Faculty Publications
As of August 2017, this database is no longer being updated. For the most current publications from the faculty, students, and staff of Touro University, please check our institutional repository, Touro Scholar, and email any questions or publication submissions to touro.scholar@touro.edu.
Total number of publications: 7,082
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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, L., Khansari, A., Shapira, L., Graves, D. T., & Amar, S. (2002). Contribution of interleukin-11 and prostaglandin(s) in lipopolysaccharide-induced bone resorption in vivo. Infection and Immunity, 70(7), 3915-3922. doi:10.1128/IAI.70.7.3915-3922.2002
Lu, H., Raptis, M., Black, E., Stan, M., Amar, S., & Graves, D. T. (2004). Influence of diabetes on the exacerbation of an inflammatory response in cardiovascular tissue. Endocrinology, 145(11), 4934-4939. doi:10.1210/en.2004-0737
Merrill, J. C., You, J., Constable, C., Leeman, S. E., & Amar, S. (2011). Whole-body deletion of LPS-induced TNF-α factor (LITAF) markedly improves experimental endotoxic shock and inflammatory arthritis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(52), 21247-21252. doi:10.1073/pnas.1111492108
Myokai, F., Takashiba, S., Lebo, R., & Amar, S. (1999). A novel lipopolysaccharide-induced transcription factor regulating tumor necrosis factor α gene expression: Molecular cloning, sequencing, characterization, and chromosomal assignment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 96(8), 4518-4523. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.8.4518
Qureshi, N., Clayton, E., Durre, K., & Qureshi, M. H. (2016). Transcriptional regulation of osteopontin (OPN)-induced immunomodulation in RSV infected infants. Journal of Immunology, 196(Suppl. 1), 191.10. This material can be found here.
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
Shapira, L., Champagne, C., Gordon, B., Amar, S., & Van Dyke, T. E. (1995). Lipopolysaccharide priming of superoxide release by human neutrophils: Role of membrane CD 14 and serum LPS binding protein. Inflammation, 19(3), 289-295. doi:10.1007/BF01534388
Shapira, L., Champagne, C., Van Dyke, T. E., & Amar, S. (1998). Strain-dependent activation of monocytes and inflammatory macrophages by lipopolysaccharide of porphyromonas gingivalis. Infection and Immunity, 66(6), 2736-2742. This material can be found here.
Shapira, L., Takashiba, S., Amar, S., & Van Dyke, T. E. (1994). Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide stimulation of human monocytes: Dependence on serum and CD14 receptor. Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 9(2), 112-117. This material can be found here.
Shapira, L., Takashiba, S., Champagne, C., Amar, S., & Van Dyke, T. E. (1994). Involvement of protein kinase C and protein tyrosine kinase in lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-α and IL-1β production by human monocytes. Journal of Immunology, 153(4), 1818-1824.
Soolari, A. S., Champagne, C., Punzi, J. S., Amar, S., & Van Dyke, T. E. (1999). Serum modulation of neutrophil response to porphyromonas gingivalis LPS in periodontal disease. Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology, 1(4), 101-109. This material can be found here.
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
Stucchi, A., Reed, K., O'Brien, M., Cerda, S., Andrews, C., Gower, A., . . . Becker, J. (2006). A new transcription factor that regulates TNF-α gene expression, LITAF, is increased in intestinal tissues from patients with CD and UC. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 12(7), 581-587. doi:10.1097/01.MIB.0000225338.14356.d5
Takashiba, S., Shapira, L., Amar, S., & Van Dyke, T. E. (1993). Cloning and characterization of human TNFα promoter region. Gene, 131(2), 307-308. doi:10.1016/0378-1119(93)90314-S
Takashiba, S., Van Dyke, T. E., Amar, S., Murayama, Y., Soskolne, A. W., & Shapira, L. (1999). Differentiation of monocytes to macrophages primes cells for lipopolysaccharide stimulation via accumulation of cytoplasmic nuclear factor κB. Infection and Immunity, 67(11), 5573-5578. This material can be found here.
Takashiba, S., Van Dyke, T. E., & Amar, S. (1996). Inhibition of nuclear factor kappa b subunit p65 mRNA accumulation in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated human monocytic cells treated with sodium salicylate. Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 11(6), 420-424. doi:10.1111/j.1399-302X.1996.tb00205.x
Takashiba, S., Van Dyke, T. E., Shapira, L., & Amar, S. (1995). Lipopolysaccharide-inducible and salicylate-sensitive nuclear factor(s) on human tumor necrosis factor alpha promoter. Infection and Immunity, 63(4), 1529-1534. This material can be found here.
Tang, X., & Amar, S. (2016). Kavain involvement in LPS-induced signaling pathways. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 117(10), 2272-2280. doi:10.1002/jcb.25525
Tang, X., Fenton, M. J., & Amar, S. (2003). Identification and functional characterization of a novel binding site on TNF-α promoter. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100(7), 4096-4101. doi:10.1073/pnas.0630562100
Tang, X., Marciano, D. L., Leeman, S. E., & Amar, S. (2005). LPS induces the interaction of a transcription factor, LPS-induced TNF-α factor, and STAT6(B) with effects on multiple cytokines. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102(14), 5132-5137. doi:10.1073/pnas.0501159102
Tang, X., Metzger, D., Leeman, S., & Amar, S. (2006). LPS-induced TNF-α factor (LITAF)-deficient mice express reduced LPS-induced cytokine: Evidence for LITAF-dependent LPS signaling pathways. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(37), 13777-13782. doi:10.1073/pnas.0605988103
Tohme, Z. N., Amar, S., & Van Dyke, T. E. (1999). Moesin functions as a lipopolysaccharide receptor on human monocytes. Infection and Immunity, 67(7), 3215-3220. This material can be found here.
Yuan, H., Gupte, R., Zelkha, S., & Amar, S. (2011). Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B ligand antagonists inhibit tissue inflammation and bone loss in experimental periodontitis. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 38(11), 1029-1036. doi:10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01780.x
Yuan, H., Zelka, S., Burkatovskaya, M., Gupte, R., Leeman, S. E., & Amar, S. (2013). Pivotal role of NOD2 in inflammatory processes affecting atherosclerosis and periodontal bone loss. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(52), E5059-E5068. doi:10.1073/pnas.1320862110