Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

James P. Fabisiak - Reviews

Abstracts - past 5 years

  1. Brant, K., Pasino, D., and Fabisiak, J.P. Potential role of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in Ni-dependent alterations in release of immune-modulators from human lung fibroblasts (HLF) by TLR-2 agonist, MALP-2 (#69). The Toxicologist CD — An official Journal of the Society of Toxicology, Volume 96, Number S-1, March 2007.

  2. Brant, K.A., Ward, R.M., and Fabisiak, J.P.  HIF-1α and COX-2 mediate synergistic release of angiogenic factors from human lung fibroblasts in response to nickel and microbial stimuli.  Toxicologist, 102: 428, 2008.

  3. Murray, A.R., Kisin, E., Fabisiak, J.P., Roberts, J.R., Antonini, J.M., Kommineni, C., Reynolds, J., Barchowsky, A., Castranova, V., Kagan, V., and Shvedova, A.  Combined exposure to carbon nanotubes and bacteria enhances pulmonary inflammation and infectivity.  Toxicologist, 102: 307, 2008.

  4. Brant, K.A., Stalter, R.M., and Fabisiak, J.P.  Differential effects of PGE2 on Nickel and Microbial-driven CXCL8 release from human lung fibroblasts, Am. J. Resp. Crit. Care Med., 177: A731, 2008.

  5. Mathias, C., Brant, K.A., and Fabisiak, J.P.  Hypoxia-mimetic chemicals and microbial stimuli interact to produce a pro-angiogenic phenotype in human lung fibroblasts (HLF).  The Toxicologist, 108 (S1), #740, 2009.

  6. Brant, K.A. and Fabisiak, J.P.  PGE2 facilitates HIF-1α signaling in human lung fibroblasts to amplify Ni- and vanadium-induced VEGF and CXCL8 release.  The Toxicologist, 108 (S1), #1780, 2009.

  7. Fabisiak, J.P., Mathias, C., Brant, K.A., and Stalter, R.  Fibroblast-endothelial cell co-cultures to assess the effects of chemical and microbial toxins on angiogenic responses.  The Toxicologist, 108 (S1), #2093, 2009.

Ad hoc Manuscript Reviewer

American Journal of Physiology
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
Antioxidants and Redox Signaling
Archives of Biochemisty and Biophysics
Biochimica Biophysica Acta
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
Cancer Research
Cell Biology and Toxicology
Cell Growth and Differentiation
Chemico-Biological Interactions
Experimental Neurology
Free Radical Biology and Medicine
Inhalation Toxicology
Intl. Jour. Experimental Pathology
Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine
Journal of Lipid Research
Journal of Neuroscience
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Leukemia
Life Sciences
Lipids
Pediatric Research
Respiration Research
Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology
Toxicological Sciences
Toxicology in Vitro

Other Publications

  1. Michanowicz, D., Malone, S., Ferrar, K., Kelso, M., Clougherty, J., Fabisiak, J.P., and Kresky, J.  Pittsburgh Regional Environmental Threat Analysis (PRETA) Air: Particulate Matter.  Prepared by Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC), University of Pittsburgh.  Commissioned by the Heinz Endowments. 


  2. Michanowicz, D., Ferrar, K., Malone, S., Kelso, M., Kriesky, J., and Fabisiak, J.P.  Pittsburgh Regional Environmental Threat Analysis (PRETA) Air: Hazardous Air Pollutants.  Prepared by Center of Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC), University of Pittsburgh, Commissioned by the Heinz Endowments.

 

Reviews, Invited Published Papers, Proceedings of Conferences and Symposia, Monographs, and Book Chapters - past 5 years

  1. Fabisiak, J.P., Tyurina, Y.Y., Tyurin, V.A., and Kagan, V.E. Quantification of selective phosphatidylserine oxidation during apoptosis. Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 291: Molecular Toxicology Protocols, Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, pp. 449-456, 2005.


  2. Fabisiak, J.P., Borisenko, G.G., and Kagan, V.E. Quantitative method of measuring phosphatidylserine externalization during apoptosis using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and annexin-conjugated iron. Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 291: Molecular Toxicology Protocols, Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, pp. 457-464, 2005.


  3. Fabisiak, J.P. and Goldstein, B.  Oil Dispersants and Human Health Risks.  White paper prepared for workshop entitled, “Dispersant Use Initiative:  Dispersant Use During Deepwater Horizon and Moving Forward.”  Sponsored by Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire & NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration. http://www.crrc.unh.edu/workshops/dispersant_future_11/Dispersant_Initiative_FINALREPORT.pdf