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73
Citations
13728
World Ranking
6088
National Ranking
2864

Overview

Bruce R. Pitt is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research focuses on the intersecting fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular attention to subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Oncology.

The main research topics covered in their work include:

  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • S100 Proteins and Annexins
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

Notable recent publications by Bruce R. Pitt include:

  • The HIV protease inhibitor Saquinavir attenuates sepsis-induced acute lung injury and promotes M2 macrophage polarization via targeting matrix metalloproteinase-9, 2021, published in Cell Death and Disease
  • Mechanical Ventilation Exacerbates Poly (I:C) Induced Acute Lung Injury: Central Role for Caspase-11 and Gut-Lung Axis, 2021, published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • Mechanical Ventilation with Moderate Tidal Volume Exacerbates Extrapulmonary Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury via IL33-WISP1 Signaling Pathway, 2020, published in Shock
  • Zinc deficiency enhances sensitivity to influenza A associated bacterial pneumonia in mice, 2024, published in Physiological Reports
  • Mechanical Ventilation Exacerbates Poly (I:C) Induced Acute Lung Injury: Central Role for Caspase-11 and Gut-Lung Axis, 2020, published in Research Square

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bruce R. Pitt are:

  • Timothy R. Billiar
  • Xibing Ding
  • Meihong Deng
  • Shuqing Jin
  • Chenxuan Yang

The most common publication venues where Bruce R. Pitt has contributed are:

  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Shock
  • Physiological Reports
  • Research Square

Best Publications

  • Cytochrome c/cardiolipin relations in mitochondria: a kiss of death

    Valerian E. Kagan;Hülya A. Bayır;Natalia A. Belikova;Olexandr Kapralov

  • Enhanced Sensitivity to Oxidative Stress in Cultured Embryonic Cells from Transgenic Mice Deficient in Metallothionein I and II Genes

    J. S. Lazo;Y. Kondo;D. Dellapiazza;A. E. Michalska

  • Cationic lipids enhance siRNA-mediated interferon response in mice

    Zheng Ma;Jiang Li;Fengtian He;Annette Wilson

  • Effect of immune response on gene transfer to the lung via systemic administration of cationic lipidic vectors

    Song Li;Su Ping Wu;Mark Whitmore;Eric J. Loeffert

  • Loss and Degradation of Enzyme-bound Heme Induced by Cellular Nitric Oxide Synthesis

    Young-Myeong Kim;Hector A. Bergonia;Claudia Müller;Bruce R. Pitt

  • Role of metallothionein in nitric oxide signaling as revealed by a green fluorescent fusion protein.

    Linda L. Pearce;Robin E. Gandley;Weiping Han;Karla Wasserloos

  • The inhibitory role of CpG immunostimulatory motifs in cationic lipid vector-mediated transgene expression in vivo.

    Yadi Tan;Song Li;Bruce R. Pitt;Leaf Huang

  • Nitric oxide-induced changes in intracellular zinc homeostasis are mediated by metallothionein/thionein

    Claudette M. St. Croix;K. J. Wasserloos;K. E. Dineley;I. J. Reynolds

  • Enhanced Apoptosis in Metallothionein Null Cells

    Yukihiro Kondo;James M. Rusnak;Dale G. Hoyt;Catherine E. Settineri

  • Zinc in innate and adaptive tumor immunity

    Erica John;Thomas C Laskow;William J Buchser;Bruce R Pitt

  • Cytoplasmic metallothionein overexpression protects NIH 3T3 cells from tert-butyl hydroperoxide toxicity.

    Margaret A. Schwarz;John S. Lazo;Jack C. Yalowich;Ian Reynolds

  • Adenoviral transfer of the inducible nitric oxide synthase gene blocks endothelial cell apoptosis.

    Edith Tzeng;Edith Tzeng;Young-Myeong Kim;Young-Myeong Kim;Bruce R Pitt;Bruce R Pitt;Alena Lizonova;Alena Lizonova

  • Thioredoxin and Lipoic Acid Catalyze the Denitrosation of Low Molecular Weight and Protein S-Nitrosothiols

    Detcho A. Stoyanovsky;Yulia Y. Tyurina;Vladimir A. Tyurin;Deepthi Anand

  • The Fate of Circulating Amines Within the Pulmonary Circulation

    C N Gillis;B R Pitt

  • Targeted gene delivery to pulmonary endothelium by anti-PECAM antibody

    Song Li;Yadi Tan;Ekapop Viroonchatapan;Bruce R. Pitt

  • Cytokines and Lipopolysaccharide Induce Nitric Oxide Synthase in Cultured Rat Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle

    Don K. Nakayama;David A. Geller;Charles J. Lowenstein;Paul Davies

  • Downregulation of Endothelin-1 by Farnesoid X Receptor in Vascular Endothelial Cells

    Fengtian He;Jiang Li;Ying Mu;Ramalinga Kuruba

  • A mitochondrial pathway for biosynthesis of lipid mediators.

    Yulia Y. Tyurina;Samuel M. Poloyac;Vladimir A. Tyurin;Alexander A. Kapralov

  • Perinatal Outcomes and Unconventional Natural Gas Operations in Southwest Pennsylvania

    Shaina L. Stacy;LuAnn L. Brink;Jacob C. Larkin;Yoel Sadovsky

  • METALLOTHIONEINS AND CELL DEATH BY ANTICANCER DRUGS

    John S. Lazo;Bruce R. Pitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Valerian E. Kagan
Valerian E. Kagan University of Pittsburgh
Claudette M. St. Croix
Claudette M. St. Croix University of Pittsburgh
Simon C. Watkins
Simon C. Watkins University of Pittsburgh
Timothy R. Billiar
Timothy R. Billiar University of Pittsburgh
Vladimir A. Tyurin
Vladimir A. Tyurin University of Pittsburgh
Song Li
Song Li University of Pittsburgh
Yulia Y. Tyurina
Yulia Y. Tyurina University of Pittsburgh
John S. Lazo
John S. Lazo University of Virginia
Hülya Bayır
Hülya Bayır University of Pittsburgh
Troy Stevens
Troy Stevens University of South Alabama

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