Publications for Salomon Amar salomon.amar2@touro.edu
Zhou, Q., Leeman, S. E., & Amar, S. (2011). Signaling mechanisms in the restoration of impaired immune function due to diet-induced obesity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(7), 2867-2872. doi:10.1073/pnas.1019270108
Srinivasan, S., Leeman, S. E., & Amar, S. (2010). Beneficial dysregulation of the time course of inflammatory mediators in lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor alpha factor-deficient mice. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 17(5), 699-704. doi:10.1128/CVI.00510-09
Wilson, A. A., Murphy, G. J., Hamakawa, H., Kwok, L. W., Srinivasan, S., Hovav, A. H., . . . Amar, S. (2010). Amelioration of emphysema in mice through lentiviral transduction of long-lived pulmonary alveolar macrophages. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 120(1), 379-389. doi:10.1172/JCI36666
Yu, W. H., Hu, H., Zhou, Q., Xia, Y., & Amar, S. (2010). Bioinformatics analysis of macrophages exposed to porphyromonas gingivalis: Implications in acute vs. chronic infections. PLOS One, 5(12) [Article e15613]. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015613
Zawawi, K. H., Kantarci, A., Schulze-Späte, U., Fujita, T., Batista, E. L., Amar, S., & Van Dyke, T. E. (2010). Moesin-induced signaling in response to lipopolysaccharide in macrophages. Journal of Periodontal Research, 45(5), 589-601. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0765.2010.01271.x
Zelkha, S. A., Freilich, R. W., & Amar, S. (2010). Periodontal innate immune mechanisms relevant to atherosclerosis and obesity. Periodontology 2000, 54(1), 207-221. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0757.2010.00358.x
Amar, S., Wu, S. C., & Madan, M. (2009). Is porphyromonas gingivalis cell invasion required for atherogenesis? Pharmacotherapeutic implications. Journal of Immunology, 182(3), 1584-1592. This material can be found here.
Mazumdar, V., Snitkin, E. S., Amar, S., & Segrè, D. (2009). Metabolic network model of a human oral pathogen. Journal of Bacteriology, 91(1), 74-90. doi:10.1128/JB.01123-08
Pollastri, M. P., Whitty, A., Merrill, J. C., Tang, X., Ashton, T. D., & Amar, S. (2009). Identification and characterization of kava-derived compounds mediating TNF-α suppression. Chemical Biology and Drug Design, 74(2), 121-128. doi:10.1111/j.1747-0285.2009.00838.x
Tang, X., Woodward, T., & Amar, S. (2009). A PTP4A3 peptide PIMAP39 modulates TNF-alpha levels and endotoxic shock. Journal of Innate Immunity, 2(1), 43-55. doi:10.1159/000235685
Zhou, Q., Leeman, S. E., & Amar, S. (2009). Signaling mechanisms involved in altered function of macrophages from diet-induced obese mice affect immune responses. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106(26), 10740-10745. doi:10.1073/pnas.0904412106
Madan, M., & Amar, S. (2008). Toll-like receptor-2 mediates diet and/or pathogen associated atherosclerosis: Proteomic findings. PLOS One, 3(9) [Article e3204]. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003204
Madan, M., Bishayi, B., Hoge, M., & Amar, S. (2008). Atheroprotective role of interleukin-6 in diet- and/or pathogen-associated atherosclerosis using an ApoE heterozygote murine model. Atherosclerosis, 197(2), 504-514. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.02.023
Amar, S., Zhou, Q., Shaik-Dasthagirisaheb, Y., & Leeman, S. (2007). Diet-induced obesity in mice causes changes in immune responses and bone loss manifested by bacterial challenge. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104(51), 20466-20471. doi:10.1073/pnas.0710335105
Li, C. H., & Amar, S. (2007). Inhibition of SFRP1 reduces severity of periodontitis. Journal of Dental Research, 86(9), 873-877. doi:10.1177/154405910708600913
Li, C. H., & Amar, S. (2007). Morphometric, histomorphometric, and microcomputed tomographic analysis of periodontal inflammatory lesions in a murine model. Journal of Periodontology, 78(6), 1120-1128. doi:10.1902/jop.2007.060320
Madan, M., Bishayi, B., Hoge, M., Messas, E., & Amar, S. (2007). Doxycycline affects diet- and bacteria-associated atherosclerosis in an ApoE heterozygote murine model: Cytokine profiling implications. Atherosclerosis, 190(1), 62-72. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.02.026
Saba, J. A., McComb, M. E., Potts, D. L., Costello, C. E., & Amar, S. (2007). Proteomic mapping of stimulus-specific signaling pathways involved in THP-1 cells exposed to porphyromonas gingivalis or its purified components. Journal of Proteome Research, 6(6), 2211-2221. doi:10.1021/pr070031u
Tang, X., Molina, M., & Amar, S. (2007). P53 short peptide (p53pep164) regulates lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor-α factor/cytokine expression. Cancer Research, 67(3), 1308-1316. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-1600
Zhou, Q., & Amar, S. (2007). Identification of signaling pathways in macrophage exposed to porphyromonas gingivalis or to its purified cell wall components. Journal of Immunology, 179(11), 7777-7790. This material can be found here.
Hoge, M., & Amar, S. (2006). Role of interleukin-1 in bacterial atherogenesis. Drugs of Today, 42(10), 683-688. doi:10.1358/dot.2006.42.10.1003543
Kim, J., & Amar, S. (2006). Periodontal disease and systemic conditions: A bidirectional relationship. Odontology, 94(1), 10-21. doi:10.1007/s10266-006-0060-6
Leone, C. W., Bokhadhoor, H., Kuo, D., Desta, T., Yang, J., Siqueira, M. F., . . . Amar, S. (2006). Immunization enhances inflammation and tissue destruction in response to porphyromonas gingivalis. Infection and Immunity, 74(4), 2286-2292. doi:10.1128/IAI.74.4.2286-2292.2006
Li, C. H., & Amar, S. (2006). Role of secreted frizzled-related protein 1 (SFRP1) in wound healing. Journal of Dental Research, 85(4), 374-378. doi:10.1177/154405910608500418
Shiomi, N., Myokai, F., Naruishi, K., Oyaizu, K., Senoo, K., Yamaguchi, T., . . . Takashiba, S. (2006). Cloning and characterization of lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor α factor promoter. FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 47(3), 360-368. doi:10.1111/j.1574-695X.2006.00094.x
