Center for Health Disparities and Molecular Medicine
  1. Badal SA, Asuncion Valenzuela MM, Zylstra D, Huang G, Vendantam P, Francis S, Quitugua A, Amis LH, Davis W, Tzeng TJ, Jacobs H, Gangemi DJ, Raner G, Rowland L, Wooten J, Campbell P, Brantley E, Delgoda R. Glaucarubulone glucoside from Castela macrophylla suppresses MCF-7 breast cancer cell growth and attenuates benzo[a]pyrene-mediated CYP1A gene induction. J Appl Toxicol. 2017 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID:28138972
  2. Nicholas DA, Zhang K, Hung C, Glasgow S, Aruni AW, Unternaehrer J, Payne KJ, Langridge WHR, De Leon M. Palmitic acid is a toll-like receptor 4 ligand that induces human dendritic cell secretion of IL-1β. PLoS One. 2017 May 2;12(5):e0176793. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID:28463985
  3. Rios-Colon L, Cajigas-Du Ross CK, Basu A, Elix C, Alicea-Polanco I, Sanchez TW, Radhakrishnan V, Chen CS, Casiano CA. Targeting the stress oncoprotein LEDGF/p75 to sensitize chemoresistant prostate cancer cells to taxanes. Oncotarget. 2017 Apr 11;8(15):24915-24931. PubMed PMID:28212536
  4. Vazquez-Del Mercado M, Gomez-Bañuelos E, Navarro-Hernandez RE, Pizano-Martinez O, Saldaña-Millan A, Chavarria-Avila E, Gonzalez-Rosas L, Andrade-Ortega L, Saavedra MA, Vera-Lastra OL, Jara LJ, Medrano-Ramirez G, Cruz-Reyes C, Garcia-De la Torre I, Escarra-Senmarti M, Anjos LME, Basu A, Albesa R, Mahler M, Casiano CA. Detection of autoantibodies to DSF70/LEDGFp75 in Mexican Hispanics using multiple complementary assay platforms. Auto Immun Highlights. 2017 Dec;8(1):1. PubMed PMID:27896669
  5. Sanchez TW, Zhang G, Li J, Dai L, Mirshahidi S, Wall NR, Yates C, Wilson C, Montgomery S, Zhang JY, Casiano CA. Immunoseroproteomic Profiling in African American Men with Prostate Cancer: Evidence for an Autoantibody Response to Glycolysis and Plasminogen-Associated Proteins. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2016 Dec;15(12):3564-3580. PubMed PMID:27742740
  6. Figueroa JD, Serrano-Illan M, Licero J, Cordero K, Miranda JD, De Leon M. Fatty Acid Binding Protein 5 Modulates Docosahexaenoic Acid-Induced Recovery in Rats Undergoing Spinal Cord Injury. J Neurotrauma. 2016 Aug 1;33(15):1436-49. PubMed PMID:26715431
  7. Dai L, Li J, Xing M, Sanchez TW, Casiano CA, Zhang JY. Using Serological Proteome Analysis to Identify Serum Anti-Nucleophosmin 1 Autoantibody as a Potential Biomarker in European-American and African-American Patients With Prostate Cancer. Prostate. 2016 Nov;76(15):1375-86. PubMed PMID:27418398
  8. Mahler M, Meroni PL, Andrade LE, Khamashta M, Bizzaro N, Casiano CA, Fritzler MJ. Towards a better understanding of the clinical association of anti-DFS70 autoantibodies. Autoimmun Rev. 2016 Feb;15(2):198-201. Review. PubMed PMID:26588998
  9. Ge Z, Gu Y, Zhao G, Li J, Chen B, Han Q, Guo X, Liu J, Li H, Yu MD, Olson J, Steffens S, Payne KJ, Song C, Dovat S. High CRLF2 expression associates with IKZF1 dysfunction in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia without CRLF2 rearrangement. Oncotarget. 2016 Aug 2;7(31):49722-49732. PubMed PMID:27391346
  10. Milford TA, Su RJ, Francis OL, Baez I, Martinez SR, Coats JS, Weldon AJ, Calderon MN, Nwosu MC, Botimer AR, Suterwala BT, Zhang XB, Morris CL, Weldon DJ, Dovat S, Payne KJ. TSLP or IL-7 provide an IL-7Rα signal that is critical for human B lymphopoiesis. Eur J Immunol. 2016 Sep;46(9):2155-61. PubMed PMID:27325567
  11. Li J, Dai L, Lei N, Xing M, Li P, Luo C, Casiano CA, Zhang JY. Evaluation and characterization of anti-RalA autoantibody as a potential serum biomarker in human prostate cancer. Oncotarget. 2016 Jul 12;7(28):43546-43556. PubMed PMID:27286458
  12. Brantley E, Callero MA, Berardi DE, Campbell P, Rowland L, Zylstra D, Amis L, Yee M, Simian M, Todaro L, Loaiza-Perez AI, Soto U. AhR ligand Aminoflavone inhibits α6-integrin expression and breast cancer sphere-initiating capacity. Cancer Lett. 2016 Jun 28;376(1):53-61. PubMed PMID:26996297
  13. Freeman KR, James S, Klein KP, Mayo D, Montgomery S. Outpatient Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents Engaged in Deliberate Self-Harm: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations. Child Adolesc Social Work J. 2016 Apr 1;33(2):123-135. PubMed PMID:26985126
  14. Roberts LR, Schuh H, Sherzai D, Belliard JC, Montgomery SB. Exploring Experiences and Perceptions of Aging and Cognitive Decline Across Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups. Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2015 Jan-Dec;1. pii: 2333721415596101. Epub 2015 Jul 16. PubMed PMID:26925436
  15. Hilton T, Montgomery S, Herring P, Gamboa-Maldonado T, Sinclair R, McLaughlin B. Perceived Attitudes and Staff Roles of Disaster Management at CBOCs. Fed Pract. 2015 Aug;32(8):12-20. PubMed PMID:26924922
  16. Francis OL, Milford TA, Beldiman C, Payne KJ. Fine-tuning patient-derived xenograft models for precision medicine approaches in leukemia. J Investig Med. 2016 Mar;64(3):740-4. Review. PubMed PMID:26912005
  17. Spencer-Hwang R, Soret S, Ghamsary M, Rizzo N, Baum M, Juma D, Montgomery S. Gender Differences in Respiratory Health of School Children Exposed to Rail Yard-Generated Air Pollution: The ENRRICH Study. J Environ Health. 2016 Jan-Feb;78(6):8-16. PubMed PMID:26867286
  18. Stiel L, Adkins-Jackson PB, Clark P, Mitchell E, Montgomery S. A review of hair product use on breast cancer risk in African American women. Cancer Med. 2016 Mar;5(3):597-604. PubMed PMID:26773423
  19. Basu A, Cajigas-Du Ross CK, Rios-Colon L, Mediavilla-Varela M, Daniels-Wells TR, Leoh LS, Rojas H, Banerjee H, Martinez SR, Acevedo-Martinez S, Casiano CA. LEDGF/p75 Overexpression Attenuates Oxidative Stress-Induced Necrosis and Upregulates the Oxidoreductase ERP57/PDIA3/GRP58 in Prostate Cancer. PLoS One. 2016 Jan 15;11(1):e0146549. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID:26771192
  20. Salto LM, Bu L, Beeson WL, Firek A, Cordero-MacIntyre Z, De Leon M. The Ala54Thr Polymorphism of the Fatty Acid Binding Protein 2 Gene Modulates HDL Cholesterol in Mexican-Americans with Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015 Dec 23;13(1):ijerph13010052. PubMed PMID:26703680
  21. Montgomery SB, De Borba-Silva M, Singh P, Dos Santos H, Job JS, Brink TL. Exploring Demographic and Substance Use Correlates of Hookah Use in a Sample of Southern California Community College Students. Calif J Health Promot. 2015;13(1):26-37. PubMed PMID:26688673
  22. Wang H, Song C, Ding Y, Pan X, Ge Z, Tan BH, Gowda C, Sachdev M, Muthusami S, Ouyang H, Lai L, Francis OL, Morris CL, Abdel-Azim H, Dorsam G, Xiang M, Payne KJ, Dovat S. Transcriptional Regulation of JARID1B/KDM5B Histone Demethylase by Ikaros, Histone Deacetylase 1 (HDAC1), and Casein Kinase 2 (CK2) in B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. J Biol Chem. 2016 Feb 19;291(8):4004-18. PubMed PMID:26655717
  23. Song C, Pan X, Ge Z, Gowda C, Ding Y, Li H, Li Z, Yochum G, Muschen M, Li Q, Payne KJ, Dovat S. Epigenetic regulation of gene expression by Ikaros, HDAC1 and Casein Kinase II in leukemia. Leukemia. 2016 Jun;30(6):1436-40. PubMed PMID:26639180
  24. Nicholas DA, Salto LM, Boston AM, Kim NS, Larios M, Beeson WL, Firek AF, Casiano CA, Langridge WH, Cordero-MacIntyre Z, De Leon M. Identification of Anti-Long Chain Saturated Fatty Acid IgG Antibodies in Serum of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Mediators Inflamm. 2015;2015:196297. PubMed PMID:26633920
  25. Francis OL, Milford TA, Martinez SR, Baez I, Coats JS, Mayagoitia K, Concepcion KR, Ginelli E, Beldiman C, Benitez A, Weldon AJ, Arogyaswamy K, Shiraz P, Fisher R, Morris CL, Zhang XB, Filippov V, Van Handel B, Ge Z, Song C, Dovat S, Su RJ, et al. A novel xenograft model to study the role of TSLP-induced CRLF2 signals in normal and malignant human B lymphopoiesis. Haematologica. 2016 Apr;101(4):417-26. PubMed PMID:26611474
  26. Turay D, Khan S, Diaz Osterman CJ, Curtis MP, Khaira B, Neidigh JW, Mirshahidi S, Casiano CA, Wall NR. Proteomic Profiling of Serum-Derived Exosomes from Ethnically Diverse Prostate Cancer Patients. Cancer Invest. 2016;34(1):1-11. PubMed PMID:26536157
  27. Radhakrishnan VK, Hernandez LC, Anderson K, Tan Q, De León M, De León DD. Expression of Intratumoral IGF-II Is Regulated by the Gene Imprinting Status in Triple Negative Breast Cancer from Vietnamese Patients. Int J Endocrinol. 2015;2015:401851. PubMed PMID:26448747
  28. Mbongue JC, Nicholas DA, Torrez TW, Kim NS, Firek AF, Langridge WH. The Role of Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase in Immune Suppression and Autoimmunity. Vaccines (Basel). 2015 Sep 10;3(3):703-29. Review. PubMed PMID:26378585
  29. Díaz Osterman CJ, Gonda A, Stiff T, Sigaran U, Valenzuela MM, Ferguson Bennit HR, Moyron RB, Khan S, Wall NR. Curcumin Induces Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cell Death Via Reduction of the Inhibitors of Apoptosis. Pancreas. 2016 Jan;45(1):101-9 PubMed PMID:26348467
  30. Liu A, Wang Y, Ding Y, Baez I, Payne KJ, Borghesi L. Cutting Edge: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Expansion and Common Lymphoid Progenitor Depletion Require Hematopoietic-Derived, Cell-Autonomous TLR4 in a Model of Chronic Endotoxin. J Immunol. 2015 Sep 15;195(6):2524-8. PubMed PMID:26276875
  31. Basu A, Woods-Burnham L, Ortiz G, Rios-Colon L, Figueroa J, Albesa R, Andrade LE, Mahler M, Casiano CA. Specificity of antinuclear autoantibodies recognizing the dense fine speckled nuclear pattern: Preferential targeting of DFS70/LEDGFp75 over its interacting partner MeCP2. Clin Immunol. 2015 Dec;161(2):241-50. PubMed PMID:26235378
  32. Song C, Gowda C, Pan X, Ding Y, Tong Y, Tan BH, Wang H, Muthusami S, Ge Z, Sachdev M, Amin SG, Desai D, Gowda K, Gowda R, Robertson GP, Schjerven H, Muschen M, Payne KJ, Dovat S. Targeting casein kinase II restores Ikaros tumor suppressor activity and demonstrates therapeutic efficacy in high-risk leukemia. Blood. 2015 Oct 8;126(15):1813-22. PubMed PMID:26219304
  33. Khan S, Ferguson Bennit H, Asuncion Valenzuela MM, Turay D, Diaz Osterman CJ, Moyron RB, Esebanmen GE, Ashok A, Wall NR. Localization and upregulation of survivin in cancer health disparities: a clinical perspective. Biologics. 2015 Jul 9;9:57-67. eCollection 2015. Review. PubMed PMID:26185415
  34. Osterman CJ, Lynch JC, Leaf P, Gonda A, Ferguson Bennit HR, Griffiths D, Wall NR. Curcumin Modulates Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cell-Derived Exosomal Function. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 15;10(7):e0132845.. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID:26177391
  35. Valenzuela MM, Neidigh JW, Wall NR. Antimetabolite Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer. Chemotherapy (Los Angel). 2014 Dec;3(3). pii: 137. PubMed PMID:26161298
  36. de Necochea-Campion R, Diaz Osterman CJ, Hsu HW, Fan J, Mirshahidi S, Wall NR, Chen CS. AML sensitivity to YM155 is modulated through AKT and Mcl-1. Cancer Lett. 2015 Sep 28;366(1):44-51. PubMed PMID:26118775
  37. Ochs RL, Mahler M, Basu A, Rios-Colon L, Sanchez TW, Andrade LE, Fritzler MJ, Casiano CA. The significance of autoantibodies to DFS70/LEDGFp75 in health and disease: integrating basic science with clinical understanding. Clin Exp Med. 2016 Aug;16(3):273-93. Review. PubMed PMID:26088181
  38. Valenzuela MM, Ferguson Bennit HR, Gonda A, Diaz Osterman CJ, Hibma A, Khan S, Wall NR. Exosomes Secreted from Human Cancer Cell Lines Contain Inhibitors of Apoptosis (IAP). Cancer Microenviron. 2015 Aug;8(2):65-73. PubMed PMID:25982218
  39. Spencer-Hwang R, Soret S, Knutsen S, Shavlik D, Ghamsary M, Beeson WL, Kim W, Montgomery S. Respiratory Health Risks for Children Living Near a Major Railyard. J Community Health. 2015 Oct;40(5):1015-23. PubMed PMID:25894422
  40. Basu A, Sanchez TW, Casiano CA. DFS70/LEDGFp75: An Enigmatic Autoantigen at the Interface between Autoimmunity, AIDS, and Cancer. Front Immunol. 2015 Mar 20;6:116. eCollection 2015. Review. PubMed PMID:25852687
  41. Weldon AJ, Moldovan I, Cabling MG, Hernandez EA, Hsu S, Gonzalez J, Parra A, Benitez A, Daoud N, Colburn K, Payne KJ. Surface APRIL Is Elevated on Myeloid Cells and Is Associated with Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2015 May;42(5):749-59. PubMed PMID:25729037
  42. Mbongue JC, Nicholas DA, Zhang K, Kim NS, Hamilton BN, Larios M, Zhang G, Umezawa K, Firek AF, Langridge WH. Induction of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase in human dendritic cells by a cholera toxin B subunit-proinsulin vaccine. PLoS One. 2015 Feb 25;10(2):e0118562. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID:25714914
  43. Holden MS, Nick KE, Hall M, Milligan JR, Chen Q, Perry CC. Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of Pluronic Stabilized Silver-Gold Bimetallic Nanoparticles. RSC Adv. 2014;4(94):52279-52288. PubMed PMID:25580244
  44. Salto LM, Riggs ML, Delgado De Leon D, Casiano CA, De Leon M. Underrepresented minority high school and college students report STEM-pipeline sustaining gains after participating in the Loma Linda University Summer Health Disparities Research Program. PLoS One. 2014 Sep 24;9(9):e108497. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID:25250695
  45. Spencer-Hwang R, Montgomery S, Dougherty M, Valladares J, Rangel S, Gleason P, Soret S. Experiences of a rail yard community: life is hard. J Environ Health. 2014 Sep;77(2):8-17. PubMed PMID:25226779
  46. Wang H, Song C, Gurel Z, Song N, Ma J, Ouyang H, Lai L, Payne KJ, Dovat S. Protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and Casein Kinase II (CK2) regulate Ikaros-mediated repression of TdT in thymocytes and T-cell leukemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Dec;61(12):2230-5PubMed PMID:25214003
  47. James S, Freeman KR, Mayo D, Riggs ML, Morgan JP, Schaepper MA, Montgomery SB. Does Insurance Matter? Implementing Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Two Groups of Youth Engaged in Deliberate Self-harm. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2015 Jul;42(4):449-61. PubMed PMID:25199812
  48. Liu JW, Montero M, Bu L, De Leon M. Epidermal fatty acid-binding protein protects nerve growth factor-differentiated PC12 cells from lipotoxic injury. J Neurochem. 2015 Jan;132(1):85-98. PubMed PMID:25147052
  49. Pacheco FJ, Almaguel FG, Evans W, Rios-Colon L, Filippov V, Leoh LS, Rook-Arena E, Mediavilla-Varela M, De Leon M, Casiano CA. Docosahexanoic acid antagonizes TNF-α-induced necroptosis by attenuating oxidative stress, ceramide production, lysosomal dysfunction, and autophagic features. Inflamm Res. 2014 Oct;63(10):859-71. PubMed PMID:25095742
  50. Khan S, Bennit HF, Wall NR. The emerging role of exosomes in survivin secretion. Histol Histopathol. 2015 Jan;30(1):43-50. Review. PubMed PMID:25020159
  51. Weldon DJ, Saulsbury MD, Goh J, Rowland L, Campbell P, Robinson L, Miller C, Christian J, Amis L, Taylor N, Dill C, Davis W Jr, Evans SL, Brantley E. One-pot synthesis of cinnamylideneacetophenones and their in vitro cytotoxicity in breast cancer cells. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2014 Aug 1;24(15):3381-4. PubMed PMID:24957352
  52. Dai L, Li J, Ortega R, Qian W, Casiano CA, Zhang JY. Preferential autoimmune response in prostate cancer to cyclin B1 in a panel of tumor-associated antigens. J Immunol Res. 2014;2014:827827. PubMed PMID:24860838
  53. Figueroa JD, De Leon M. Neurorestorative targets of dietary long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in neurological injury. Mol Neurobiol. 2014 Aug;50(1):197-213. PubMed PMID:24740740
  54. Benitez A, Weldon AJ, Tatosyan L, Velkuru V, Lee S, Milford TA, Francis OL, Hsu S, Nazeri K, Casiano CM, Schneider R, Gonzalez J, Su RJ, Baez I, Colburn K, Moldovan I, Payne KJ. Differences in mouse and human nonmemory B cell pools. J Immunol. 2014 May 15;192(10):4610-9. PubMed PMID:24719464
  55. Distelberg B, Williams-Reade J, Tapanes D, Montgomery S, Pandit M. Evaluation of a family systems intervention for managing pediatric chronic illness: Mastering Each New Direction (MEND). Fam Process. 2014 Jun;53(2):194-213. PubMed PMID:24635346
  56. Galloway NR, Diaz Osterman CJ, Reiber K, Jutzy JM, Li F, Sui G, Soto U, Wall NR. Yin Yang 1 regulates the transcriptional repression of Survivin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2014 Feb 28;445(1):208-13. PubMed PMID:24508259
  57. Payne KJ, Dovat S. G0S2--a new player in leukemia. Leuk Res. 2014 Feb;38(2):147-8. PubMed PMID:24332429
  58. Fuentes TI, Appleby N, Tsay E, Martinez JJ, Bailey L, Hasaniya N, Kearns-Jonker M. Human neonatal cardiovascular progenitors: unlocking the secret to regenerative ability. PLoS One. 2013 Oct 28;8(10):e77464. eCollection 2013. PubMed PMID:24204836
  59. Arthur K, Belliard JC, Hardin SB, Knecht K, Chen CS, Montgomery S. Reasons to Use and Disclose Use of Complementary Medicine Use - An Insight from Cancer Patients. Cancer Clin Oncol. 2013 Nov;2(2):81-92. Epub 2013 Oct 7. PubMed PMID:26640610
  60. Salud MC, Marshak HH, Natto ZS, Montgomery S. Exploring HIV-testing intentions in young Asian/Pacific Islander (API) women as it relates to acculturation, theory of gender and power (TGP), and the AIDS risk reduction model (ARRM). AIDS Care. 2014;26(5):642-7PubMed PMID:24111859
  61. Figueroa JD, Cordero K, Serrano-Illan M, Almeyda A, Baldeosingh K, Almaguel FG, De Leon M. Metabolomics uncovers dietary omega-3 fatty acid-derived metabolites implicated in anti-nociceptive responses after experimental spinal cord injury. Neuroscience. 2013;255:1-18. PubMed PMID:24042033
  62. Burchell SR, Dixon BJ, Tang J, Zhang JH. Isoflurane provides neuroprotection in neonatal hypoxic ischemic brain injury. J Investig Med. 2013 Oct;61(7):1078-83. Review. PubMed PMID:23884213
  63. Necochea-Campion Rd, Chen CS, Mirshahidi S, Howard FD, Wall NR. Clinico-pathologic relevance of Survivin splice variant expression in cancer. Cancer Lett. 2013 Oct 10;339(2):167-74. Review. PubMed PMID:23791888
  64. Dixon BJ, Tang J, Zhang JH. The evolution of molecular hydrogen: a noteworthy potential therapy with clinical significance. Med Gas Res. 2013 May 16;3(1):10. PubMed PMID:23680032
  65. Hou X, Appleby N, Fuentes T, Longo LD, Bailey LL, Hasaniya N, Kearns-Jonker M. Isolation, Characterization, and Spatial Distribution of Cardiac Progenitor Cells in the Sheep Heart. J Clin Exp Cardiolog. 2012 Oct 11;S6. pii: 004. PubMed PMID:23539675
  66. Figueroa JD, Cordero K, Llán MS, De Leon M. Dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids improve the neurolipidome and restore the DHA status while promoting functional recovery after experimental spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma. 2013 May 15;30(10):853-68. PubMed PMID:23294084
  67. Wheeler G, Montgomery SB, Beeson L, Bahjri K, Shulz E, Firek A, De Leon M, Cordero-MacIntyre Z. En Balance: the effects of Spanish diabetes education on physical activity changes and diabetes control. Diabetes Educ. 2012 Sep-Oct;38(5):723-32. PubMed PMID:22968219
  68. Chukwueke I, Firek A, Beeson L, Brute M, Shulz E, De Leon M, Cordero-MacIntyre ZR. The En Balance Spanish diabetes education program improves apolipoproteins, serum glucose and body composition in Hispanic diabetics. Ethn Dis. 2012 Spring;22(2):215-20. PubMed PMID:22764645
  69. Li Y, Gonzalez P, Zhang L. Fetal stress and programming of hypoxic/ischemic-sensitive phenotype in the neonatal brain: mechanisms and possible interventions. Prog Neurobiol. 2012 Aug;98(2):145-65. Review. PubMed PMID:22627492
  70. Jutzy JM, Khan S, Asuncion-Valenzuela MM, Milford TA, Payne KJ, Wall NR. Tumor-released survivin induces a type-2 t cell response and decreases cytotoxic T cell function, in vitro. Cancer Microenviron. 2013 Apr;6(1):57-68. PubMed PMID:22322461
  71. Arthur K, Belliard JC, Hardin SB, Knecht K, Chen CS, Montgomery S. Practices, attitudes, and beliefs associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among cancer patients. Integr Cancer Ther. 2012 Sep;11(3):232-42. PubMed PMID:22313741
  72. Basu A, Rojas H, Banerjee H, Cabrera IB, Perez KY, De León M, Casiano CA. Expression of the stress response oncoprotein LEDGF/p75 in human cancer: a study of 21 tumor types. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e30132. PubMed PMID:22276150
  73. Leoh LS, van Heertum B, De Rijck J, Filippova M, Rios-Colon L, Basu A, Martinez SR, Tungteakkhun SS, Filippov V, Christ F, De Leon M, Debyser Z, Casiano CA. The stress oncoprotein LEDGF/p75 interacts with the methyl CpG binding protein MeCP2 and influences its transcriptional activity. Mol Cancer Res. 2012 Mar;10(3):378-91. PubMed PMID:22275515
  74. Figueroa JD, Cordero K, Baldeosingh K, Torrado AI, Walker RL, Miranda JD, Leon MD. Docosahexaenoic acid pretreatment confers protection and functional improvements after acute spinal cord injury in adult rats. J Neurotrauma. 2012 Feb 10;29(3):551-66. PubMed PMID:21970623
  75. Kalla Singh S, Brito C, Tan QW, De León M, De León D. Differential expression and signaling activation of insulin receptor isoforms A and B: A link between breast cancer and diabetes. Growth Factors. 2011 Dec;29(6):278-89. PubMed PMID:21913804
  76. Whitaker EL, Filippov V, Filippova M, Guerrero-Juarez CF, Duerksen-Hughes PJ. Splice variants of mda-7/IL-24 differentially affect survival and induce apoptosis in U2OS cells. Cytokine. 2011 Nov;56(2):272-81. PubMed PMID:21843952
  77. Peterson JM, Montgomery S, Haddad E, Kearney L, Tonstad S. Effect of consumption of dried California mission figs on lipid concentrations. Ann Nutr Metab. 2011;58(3):232-8. PubMed PMID:21811062
  78. Basu A, Drame A, Muñoz R, Gijsbers R, Debyser Z, De Leon M, Casiano CA. Pathway specific gene expression profiling reveals oxidative stress genes potentially regulated by transcription co-activator LEDGF/p75 in prostate cancer cells. Prostate. 2012 May 1;72(6):597-611. PubMed PMID:21796653
  79. Richardson AE, Hamilton N, Davis W, Brito C, De León D. Insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2) activates estrogen receptor-α and -β via the IGF-1 and the insulin receptors in breast cancer cells. Growth Factors. 2011 Apr;29(2-3):82-93. PubMed PMID:21410323
  80. Salto LM, Cordero-MacIntyre Z, Beeson L, Schulz E, Firek A, De Leon M. En Balance participants decrease dietary fat and cholesterol intake as part of a culturally sensitive Hispanic diabetes education program. Diabetes Educ. 2011 Mar-Apr;37(2):239-53. PubMed PMID:21343598
  81. Bu L, Salto LM, De Leon KJ, De Leon M. Polymorphisms in fatty acid binding protein 5 show association with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011 Apr;92(1):82-91. PubMed PMID:21288588
  82. Watts KJ, Taylor BL, Johnson MS. PAS/poly-HAMP signalling in Aer-2, a soluble haem-based sensor. Mol Microbiol. 2011 Feb;79(3):686-99. PubMed PMID:21255112
  83. Padilla A, Descorbeth M, Almeyda AL, Payne K, De Leon M. Hyperglycemia magnifies Schwann cell dysfunction and cell death triggered by PA-induced lipotoxicity. Brain Res. 2011 Jan 25;1370:64-79. PubMed PMID:21108938
  84. Basu A, Banerjee H, Rojas H, Martinez SR, Roy S, Jia Z, Lilly MB, De León M, Casiano CA. Differential expression of peroxiredoxins in prostate cancer: consistent upregulation of PRDX3 and PRDX4. Prostate. 2011 May 15;71(7):755-65. PubMed PMID:21031435
  85. Khan S, Jutzy JM, Aspe JR, McGregor DW, Neidigh JW, Wall NR. Survivin is released from cancer cells via exosomes. Apoptosis. 2011 Jan;16(1):1-12. PubMed PMID:20717727
  86. Ojo E, Beeson L, Shulz E, Firek A, De Leon M, Balcazar H, Cordero-Macintyre Z. Effect of the EnBalance, a culturally and language-sensitive diabetes education program, on dietary changes and plasma lipid profile in Hispanic diabetics. Int J Body Compos Res. 2010;8(Supp):S69-S76. PubMed PMID:21318091
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  89. Herring RP, Butler T, Hall S, Montgomery SB, Fraser GE. Recruiting black Americans in a large cohort study: the Adventist Health Study-2 (AHS-2) design, methods and participant characteristics. Ethn Dis. 2010 Autumn;20(4):437-43. PubMed PMID:21305834
  90. Aspe JR, Wall NR. Survivin-T34A: molecular mechanism and therapeutic potential. Onco Targets Ther. 2010 Dec 6;3:247-54. PubMed PMID:21289859
  91. Chukwueke I, Cordero-Macintyre Z. Overview of type 2 diabetes in Hispanic Americans. Int J Body Compos Res. 2010;8(Supp):77-81. PubMed PMID:21243097
  92. Sanchez MC, Nelson GA, Green LM. Effects of protons and HZE particles on glutamate transport in astrocytes, neurons and mixed cultures. Radiat Res. 2010 Dec;174(6):669-78. Epub 2010 Sep 28. PubMed PMID:21128790
  93. Asumen MG, Ifeacho TV, Cockerham L, Pfandl C, Wall NR. Dynamic changes to survivin subcellular localization are initiated by DNA damage. Onco Targets Ther. 2010 Sep 7;3:129-37. PubMed PMID:20856848
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Honoring a Legacy

We honor the life of Dr. Leonard Bailey (1942-2019), pioneer of infant heart transplant at Loma Linda University Children's Health.

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