Mark A. DeCoster

Secreted phospholipase A2 potentiates glutamate-induced calcium increase and cell death in primary neuronal cultures.

Glutamate signalling and secretory phospholipase A2 modulate the release of arachidonic acid from neuronal membranes.

Group III secreted phospholipase A2 causes apoptosis in rat primary cortical neuronal cultures.

Interplay among platelet-activating factor, oxidative stress, and group I metabotropic glutamate receptors modulates neuronal survival.

Quantification of sPLA2-induced early and late apoptosis changes in neuronal cell cultures using combined TUNEL and DAPI staining.

Role of nitric oxide in regulating secreted phospholipase A2 release from astrocytes.

Fabrication of interdigitated micropatterns of self-assembled polymer nanofilms containing cell-adhesive materials.

Cell adhesion testing using novel testbeds containing micropatterns of complex nanoengineered multilayer films.

Porous biocompatible three-dimensional scaffolds of cellulose microfiber/gelatin composites for cell culture.

Hypoxic preconditioning suppresses group III secreted phospholipase A2-induced apoptosis via JAK2-STAT3 activation in cortical neurons.

Activation of the sonic hedgehog signaling controls human pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation in response to hypoxia.

Regulatory effects of the JAK3/STAT1 pathway on the release of secreted phospholipase A₂-IIA in microvascular endothelial cells of the injured brain.