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2141

Overview

Agustin P. Dalmasso was affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focused on various aspects of medicine, with an emphasis on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, epidemiology, biomedical engineering, immunology, and nephrology.

The core topics addressed in their work included cardiac valve diseases and treatments, infective endocarditis diagnosis and management, mechanical circulatory support devices, the complement system in diseases, renal diseases and glomerulopathies, blood groups and transfusion, and transplantation methods and outcomes.

The scientist contributed to several peer-reviewed publications across notable venues. These included:

  • New Model for the Assessment of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Devices in Sheep (2020) published in Journal of Investigative Surgery
  • Localization of S protein and its relationship to the membrane attack complex of complement in renal tissue (2020) published in UNC Libraries
  • Establishing a Valid Control for Preclinical Mitral Valve Device Testing using Carpentier-Edwards Bioprosthetic Valves in an Ovine Model (2020) published in Structural Heart

Collaborations were a significant part of Dalmasso's research activity. Frequent coauthors included:

  • John P. Carney
  • Matthew T. Lahti
  • Yuriy Moklyak
  • Richard W. Bianco
  • Jill Schappa Faustich

Their multidisciplinary approach integrated expertise bridging clinical and engineering disciplines in support of advancing cardiac and renal healthcare technologies, as well as immunological mechanisms. Publications spanned diverse clinical topics such as device assessment in preclinical animal models, complement system involvement in renal pathology, and bioprosthetic valve testing methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Hemodialysis leukopenia. Pulmonary vascular leukostasis resulting from complement activation by dialyzer cellophane membranes.

    P R Craddock;J Fehr;A P Dalmasso;K L Brighan

  • Transplantation of discordant xenografts: a review of progress.

    Jeffrey L Platt;Gregory M Vercellotti;Agustin P Dalmasso;Agustin P Dalmasso;Arthur J Matas

  • THE ROLE OF THE THYMUS IN DEVELOPMENT OF IMMUNOLOGIC CAPACITY IN RABBITS AND MICE

    Robert A. Good;Agustin P. Dalmasso;Carlos Martinez;Olga K. Archer

  • Prolongation of cardiac xenograft survival by depletion of complement

    Joseph Leventhal;Agustin Dalmasso;John Cromwell;Jeffrey Platt

  • Release of heparan sulfate from endothelial cells: implications for pathogenesis of hyperacute rejection

    Jeffrey L. Platt;Gregory M. Vercellotti;Bonnie J. Lindman;Theodore R. Oegema

  • Mechanism of complement activation in the hyperacute rejection of porcine organs transplanted into primate recipients

    A. P. Dalmasso;G. M. Vercellotti;R. J. Fischel;R. M. Bolman

  • Activation of intragraft endothelial and mononuclear cells during discordant xenograft rejection.

    Blakely Ml;Van der Werf Wj;Berndt Mc;Dalmasso Ap

  • Inhibition of complement-mediated endothelial cell cytotoxicity by decay-accelerating factor. Potential for prevention of xenograft hyperacute rejection.

    Agustin P. Dalmasso;Gregory M. Vercellotti;Jeffrey L. Platt;Fritz H. Bach

  • The reaction mechanism of beta-1C-globulin (C'3) in immune hemolysis.

    Hans J. Müller-Eberhard;Agustin P. Dalmasso;Mary Ann Calcott

  • The immunopathology of cardiac xenograft rejection in the guinea pig-to-rat model

    Joseph R. Leventhal;Arthur J Matas;Lin Hong Sun;Sally Reif

  • Neoantigen of the polymerized ninth component of complement. Characterization of a monoclonal antibody and immunohistochemical localization in renal disease.

    Ronald J. Falk;Agustin P. Dalmasso;Youngki Kim;Cheng H. Tsai

  • Killing of Streptococcus pneumoniae by capsular polysaccharide–specific polymeric IgA, complement, and phagocytes

    Edward N. Janoff;Claudine Fasching;Jan M. Orenstein;Jeffrey B. Rubins

  • Transfusion‐related acute lung injury caused by an NB2 granulocyte‐ specific antibody in a patient with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

    N L Van Buren;D F Stroncek;M E Clay;J McCullough

  • Reversal of diabetes in non-immunosuppressed rhesus macaques by intraportal porcine islet xenografts precedes acute cellular rejection

    Nicole Kirchhof;Satoshi Shibata;Martin Wijkstrom;David M. Kulick

  • The role of natural antibodies in the activation of xenogenic endothelial cells.

    Jeffrey L. Platt;Bonnie J. Lindman;Robin L. Geller;Harriet J. Noreen

  • The role of C5a and antibody in the release of heparan sulfate from endothelial cells

    Jeffrey L. Platt;Agustin P. Dalmasso;Bonnie J. Lindman;Nathan S. Ihrcke

  • Removal of baboon and human antiporcine IgG and IgM natural antibodies by immunoadsorption. Results of in vitro and in vivo studies.

    Leventhal;John R;Fryer Jp;Witson Jc

  • Complement inhibition with an anti-C5 monoclonal antibody prevents acute cardiac tissue injury in an ex vivo model of pig-to-human xenotransplantation.

    Kroshus Tj;Rollins Sa;Dalmasso Ap;Elliott Ea

  • Radioimmunoassay of the attack complex of complement in serum from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Ronald J. Falk;Ronald J. Falk;Agustin P. Dalmasso;Agustin P. Dalmasso;Youngki Kim;Youngki Kim;Sylvia Lam;Sylvia Lam

  • STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF THE THYMUS IN IMMUNOBIOLOGY RECONSTITUTION OF IMMUNOLOGIC CAPACITY IN MICE THYMECTOMIZED AT BIRTH

    Agustin P. Dalmasso;Carlos Martinez;Kenneth Sjodin;Robert A. Good

  • Alpha-galactosyl epitope-mediated activation of porcine aortic endothelial cells: type II activation.

    Alois Palmetshofer;Uri Galili;Agustin P. Dalmasso;Simon C. Robson

  • Neutrophil adhesion to xenogeneic endothelium via iC3b.

    Gregory M Vercellotti;J. L. Platt;F. H. Bach;A. P. Dalmasso

  • A molecular concept of immune cytolysis.

    Muller-Eberhard Hj;Nilsson Ur;Dalmasso Ap;Polley Mj

  • Localization of S protein and its relationship to the membrane attack complex of complement in renal tissue.

    R. J. Falk;E. Podack;A. P. Dalmasso;J. C. Jennette

  • Resistance against the membrane attack complex of complement induced in porcine endothelial cells with a galα(1-3) gal binding lectin: up-regulation of CD59 expression.

    Agustin P. Dalmasso;Barbara A. Benson;Jason S. Johnson;Cheryl Lancto

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur J. Matas
Arthur J. Matas University of Minnesota
Jeffrey L. Platt
Jeffrey L. Platt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gregory M. Vercellotti
Gregory M. Vercellotti University of Minnesota
Robert A. Good
Robert A. Good University of Minnesota
Simon C. Robson
Simon C. Robson Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fritz H. Bach
Fritz H. Bach Harvard Medical School
Ronald P. Mason
Ronald P. Mason National Institutes of Health
Russell C. Johnson
Russell C. Johnson University of Minnesota
Michael Kirschfink
Michael Kirschfink Heidelberg University
Margaret A. Lindorfer
Margaret A. Lindorfer University of Virginia

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