Publications 2002

Al Bustami MH, Amrani M, Chester AH, Ilsley CJ, & Yacoub MH (2002). In vivo early and mid-term flow-mediated endothelial function of the radial artery used as a coronary bypass graft. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 39 , 573-577.

Al Ruzzeh S, George S, Bustami M, Nakamura K, Khan S, Yacoub M, & Amrani M (2002). The early clinical and angiographic outcome of sequential coronary artery bypass grafting with the off-pump technique. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 123 , 525-530.

Anyanwu AC, Al Ruzzeh S, George SJ, Patel R, Yacoub MH, & Amrani M (2002). Conversion to off-pump coronary bypass without increased morbidity or change in practice. Ann Thorac Surg 73 , 798-802.

Anyanwu AC, Banner NR, Radley-Smith R, Khaghani A, & Yacoub MH (2002). Long-term results of cardiac transplantation from live donors: the domino heart transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 21 , 971-975.

Anyanwu AC, Townsend ER, Banner NR, Burke M, Khaghani A, & Yacoub MH (2002). Primary lung carcinoma after heart or lung transplantation: management and outcome. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 124 , 1190-1197.

Banner NR, David OJ, Leaver N, Davis J, Breen J, Johnston A, & Yacoub MH (2002). Pharmacokinetics of oral cyclosporine (Neoral) in heart transplant recipients during the immediate period after surgery. Transpl Int 15 , 649-654.

Bellenger NG, Marcus NJ, Rajappan K, Yacoub M, Banner NR, & Pennell DJ (2002). Comparison of techniques for the measurement of left ventricular function following cardiac transplantation. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 4 , 255-263.

Belvisi MG (2002). Overview of the innervation of the lung. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2 , 211-215.

Belvisi MG & Bolser DC (2002). Summary: animal models for cough. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 15 , 249-250.

Birrell MA, Crispino N, Hele DJ, Patel HJ, Yacoub MH, Barnes PJ, & Belvisi MG (2002). Effect of dopamine receptor agonists on sensory nerve activity: possible therapeutic targets for the treatment of asthma and COPD. Br J Pharmacol 136 , 620-628.

Bleasdale RA, Banner NR, Anyanwu AC, Mitchell AG, Khaghani A, & Yacoub MH (2002). Determinants of outcome after heterotopic heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 21 , 867-873.

Brand NJ & Barton PJ (2002). Myocardial molecular biology: an introduction. Heart 87 , 284-293.

Brealey D, Brand M, Hargreaves I, Heales S, Land J, Smolenski R, Davies NA, Cooper CE, & Singer M (2002). Association between mitochondrial dysfunction and severity and outcome of septic shock. Lancet 360 , 219-223.

Chareonthaitawee P, Schaefers K, Baker CS, Turkheimer F, Stegger L, Banner NR, Yacoub M, Bonser RS, Iozzo P, Camici PG, & Rimoldi O (2002). Assessment of infarct size by positron emission tomography and [18F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose: a new absolute threshold technique. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 29 , 203-215.

Chester AH (2002). Mast cells feel the strain. Cardiovasc Res 55 , 13-15.

Clerk A, Kemp TJ, Harrison JG, Mullen AJ, Barton PJ, & Sugden PH (2002). Up-regulation of c-jun mRNA in cardiac myocytes requires the extracellular signal-regulated kinase cascade, but c-Jun N-terminal kinases are required for efficient up-regulation of c-Jun protein. Biochem J 368 , 101-110.

Davie N, Haleen SJ, Upton PD, Polak JM, Yacoub MH, Morrell NW, & Wharton J (2002). ET(A) and ET(B) receptors modulate the proliferation of human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 165 , 398-405.

Dreger SA, Taylor PM, Allen SP, & Yacoub MH (2002). Profile and localization of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) in human heart valves. J Heart Valve Dis 11 , 875-880.

Ensminger SM, Spriewald BM, Witzke O, Pajaro OE, Yacoub MH, Morris PJ, Rose ML, & Wood KJ (2002). Indirect allorecognition can play an important role in the development of transplant arteriosclerosis. Transplantation 73 , 279-286.

Ensminger SM, Spriewald BM, Witzke O, Morrison K, Pajaro OE, Morris PJ, Rose ML, & Wood KJ (2002). Kinetics of transplant arteriosclerosis in MHC-Class I mismatched and fully allogeneic mouse aortic allografts. Transplantation 73 , 1068-1074.

Goodwin AT, Khan MA, Chester AH, Amrani M, & Yacoub MH (2002). Up-regulation of endothelin-converting-enzyme mRNA expression following cardioplegic arrest. Clin Sci (Lond) 103 Suppl 48 , 206S-209S.

Goodwin AT, Amrani M, Gray CC, Jayakumar J, Marchbank AJ, & Yacoub MH (2002). Differential effects of endothelin-1 on isolated working rat hearts before and after ischaemia and reperfusion. Clin Sci (Lond) 103 Suppl 48 , 189S-193S.

Greene ND, Leung KY, Wait R, Begum S, Dunn MJ, & Copp AJ (2002). Differential protein expression at the stage of neural tube closure in the mouse embryo. J Biol Chem 277 , 41645-41651.

Haddad e, Underwood SL, Dabrowski D, Birrell MA, McCluskie K, Battram CH, Pecoraro M, Foster ML, & Belvisi MG (2002). Critical role for T cells in Sephadex-induced airway inflammation: pharmacological and immunological characterization and molecular biomarker identification. J Immunol 168 , 3004-3016.

Haddad e, McCluskie K, Birrell MA, Dabrowski D, Pecoraro M, Underwood S, Chen B, De Sanctis GT, Webber SE, Foster ML, & Belvisi MG (2002). Differential effects of ebselen on neutrophil recruitment, chemokine, and inflammatory mediator expression in a rat model of lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary inflammation. J Immunol 169 , 974-982.

Henein M, Birks EJ, Tansley PD, Bowles CT, & Yacoub MH (2002). Images in cardiovascular medicine. Temporal and spatial changes in left ventricular pattern of flow during continuous assist device "HeartMate II". Circulation 105 , 2324-2325.

Hoare GS, Chester AH, Yacoub MH, & Marczin N (2002). Regulation of NF-kappaB and ICAM-1 expression in human airway epithelial cells. Int J Mol Med 9 , 35-44.

Hopwood PA, Brooks L, Parratt R, Hunt BJ, Bokhari M, Alero TJ, Yacoub M, Crawford DH, Maria B, Alero TJ, & Magdi Y (2002). Persistent Epstein-Barr virus infection: unrestricted latent and lytic viral gene expression in healthy immunosuppressed transplant recipients. Transplantation 74 , 194-202.

Jenkins D, Al Ruzzeh S, Khan S, Bustami M, Modine T, Yacoub M, Ilsley C, & Amrani M (2002). Multi-vessel off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting can be taught to trainee surgeons. Heart Surg Forum 5 Suppl 4 , S342-S354.

Kalsi K, Lawson C, Dominguez M, Taylor P, Yacoub MH, & Smolenski RT (2002). Regulation of ecto-5'-nucleotidase by TNF-alpha in human endothelial cells. Mol Cell Biochem 232 , 113-119.

Kovesi T, Royston D, Yacoub M, Roth E, & Marczin N (2002). [Changes of exhaled nitrogen-monoxide concentration in acute ischemia-reperfusion injury of the lung]. Orv Hetil 143 , 2393-2398.

Melina G, Rajappan K, Amrani M, Khaghani A, Pennell DJ, & Yacoub MH (2002). Aortic distensibility after aortic root replacement assessed with cardiovascular magnetic resonance. J Heart Valve Dis 11 , 67-74.

Melina G, Rubens MB, & Yacoub MH (2002). Statins, electron-beam CT, and aortic-valve calcification. Lancet 360 , 258.

Melina G, Scott MJ, Cunanan CM, Rubens MB, & Yacoub MH (2002). In-vitro verification of the electron beam tomography method for measurement of heart valve calcification. J Heart Valve Dis 11 , 402-407.

Melina G, Mitchell A, Amrani M, Khaghani A, & Yacoub MH (2002). Transvalvular velocities after full aortic root replacement: results from a prospective randomized trial between the homograft and the Medtronic Freestyle bioprosthesis. J Heart Valve Dis 11 , 54-58.

Misfeld M, Morrison K, Sievers H, Yacoub MH, & Chester AH (2002). Localization of immunoreactive endothelin and characterization of its receptors in aortic cusps. J Heart Valve Dis 11 , 472-476.

Misfeld M, Chester AH, Sievers HH, & Yacoub MH (2002). Biological mechanisms influencing the function of the aortic root. J Card Surg 17 , 363-368.

Nakamura K, Al Ruzzeh S, Chester AH, Schmidt I, Barbir M, Yacoub MH, & Amrani M (2002). Effects of cerivastatin on vascular function of human radial and left internal thoracic arteries. Ann Thorac Surg 73 , 1860-1865.

Nakamura K, Schmidt I, Gray CC, Dewar A, Rothery S, Severs NJ, Yacoub MH, & Amrani M (2002). The effect of chronic L-arginine administration on vascular recovery following cold cardioplegic arrest in rats. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 21 , 753-759.

Parikh A, Scadding GK, Gray P, Belvisi MG, & Mitchell JA (2002). High levels of nitric oxide synthase activity are associated with nasal polyp tissue from aspirin-sensitive asthmatics. Acta Otolaryngol 122 , 302-305.

Rajappan K, Melina G, Bellenger NG, Amrani M, Khaghani A, Pennell DJ, & Yacoub MH (2002). Evaluation of left ventricular function and mass after Medtronic Freestyle versus homograft aortic root replacement using cardiovascular magnetic resonance. J Heart Valve Dis 11 , 60-65.

Ranu HK, Terracciano CM, Davia K, Bernobich E, Chaudhri B, Robinson SE, Bin KZ, Hajjar RJ, MacLeod KT, & Harding SE (2002). Effects of Na(+)/Ca(2+)-exchanger overexpression on excitation-contraction coupling in adult rabbit ventricular myocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 34 , 389-400.

Rose ML, Smith J, Dureau G, Keogh A, & Kobashigowa J (2002). Mycophenolate mofetil decreases antibody production after cardiac transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 21 , 282-285.

Slominska EM, Szolkiewicz M, Smolenski RT, Rutkowski B, & Swierczynski J (2002). High plasma adenine concentration in chronic renal failure and its relation to erythrocyte ATP. Nephron 91 , 286-291.

Slominska EM, Smolenski RT, Szolkiewicz M, Leaver N, Rutkowski B, Simmonds HA, & Swierczynski J (2002). Accumulation of plasma N-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide in patients with chronic renal failure. Mol Cell Biochem 231 , 83-88.

Spicuzza L, Basile L, Belvisi MG, Bellofiore S, Matera MG, Cazzola M, & Di Maria GU (2002). The protective role of epithelium-derived nitric oxide in isolated bovine trachea. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 15 , 357-362.

Suzuki K, Murtuza B, Sammut IA, Latif N, Jayakumar J, Smolenski RT, Kaneda Y, Sawa Y, Matsuda H, & Yacoub MH (2002). Heat shock protein 72 enhances manganese superoxide dismutase activity during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury, associated with mitochondrial protection and apoptosis reduction. Circulation 106 , I270-I276.

Suzuki K, Murtuza B, Suzuki N, Khan M, Kaneda Y, & Yacoub MH (2002). Human cytomegalovirus immediate-early protein IE2-86, but not IE1-72, causes graft coronary arteriopathy in the transplanted rat heart. Circulation 106 , I158-I162.

Suzuki K, Murtuza B, Smolenski RT, Suzuki N, & Yacoub MH (2002). Development of an in vivo ischemia-reperfusion model in heterotopically transplanted rat hearts. Transplantation 73 , 1398-1402.

Suzuki K, Murtuza B, Heslop L, Morgan JE, Smolenski RT, Suzuki N, Partridge TA, & Yacoub MH (2002). Single fibers of skeletal muscle as a novel graft for cell transplantation to the heart. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 123 , 984-992.

Taegtmeyer AB & Barton PJ (2002). SNP at your own risk. Eur Heart J 23 , 692-694.

Tansley P & Yacoub M (2002). Minimally invasive explantation of implantable left ventricular assist devices. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 124 , 189-191.

Taylor PM, Allen SP, Dreger SA, & Yacoub MH (2002). Human cardiac valve interstitial cells in collagen sponge: a biological three-dimensional matrix for tissue engineering. J Heart Valve Dis 11 , 298-306.

Terracciano C (2002). Functional consequences of Na/Ca exchanger overexpression in cardiac myocytes. Ann N Y Acad Sci 976 , 520-527.

Terracciano CM, Hajjar RJ, & Harding SE (2002). Overexpression of SERCA2a accelerates repolarisation in rabbit ventricular myocytes. Cell Calcium 31 , 299-305.

Underwood SL, Haddad e, Birrell MA, McCluskie K, Pecoraro M, Dabrowski D, Webber SE, Foster ML, & Belvisi MG (2002). Functional characterization and biomarker identification in the Brown Norway model of allergic airway inflammation. Br J Pharmacol 137 , 263-275.

Warraich RS, Noutsias M, Kazak I, Seeberg B, Dunn MJ, Schultheiss HP, Yacoub MH, Kuhl U, & Kasac I (2002). Immunoglobulin G3 cardiac myosin autoantibodies correlate with left ventricular dysfunction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: immunoglobulin G3 and clinical correlates. Am Heart J 143 , 1076-1084.

Yacoub M (2002). Kawasaki disease--from a mystery to a paradigm. Coron Artery Dis 13 , 421-422.