Shama Ahmad

Oxidized phospholipids derived from ozone-treated lung surfactant extract reduce macrophage and epithelial cell viability.

Elevated expression of hexokinase II protects human lung epithelial-like A549 cells against oxidative injury.

Extracellular ATP is an autocrine/paracrine regulator of hypoxia-induced adventitial fibroblast growth. Signaling through extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1/2 and the Egr-1 transcription factor.

Hypoxia protects human lung microvascular endothelial and epithelial-like cells against oxygen toxicity: role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase.

Hyperoxia-induced DNA damage causes decreased DNA methylation in human lung epithelial-like A549 cells.

Extracellular ATP-mediated signaling for survival in hyperoxia-induced oxidative stress.

Lung epithelial cells release ATP during ozone exposure: signaling for cell survival.

Extracellular adenosine triphosphate: a potential regulator of vasa vasorum neovascularization in hypoxia-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling.

Cholesterol interferes with the MTT assay in human epithelial-like (A549) and endothelial (HLMVE and HCAE) cells.

Endothelial Akt activation by hyperoxia: role in cell survival.

Accelerated repair of cortical bone defects using a synthetic extracellular matrix to deliver human demineralized bone matrix.

Purinergic signaling and kinase activation for survival in pulmonary oxidative stress and disease.

Synthesis and evaluation of injectable, in situ crosslinkable synthetic extracellular matrices for tissue engineering.

Injectable synthetic extracellular matrices for tissue engineering and repair.

Automatic segmentation of lung parenchyma in the presence of diseases based on curvature of ribs.

Computer-aided detection of endobronchial valves using volumetric CT.

Bcl-2 suppresses sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase expression in cystic fibrosis airways: role in oxidant-mediated cell death.

Adenosine A2A receptor is a unique angiogenic target of HIF-2alpha in pulmonary endothelial cells.

Reproducibility of lung and lobar volume measurements using computed tomography.

Quantitative texture-based assessment of one-year changes in fibrotic reticular patterns on HRCT in scleroderma lung disease treated with oral cyclophosphamide.

Interaction and localization of synthetic nanoparticles in healthy and cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells: effect of ozone exposure.

SERCA2 regulates non-CF and CF airway epithelial cell response to ozone.

Tissue Factor Signals Airway Epithelial Basal Cell Survival via Coagulation and PAR1/2.

Differential regulation of pulmonary vascular cell growth by hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-1α and hypoxia-inducible transcription factor-2α.

Adenosine A2A receptor-dependent proliferation of pulmonary endothelial cells is mediated through calcium mobilization, PI3-kinase and ERK1/2 pathways.

Human tracheobronchial basal cells. Normal versus remodeling/repairing phenotypes in vivo and in vitro.

Neuroendocrine signaling via the serotonin transporter regulates clearance of apoptotic cells.