagoons from Puerto Rico. Environ Poll. 141:336-42; 2006.
  2. Acevedo-Figueroa D, Jiménez BD, Rodríguez-Sierra CJ. Trace metals in sediments of two estuarine lagoons from Puerto Rico. Environ Pollut 141 2, 2006 May pp.336-342
  3. Bauermeister JJ, Barkley RA, Martinez JV, Cumba E, Ramirez R, Reina G, Matos M, Salas CC. Time estimation and performance on reproduction tasks in subtypes of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 34 1, 2005 Mar pp.151-62
  4. Bauermeister JJ, Matos M, Reina G, Salas CC, Martínez JV, Cumba E, Barkley RA. Comparison of the DSM-IV combined and inattentive types of ADHD in a school-based sample of Latino/Hispanic children. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 46 2, 2005 Feb pp.166-79
  5. Blicher B, Joshipura K, Eke P. Validation of self-reported periodontal disease: a systematic review. J Dent Res 84 10, 2005 Oct pp.881-90.
  6. Bräu N, Salvatore M, Ríos-Bedoya CF, Fernández-Carbia A, Paronetto F, Rodríguez-Orengo JF, Rodríguez-Torres M. Slower fibrosis progression in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with successful HIV suppression using antiretroviral therapy. J Hepatol 44 1, 2006 Jan pp.47-55
  7. Calderón JL, Baker RS, Fabrega H, Conde JG, Hays RD, Fleming E, Norris K. An Ethno-medical Perspective on Research Participation: A Qualitative Pilot Study. Medscape General Medicine 2006;8(2):23-27.
  8. Cardalda EB, Costantino G, Jiménez-Suárez V, León-Velázquez M, Martínez JV, & Perez M. Cross Cultural Comparisons with the TEMAS test using group versus individual methodology. In Constantino, G.,Dana, R. & Malgady, R.G. (Eds.), Tell-Me-A-Story (TEMAS): Test for multicultural Society. Lawrence Erlbaum; 2005.
  9. Carrer M, Vázquez GJ, Lebrón RI, Mercado X, Martínez I,Vázquez CO, Santé M, Robledo IE. The microbial etiologies of diarrhea in hospitalized patients from the Puerto Rico Medical Center Hospitals. P R Health Sci J 24 1, 2005 Mar pp.41-4
  10. Cordova A, Barrios NJ, Rivera E, Cadilla CL, and Santiago Borrero PJ. Poor response to desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) in children with Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 43:1-4; 2005.
  11. Corey S. Recent developments in the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids. P R Health Sci J 24 1, 2005 Mar pp.19-26
  12. Crespo MJ, Quidgley JA. Statins decrease serotonin-induced contractions in coronary arteries of swine in vitro. Pharmacology 76 3, 2006 pp.141-7
  13. De Jesús-Bonilla W, Cruz A, Lewis A, Cerda J, Bacelo DE, Cadilla CL, López-Garriga J. Hydrogen-bonding conformations of tyrosine B10 tailor the hemeprotein reactivity of ferryl species. J Biol Inorg Chem 11 3, 2006 Apr pp.334-42
  14. De Mello WC. Cardiac intracrine renin angiotensin system. Part of genetic reprogramming? Regul Pept 133 1-3, 2006 Jan 15 pp.10-2
  15. De Mello WC. Renin increments the inward calcium current in the failing heart. J Hypertens 24 6, 2006 Jun pp.1187-92
  16. Díaz-Ríos M, Miller MW. Rapid dopaminergic signaling by interneurons that contain markers for catecholamines and GABA in the feeding circuitry of Aplysia. J Neurophysiol 93 4, 2005 Apr pp.2142-56
  17. Dietrich T, Stosch U, Dietrich Dieter D, Schamberger D, Bernimoulin JP, Joshipura K. The accuracy of individual self-reported items to determine periodontal disease history. Eur J Oral Sci 113 2, 2005 Apr pp.135-40
  18. Douglass C, Joshipura K. Caution Needed in Fluoride and Osteosarcoma Study. Cancer Causes Control. 17(4):481-82; 2006.
  19. Escobales N, Crespo MJ. Angiotensin II-Dependent Vascular Alterations in Young Cardiomyopathic Hamsters: Role for Oxidative Stress. Vascular Pharmaclogy 44:22-8; 2006
  20. Escobales N, Crespo MJ. Oxidative-Nitrosative Stress in Hypertension. Vascular Pharmacology. 3:231-46; 2005.
  21. Espino AM, Osuna A, Gil R, Hillyer GV. Fasciola hepatica: humoral and cytokine responses to a member of the saposin-like protein family following delivery as a DNA vaccine in mice. Exp Parasitol 110 4, 2005 Aug pp.374-83
  22. Febo M, Segarra AC, Nair G, Schmidt K, Duong TQ, Ferris CF. The neural consequences of repeated cocaine exposure revealed by functional MRI in awake rats. Neuropsychopharmacology 30 5, 2005 May pp.936-43
  23. Figueroa Acevedo D, Rodríguez-Sierra CJ, Jiménez-Velez BD. Concentrations of Ni and V, other heavy metals, arsenic, elemental and organic carbon in atmospheric fine particles (PM2.5) from Puerto Rico. Toxicol Indust Health. 22(2):87-99; 2006.
  24. Gioda A, and Jiménez-Vélez BD. Assessment of heavy metals in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from a workplace environment in Puerto Rico. Proceedings of Indoor Air Conference Beijing China. 2:1526-30; 2005.
  25. Guerra J, De Jesús A, Santiago-Borrero PJ, Román-Franco A, Rodríguez E, and Crespo MJ. Plasma Nitric Oxide Levels Used as an Indicator of Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Rats. The Hematology Journal 5:584-8; 2005.
  26. Hilerio, CM;Martinez, J;Zorrilla, CD;Torres, RPosttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and adherence among women livingwith HIV. Ethn Dis 15 S5-47-50 2005
  27. Hung HC, Colditz G, Joshipura KJ. The association between tooth loss and the self-reported intake of selected CVD-related nutrients and foods among US women. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 33 3, 2005 Jun pp.167-73
  28. Irizarry-Ramirez, M;Willson, CA;Cruz-Orengo, L;Figueroa, J;Velazquez, I;Jones, H;Foster, RD;Whittemore, SR;Miranda, JD. Upregulation of EphA3 receptor after spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma 22 929-35 2005
  29. Jorge, JCS;Velazquez, KT;Ramos-Ortolaza, DL;Lorenzini, I;Marrero, Jessica;Maldonado-Vlaar, CSA testosterone metabolite is rewarding to ovariectomized female rats. Behav Neurosci 119 1222-6 2005.
  30. Joshipura KJ, Pitiphat W, Hung HC, Willett WC, Colditz GA, Douglass CW. Pulpal inflammation and incidence of coronary heart disease. J Endod 32 2, 2006 Feb pp.99-103
  31. Joshipura KJ, Ritchie C. Can the Relation Between Tooth Loss and Chronic Disease Be Explained by Socio-Economic Status? European Journal of Epi. (20):203-4; 2005.
  32. Joshipura KJ. How Can Tooth Loss Affect Diet and Health, and What Nutritional Advice Would You Give to a Patient Scheduled for Extractions? Journal of Canadian Dental Association. 71(6):417-18; 2005.
  33. Kozek WJ. Are bacillary bands responsible for expulsion of Trichinella spiralis? Vet Parasitol 132 1-2, 2005 Sep 5 pp.69-73
  34. Kozek WJ. What is new in the Wolbachia/Dirofilaria interaction? Vet Parasitol 133 2-3, 2005 Oct 24 pp.127-32
  35. Kurdi M, De Mello WC, Booz GW. Working outside the system: an update on the unconventional behavior of the renin-angiotensin system components. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 37 7, 2005 Jul pp.1357-67.
  36. Lafky JM, Baron AT, Cora EM, Hillman DW, Suman VJ, Perez EA, Ingle JN, Maihle NJ. Serum soluble epidermal growth factor receptor concentrations decrease in postmenopausal metastatic breast cancer patients treated with letrozole. Cancer Res 65 8, 2005 Apr 15 pp.3059-62*
  37. Machuca Portill MC, Herrero RH, López-del Valle L, Machuca Portillo G, Bullón Fernández P. General Anestesia: As a Challenge and Treatment Need Option in Pediatric Dentistry. PRHSJ. 24(4):291-6; 2005.
  38. Magder LS, Mofenson L, Paul ME, Zorrilla CD, Blattner WA, Tuomala RE, LaRussa P, Landesman S, and Rich KC. Risk Factors for In Utero and Intrapartum Transmission of HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 38:87-95; 2005.
  39. Maserejian N, Giovannucci E, Rosner B, Zavras A., Joshipura K. Prospectie Study of Fruits and Vegetables and Risk of Oral Premalignant Lesions in Men. American Journal of Epidemiology; 2006.
  40. Maserejian NN, Joshipura KJ, Rosner BA, Giovannucci E, Zavras AI. Prospective study of alcohol consumption and risk of oral premalignant lesions in men. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15 4, 2006 Apr pp.774-81
  41. Meléndez M, Blanco R, Delgado W, García R, Santana J, Garcia H, Rosario O, Rodríguez JF. Lack of evidence for in vivo transformation of zidovudine triphosphate to stavudine triphosphate in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 50 3, 2006 Mar pp.835-40
  42. Navas-Nacher EL, Read JS, Leighty RM, Tuomala RE, Zorrilla CD, Landesman S, Rosenblatt H, Hershow RC, Women and Infants Transmission Study Group. Mode of delivery and postpartum HIV-1 disease progression: the Women and Infants Transmission Study. AIDS 20 3, 2006 Feb 14 pp.429-36
  43. Ortiz AP, Harlow SD, Sowers M, Nan B, Romaguera J. Age at natural menopause and factors associated with menopause state among Puerto Rican women aged 40-59 years, living in Puerto Rico. Menopause 13 1, 2006 Jan-Feb pp.116-24
  44. Perez-Acevedo, NL;Krenz, WD. Metabotropic glutamate receptor agonists modify the pyloric output of thecrustacean stomatogastric ganglion. Brain Res 1062 1-8 2005
  45. Pietri R, Granell L, Cruz A, De Jesus W, Lewis A, León R, Cadilla CL, and Lopez Garriga J. Tyrosine B10 and Heme-ligand interactions of Lucina pectinata Hemoglobin II: control of heme reactivity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1747(2):195-203; 2005.
  46. Pietri R, León RG, Kiger L, Marden MC, Granell LB, Cadilla CL, López-Garriga J. Hemoglobin I from Lucina pectinata: A model for distal heme-ligand control. Biochim Biophys Acta 1764 4, 2006 Apr pp.758-65.
  47. Pitiphat W, Gillman MW, Joshipura KJ, Williams PL, Douglass CW, Rich-Edwards JW. Plasma C-reactive protein in early pregnancy and preterm delivery. Am J Epidemiol 162 11, 2005 Dec 1 pp.1108-13
  48. Pitiphat W, Joshipura KJ, Rich-Edwards JW, Williams PL, Douglass CW, Gillman MW. Periodontitis and Plasma C-Reactive Protein During Pregnancy. J Periodontol 77 5, 2006 May pp.821-825
  49. Puig-Hernández JF, Jiménez-Velez BD. High pressure liquid chormatography determination of the concentration and integrity of L-thyroxine in free T4 stock solution. P R Health Sci J 24 2, 2005 Jun pp.151-6
  50. Puig-Hernández JF, and Jiménez-Velez BD. HPLC Determination of the Concentration and Integrity of L-Thyroxine (T4) in Free T4 Stock Solution. Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal. 25(2):151-6; 2005.
  51. Ríos-Muñoz W, Soto I, Duprey-Díaz MV, Blagburn J, Blanco RE. Fibroblast growth factor 2 applied to the optic nerve after axotomy increases Bcl-2 and decreases Bax in ganglion cells by activating the extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling pathway. J Neurochem 93 6, 2005 Jun pp.1422-33
  52. Rivera-Molina FE, Diaz-Blanco NL, Rodriguez-Quinones JF, and Rodriguez-Medina JR. Interplay between the protein recycling pathway and susceptibility to nikkomycin Z in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Res Devel Mol Cell Biol, 6: 109-20; 2006.
  53. Rivera-Molina FE, Maldonado-De la Cruz Y, Ortiz-Betancourt JM, and Rodríguez-Medina JR. 2,3-butanedione monoxime increases sensitivity to nikkomycin Z in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 22(3):255-60; 2006.
  54. Rodríguez-Torres M, Ríos-Bedoya CF, Rodríguez-Orengo J, Fernández-Carbia A, Marxuach-Cuétara AM, López-Torres A, Salgado-Mercado R, Bräu N. Progression to cirrhosis in Latinos with chronic hepatitis C: differences in puerto ricans with and without human immunodeficiency virus coinfection and along gender. J Clin Gastroenterol 40 4, 2006 Apr pp.358-66
  55. Rodríguez-Torres M, Rodríguez-Orengo JF, Ríos-Bedoya CF, Fernández-Carbia A, Salgado-Mercado R, Marxuach-Cuétara AM. Double-blind pilot study of mesalamine vs. placebo for treatment of chronic diarrhea and nonspecific colitis in immunocompetent HIV patients. Dig Dis Sci 51 1, 2006 Jan pp.161-7
  56. Rodríguez-Torres M, Salgado-Mercado R, Ríos-Bedoya CF, Aponte-Rivera E, Marxuach-Cuétara AM, Rodríguez-Orengo José F JF, Fernández-Carbia Alberto A.High eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori infection with first- and second-line combination of esomeprazole, tetracycline, and metronidazole in patients allergic to penicillin. Dig Dis Sci 50 4, 2005 Apr pp.634-9
  57. Rojas-Ortiz YA, Rundle-González V, Rivera-Ramos I, Jorge JC. Modulation of elevated plus maze behavior after chronic exposure to the anabolic steroid 17alpha-methyltestosterone in adult mice. Horm Behav 49 1, 2006 Jan pp.123-8
  58. Román E, Martínez I. Detection of rotavirus in stool samples of gastroenteritis patients. P R Health Sci J 24 3, 2005 Sep pp.179-84
  59. Santiago Borrero PJ, Rodríguez-Pérez Y, Renta JY, Izquierdo NJ, del Fierro L, Muñoz D, López Molina N, Ramírez S, Mercado G, Ortiz I, Rivera-Caragol E, Spritz RA, and Cadilla CL. Genetic Testing for Oculocutaneous Albinism type 1 and 2 and Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome type 1 and 3 mutations in Puerto Rico. J Invest Dermatol. 126(1):85-90; 2006.
  60. Santiago Borrero, PJ;Roriguez-Perez, Y;Renta, JY;Izquierdo, NJ;Del Fierro, L;Munoz, D;Molina, N Lopez-Ramirez, S;Pagan-Mercado, G;Ortiz, I;Rivera-Caragol, E;Spritz, RA;Cadilla, CL. Genetic testing for oculocutaneous albinism type 1 and 2 andHermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 1 and 3 mutations in Puerto Rico. J Invest Dermatol 126 85-90 2006
  61. Santiago PE, Grayson BH, Degen M, Brecht LE, Singh GD, McCarthy JG. The Effect of an Early Le Fort III Surgery on Permanent Molar Eruption. Plast Reconstr Surg. 115(2):423-7; 2005.
  62. Silva WI, Maldonado HM, Velázquez G, Rubio-Dávila M, Miranda JD, Aquino E,Mayol N, Cruz-Torres A, Jardón J, Salgado-Villanueva IK. Caveolin isoform expression during differentiation of C6 glioma cells. Int J Dev Neurosci 23 7, 2005 Nov pp.599-612
  63. Singh GD, Levy-Bercowski D, Santiago PE. Three-dimensional nasal changes following nasoalveolar molding in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate: geometric morphometrics. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 42 4, 2005 Jul pp.403-9
  64. SOTO, I;Rosenthal, JC;Blagburn, JM;Blanco, RE. Fibroblast growth factor 2 applied to the optic nerve after axotomyup-regulates BDNF and TrkB in ganglion cells by activating the ERK and PKAsignaling pathways. J Neurochem 96 82-96 2006
  65. Suau GM, Normandia R, Rodriguez R, Romaguera J, Segarra L. Depressive symptoms and risk factors among perimenopausal women. P R Health Sci J 24 3, 2005 Sep pp.207-10
  66. Torres-Pérez MI, Jiménez-Velez BD, Mansilla-Rivera I, Rodríguez-Sierra CJ. Effect of three extraction techniques on submitochondrial particle and Microtox bioassays for airborne particulate matter. P R Health Sci J 24 1, 2005 Mar pp.35-9
  67. Tuomala RE, Watts DH, Li D, Vajaranant M, Pitt J, Hammill H, Landesman S, Zorrilla C, Thompson B, Women and Infants Transmission Study. Improved Obstetric Outcomes and Few Maternal Toxicities are Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy, Including Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy During Pregnancy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 1;38(4):449-73; 2005.
  68. Tuomala RE, Watts DH, Li D, Vajaranant M, Pitt J, Hammill H, Landesman S, Zorrilla C, Thompson B. Improved Obstetric Outcomes and Few Maternal Toxicities are Associated with Antiretroviral Therapy, Including Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy During Pregnancy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 38:449-73; 2005.
  69. Woolcock K, Specht SC. Modulation of Na, K-ATPase activity by prostaglandin E1 and [D-Ala2,N-Me-Phe4,Gly5-ol]-enkephalin. Life Sci 78 15, 2006 Mar 6 pp.1653-61
  70. Zhong G, Díaz-Ríos M, Harris-Warrick RM. Serotonin modulates the properties of ascending commissural interneurons in the neonatal mouse spinal cord. J Neurophysiol 95 3, 2006 Mar pp.1545-55
  71. Zorrilla, CD;Santiago, LE;Hilerio, C;Estronza, G;Falk, T An empowerment intervention for women living with HIV and its adaptationfor women with a diagnosis of breast cancer. Ethn Dis 15 S5-128-32 2005

 

Abstracts

  1. Anderson ER, Ciborowski P, Gendelman HE, Wojna V, Anderson J, Plaud M, Rodriguez E,Rodriguez Orengo J, Kraiselburd E, Melendez L. Proteomic Analysis of Pre-fractionated Cerebrospinal Fluid from a Cohort of HIV-1 Infected Hispanic Women. 5th Annual Conference of Specialized Neuroscience Research Programs; 2005.
  2. Arenas A, Burgos I, Pérez O, Del Valle L, Gerena Y, Serra L, Schwartz A, Fernández-Repollet E. Partial Characterization of the Insulin Receptor Gene from Pink Convict Cichlids. University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology. MBRS-RISEE Poster Presentation; August 2005.
  3. Cadilla CL, Renta JY, Rivera G, Echevarria ME, Santiago-Borrero PJ. Beta Globin gene cluster haplotypes among sickle cell patients and carriers in the Puerto Rican Population. Poster presented in the 2006 European Society of Human Genetics; 2006.
  4. Carmona-Rivera C, Rivera-Lugo I, Cadilla CL. Identification of a Novel Splice Variant Produced by the Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome Type ! Gene (HPS1). European Human Genetics Conference. Praga; 2005.
  5. Cintrón Moret R, González Méndez R, Vega Rodríguez J, Serrano Brizuela AE. Identification and Partial Characterization of an ABCG Homologue in Plasmodium berghei. XVI Molecular Parasitology Meeting. Woods Hole, Massachusetts; 2005.
  6. Cintrón Moret R, González R, Vega Rodríguez J, Nicholas H, Serrano AE. First identification and characterization of an ABCG gene in Plasmodium berghei. 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Washington, Maryland, 2005.
  7. Cruz-Orengo L, Figueroa JD, Velazquez I, Irizarry-Ramirez M, Willson CA, Jones H, Whittemore SR, and Miranda JD. Expression profile of EphA receptors after spinal cord injury in adult rats. The FASEB Journal. 19(5):A1650; 2005.
  8. Del Valle L, Gerena Y, Serra L, Schwartz A, Fernandez-Repollet E. Partial Characterization of the Insulin Receptor Gene From Pink Convict Cichlids. University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology. XXVI Annual Forum in Research and Education; April 2006.
  9. Díaz E, Ortiz AP, Correa-Fernández V, Santos-Ortiz M del C, Mazas C, Mejía L, Wetter D. Increasing the Utilization of the PRQ Through Outreach. Tobacco Annual World Conference; 2006.
  10. Feliciano Y, Suárez-Pérez E, Rivera-Miranda C, González N, and Morou-Bermúdez E. Urease Activity Levls and Denta Caries Status in Children. AADR (Abstract #1536); 2006.
  11. Fernández Rodríguez MSM, Negrón Martínez E, Norat Ramírez J. Uso de los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) para la Caracterización de Posibles Fuentes de Contaminación Ambiental Cercanas a Escuelas del Sistema de Educación de Puerto Rico Adscritas a los Distritos Ponce I y Ponce II. X Conferencia Iberoamericana de Sistemas de Información Geográfica. San Juan, Puerto Rico; September 2005.
  12. Fort TJ, Krenz W, Brezina V, Miller MW. Modulation of the crab cardiac system: Assessment of synaptic transmission with controlled stimulus trains. Program No. 752.23. 2005 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, DC: Society for Neuroscience, 2005.
  13. Fuentes-Mattei E, Quattrochi L, Barwick J, Guzelian P, and Jiménez BD. HLA-DR? Gene Regulation and the Putative Role of the Steroid and Xenobiotic Receptor (SXR) in HT1080 Fibrosarcoma Cell Line by Rifampicin. XXIV Annual Forum for Abstract Control No. 05-LA-3780-ASCB (Board No.L307), 45th American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California; December 2005.
  14. Fuentes-Mattei E, Quattrochi L, Barwick J, Guzelian P, and Jiménez BD. Putative Role of the Steroid and Xenobiotic Receptor (SXR) in mechanism of HLA-DR? induction by Rifampicin, Abstract No. 1341 (Honorary Mention by the Hispanic Organization of Toxicologists). 45th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology. San Diego, California; 2006.
  15. Gallarza G, Collina C, Holmgren M, Srikumar D, Rosenthal J. Editing of Na+-K+ ATPase @-subunit mRNAs from Cephalopod Mullusks. Biophysical Society Meeting. Salt Lake City, Utah; 2006.
  16. Joshipura KJ, Jimenez M, Douglass C. Can Racial Disparities in Oral Disease Be Reduced? IADR; 2005.
  17. Luciano Montalvo C, Anderson E, Rodriguez E, Garcia V, Melendez Guerrero L. Profiling of Placental Macrophages Cytosolic Proteins after HIV-1 Infection. 38th Annual Meeting of the Society of Leukocyte Biology. Oxford, England; 2005.
  18. Lugo-Escobar, N, Menéndez-Delmestre, R, Miranda, JD and AC Segarra. Cocaine modulation of D2/D3 receptor function in the lateral hypothalamus and thalamus of male rats. Soc for Neuroscience 35 th Annual Meeting, Washington DC Convention Center. Washington DC; Oct. 21-28, Nov. 7-11, 2005. Abs. 871.4.
  19. Masserejian NN, Joshipura KJ, Zavras AI, Giovannucci E, Willett WC. Fruits and Vegetables in the Risk of Clinically-Diagnosed Oral Premalignancies. IADR; 2005.
  20. Menéndez-Delmestre, R and AC Segarra. Cocaine-induced alterations in D2/D3 receptor function in male rats with and without testosterone replacement. Soc. for Neuroscience 35 th Annual Meeting, Washington DC Convention Center, Washington DC, Oct. 21-28, Nov. 7-11, 2005, Abs. 871.3.
  21. Negrón-Martínez E, Burgos-Calderón R, and Bonilla Félix M. Assessment of the Microbial Quality of Hemodialysis Fluid by Using Limulus Amebocyte Lysate and Recombinant Factor C (rFC). Summer Conference Microbial Polysaccharides of Medical, Agricultural and Industrial Importance; 2006
  22. Negrón-Vega L, and Cora EM. The expression of a soluble isoform of EGFR (p110 sEGFR) is regulated at the transcriptional level in breast adenocarcinoma cell lines. Proceedings American Association for Cancer Research (CD) 97th AACR Annual Meeting; 2006.
  23. Ortiz AP, Pérez C, Romero C, Disdier O, Torres M, Santana E. Diabetes is Associated with Chronic Liver Disease and Liver Cancer in the Adult Population of Puerto Rico. 12th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Dsease; 2006.
  24. Ortiz AP, Suárez E, Romaguera J, Nogueras G, Tortolero-Luna G. Trends in the Incidence of Breast, Cervical and Ovarian Cancer in Puerto Ricans and US Hispanics: A Competitive Study. 133rd American Public Health Association Conference (APHA); 2005.
  25. Ortiz AP, Wetter D, Correa-Fernández V, Santos-Ortiz MC, Mazas C, Mejía L, and Díaz E. Epidemiologic Profile of Smokers from the Puerto Rico Quitline. American Public Health Association Conference (APHA); 2005.
  26. Pérez C, Ortiz AP, Romero C, Disdier O, Nieves M, Pabón K. Prevalence of Viral Hepatitis in Diabetes Mellitus in an Adult, Insured Population of Puerto Rico. 12th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease; 2006.
  27. Pérez Laspiur J, Anderson ER, Ciborowski P, Gendelman HE, Wojna V, Rodríguez Orengo J, Rodríguez E, Anderson J, Meléndez Guerrero LM. CSF Biomarkers for HIV-1 Cognitive Impairment in Hispanic Women. Society for Neuroimmune Pharmacology, Santa Fe, California; 2006.
  28. Pérez N, Ortiz AP, Ramos G. Cesarean Delivery as a Barrier for Breastfeeding Initiation: The Puerto Rican Experience. 133rd Annual Meeting and Exposition, American Public Health Association; 2005.
  29. Ramírez SI, Torres Serrant M, Cadilla CL, Santiago Borrero PJ, Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry, UPR School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Identification of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome 3 Mutation in Puerto Rican Newborns Using Pooled DNA Samples. XXXIst World Congress of the International Society of Hematology; 2006
  30. Rivera Sánchez S, and Cora EM. Detection of p60 sEGFR by Acridinium Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ALISA). Proceedings American Association for Cancer Research (CD) 97th AACR Annual Meeting; 2006.
  31. Rodríguez-Quiñones JF, Rivera-Molina FE, Gómez-Garzón D, and Rodríguez-Medina JR. Transcriptional Response to Myosin Type II Deficiency in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 45th Annual ASCB Meeting. San Francisco, California; 2005.
  32. Santiago G and Segarra AC. Morphine and cocaine-induced locomotor activity in the female rat. 5th Annual Conference of Specialized Centers in Neuroscience. Adelphi, Maryland; June 1-3, 2005.
  33. Santiago, GS and AC Segarra. Morphine and cocaine-induced locomotor activity in the female rat. Soc for Neuroscience 35 th Annual Meeting, Washington DC Convention Center. Washington DC; Oct. 21-28, Nov. 7-11, 2005. Abs. 871.5.
  34. Segarra AC, Soto JM, Fernández MA, and Orenstein JM. Fentanyl, a mu opioid receptor agonist, decreases behavioral sensitization in female rats treated with estrogen. College on Problems of Drug Dependence. Orlando Florida;June 18-23, 2005.
  35. Serrano GE, Miller MW. Dopamine-dependent rhythmicity and bilateral synchromy of motor activity. Program No. 177.7. 2005 Abstract Viewer/Itinerary Planner. Washington, D.C.: Society for Neuroscience, 2005.
  36. Toro D, Anderson E, Plaud M, Wojna V, Gendelman H, Melendez L. HIV-1 Replication Kinetics and Macrophage Proteins Expression in HIV-1 Associated Dementia. 38th Annual Meeting of the Society of Leukocyte Biology. Oxford, England; 2005.
  37. Torres-Serrant M, Ramirez S, Echevarria ME, Cadilla CL, and Santiago-Borrero PJ. Newborn screening for Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome type 3 in Puerto Rico. Poster presented in 2006 PAS and Eastern SPR Annual Meetings.
  38. Torres-Serrant M, Ramirez S, Echevarria ME, Cadilla CL, and Santiago-Borrero PJ. Newborn screening for Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome type 3 in Puerto Rico. Poster presented PAS and Eastern SPR Annual Meetings; 2006.
  39. Valle BL, Pérez-Torres M, and Cora EM. The Proteolytic Cleavage of the EGFR is mediated by metalloproteases. Proceedings American Association for Cancer Research (CD) 97th AACR Annual Meeting; 2006.
  40. Vázquez GJ, Robledo IE. Antimicrobial Resistance and Genotypic Characterization of Helicobacter pylori Clinical Isolates from Puerto Rico. 105th American Society for Microbiology. Atlanta, Georgia; 2005.
  41. Vega Rodriguez J, Garcia MI, Serrano AE. Partial characterization of the gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (ggcs) mRNA in drug sensitive and resistant lines of Plasmodium berghei. XVI Molecular Parasitology Meeting. Woods Hole, Massachusetts; 2005.

 

Presentations

  1. 2005; Take Time to Care . . . About Diabetes. Camacho D. Women and Diabetes Symposium for Health Professionals. St. Thomas/St. Croix, USVI.
  2. April 2006; Proteome Analysis of CSF in Hispanic women with HIV induced cognitive impairment.Melendez L. Symposium Lecture at the 12th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroimmune Pharmacology. Santa Fe, California.
  3. Douglass CW, Joshipura K. Caution needed in fluoride and osteosarcoma study. Cancer causes Control.17(4):481-2; 2006.
  4. February 2006; Phylogenomics of ABC Transporter Homologues in Plasmodia. González Méndez R, Cintrón Moret R, Vega Rodríguez J, Nicholas HB, Ropelewski A,Serrano Brizuela AE. Keystone Conference: Malaria: Functional Genomics to Biology to Medicine. Taos, New Mexico.
  5. February 2006; Proteolytic Cleavage of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) in Malignant Cell Lines. Valle BL, Pérez-Torres M, and Cora EM. Spring Conference in Protein Chemistry. San Juan, Puerto Rico. Oral presentation
  6. Figueroa JD, Santiago J, Benton R, Velázquez I, Hernandez C, Torrado A, Ortiz C, Whittemore SR, and Miranda JD. Keystone symposia (Axonal connections: Molecular Cues for development and regeneration); 2005.
  7. January 2006; Use of Collaborative Technologies in Research. Conde JG. Universidad Central del Caribe. Bayamón, Puerto Rico.
  8. Joshipura KJ, Ritchie C. Commentary: Can the Relation Between Tooth Loss and Chronic Disease Be Explained by Socio-economic Status? European Journal of Epi. (20):203-4; 2005.
  9. Joshipura KJ. How can tooth loss affect diet and health, and what nutritional advice would you give to a patient scheduled for extractions? Journal of Canadian Dental Association. 71(6):417-18; 2005.
  10. July 2005; Proteomic Fingerprinting for HIV Dementia in a Cohort of Hispanic Women. Melendez L. NHLBI Workshop, NIH. Bethesda, Maryland. Oral Presentation by Invitation
  11. March 2005; Immune response of human Lymphoblastoid and bronchial epithelial cell lines to organic compounds from fine particles (PM2.5) in Puerto Rico. Fuentes-Mattei E, Rodríguez-Fernández I, Gioda A, Delgado-Morales W, and Jiménez-Vélez BD. 44th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology. Baltimore, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  12. March 2005; Women Leave Footprints. Romaguera J. 1st Women's Congress. Isla Verde, Puerto Rico.
  13. March 2006; A Fast Backup Solution with Massive Storage Media Using Open Source Software. Cirilo MD, González N, and Conde JG. GCRC National Annual Meeting. Washington DC.
  14. March 2006; Use of Collaborative Technologies for Software Development Across Clinical Reserch Centers. González N, Harris PA, Silva-Ramos M, and Conde JG. GCRC National Annual Meeting. Washington DC.
  15. March 2006; Use of Collaborative Technologies in Research. GCRC National Annual Meeting.Conde JG. Washington DC
  16. March 2006; Using the Google Maps API to Locate GCRC's. Nida AM and González N. GCRC National Annual Meeting. Washington DC.
  17. March 2006; Web-Based Data Collection: Collaborative Development of Metadata Collection and Export Modules. Harris PA, González N, Silva-Ramos M, Conde JG. GCRC National Annual Meeting. Washington DC.
  18. May 2006; Is the Incidence and Mortality of Cancer Different Between Puerto Ricans and US Hispanics? Ortiz AP, Nogueras G, Calo W, Suárez E. Puerto Ricans and Cancer: The Unequal Burden. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  19. November 2006; Prevalence of Viral Hepatitis in Diabetes Mellitus in an Adult, Insured Population of Puerto Rico. Pérez C, Ortiz AP, Romero C, Disdier O, Nieves M, Pabón K. 134rd Annual Meeting and Exposition, American Public Health Association. Boston, Massachusetts.
  20. September 2005; Assessment of heavy metals in fine particulate matter (pm2.5) from a workplace environment in Puerto Rico. Gioda A and Jimenez B. Presented in the Annual meeting of Indoor Air. Beijing, China.

 

In Press

Books

  1. Rivera-Molina FE, Díaz-Blanco NL, Rodríguez-Quiñones JF, and Rodríguez-Medina JR. Interplay between the protein recycling pathway and susceptibility to nikkomycin Z in the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Recent Res Devel Mol and Cell Biol. 6:109-20, ISBN:81-308-0131-0, Research Signpost 37/661(2), Fort P.O.,Trivandrum-695 023. Kerala, India; 2006.

Journals

  1. Crespo MJ, Altieri PI, Escobales N. Increased Vascular Angiotensin II Binding Capacity and ET-1 Release in Young Cardiomyopathic Hamsters. Vascul Pharmacol; 2006.
  2. Diaz-Rios M, Miller MW. Target-Specific Regulation of synaptic Efficacy in the Feeding Central Pattern Generator of Aplysia: Potential substrates for Behavioral Plasticity? The Biological Bulletin;2006.
  3. Gioda A, Pérez U, Rosa Z, and Jiménez-Vélez BD. Concentration of heavy metals in airborne PM10 from Jobos Bay National Estuary, Puerto Rico. Water Air and Soil Pollution; 2006.
  4. Jimenez-Velez B, Gioda A, Fuentes-Mattei E. Organic and aqueous extracts from particulate matter (PM2.5) and their effect on the immunological response of human bronchial epithelial cells BEAS-2B. In Metals in Biology and Medicine; 2006.
  5. Man Shu, Morou-Bermúdez E, Suárez-Pérez E, Rivera-Miranda D, Browngardt CM, Chen YYM, Magnusson I, and Burne A. The Relationship Between Dental Caries Status and Dental Plaque Urease Activity. Oral Microbiology and Immunology; 2006.
  6. Maserejian N, Giovannucci E, Rosner B, Zavras A., Joshipura K. Prospective Study of Fruits and Vegetables and Risk of Oral Premalignant Lesions in Men. American Journal of Epidemiology; 2006.
  7. Merchant A, Pitiphat W, Franz M, Joshipura K. Whole Grain and Fiber Intake and Periodontitis Risk in Men. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; 2006.
  8. Molinelli AR, Santacana G, Madden MC, and Jiménez-Vélez BD. Cytotoxicity and metal content of Organic Solvent Extracts from Airborne Particulate Matter in Puerto Rico. Submitted to Environmental Research; 2006.
  9. Perez-Acevedo NI, Lathroum L, Jorge JC. The Neurosteroid 3aDIOL Modulates Place Preference and Anxiety When Infused in the Basolateral Amygdala According to Sex. Behavioral Neuroscience 20(3); 2006.
  10. Pietri R, León RG, Kiger L, Marden M, Granell LB, Cadilla CL, and López Garriga J. Hemoglobin I from Lucina pectinata: A model for distal heme-ligand binding Biochimica Biophysica Acta; 2006.
  11. Rivera-Arce JC, Morales-Crespo L, Vargas-Pinto N, Velázquez KT, Jorge JC. Central Effects of the Anabolic Steroid 17amethyltestosterone in Female Anxiety. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior; 2006.
  12. Serrano G and Miller MW. Conditional Rhythmicity and Synchrony in a Bilateral Pair of Motor Neurons in Aplysia. J Neurophysiol; 2006.
  13. Soto I, López-Roca T, Blagburn JM, and Blanco RE. Changes in nNOS and NADPH Diaphorase in Frog Retina and Tectum After Axotomy and FGF-2 Application. Brain Research; 2006.
  14. Torres D and Espino AM. Mapping of B-cell Epitopes on a Novel 11.5kDa Fasciola hepatica / Schistosoma mansoni Cross-reactive Antigen Belonging to a Member of the F. hepatica Saposin-like Protein Family. Infection and Immunity; 2006.
  15. Zhong G, Díaz-Ríos M, and Harris-Warrick RM. intrinsic and Functional Differences Among Commissural Interneurons During Fictive Locomotion nd Serotonergic Modulation in the Neonatal Mouse. J Neurosci; 2006.