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Carlos M. Ferrario is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical and biochemical aspects with significant attention to cardiology, molecular biology, endocrinology, genetics, and immunology. The scientist's work spans across 89 publications in Medicine and 23 in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Key subfields within their research include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Genetics
  • Immunology

The main topics Carlos M. Ferrario explores are diverse and detailed, with a substantial focus on cardiovascular and hormonal mechanisms. These include:

  • Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Mast Cells and Histamine
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Estrogen and Related Hormone Effects

Among the scientist's recent publications are:

  • The renin-angiotensin system biomolecular cascade: a 2022 update of newer insights and concepts, 2022, Kidney International Supplements
  • Mechanisms by which angiotensin-receptor blockers increase ACE2 levels, 2020, Nature Reviews Cardiology
  • Female Heart Health: Is GPER the Missing Link?, 2020, Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Alternative Renin-Angiotensin System, 2024, Hypertension
  • Estrogen receptors are linked to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), ADAM metallopeptidase domain 17 (ADAM-17), and transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS2) expression in the human atrium: insights into COVID-19, 2021, Hypertension Research

Ferrario frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Hypertension
  • Clinical Science
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Circulation
  • Current Hypertension Reports

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Sarfaraz Ahmad
  • Leanne Groban
  • Jessica L. VonCannon
  • Kendra N. Wright
  • Xuming Sun

Best Publications

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is an essential regulator of heart function

    Michael A. Crackower;Renu Sarao;Renu Sarao;Gavin Y. Oudit;Gavin Y. Oudit;Chana Yagil

  • Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition and angiotensin II receptor blockers on cardiac angiotensin-converting enzyme 2.

    Carlos M. Ferrario;Jewell Jessup;Mark C. Chappell;David B. Averill

  • Upregulation of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 After Myocardial Infarction by Blockade of Angiotensin II Receptors

    Yuichiro Ishiyama;Patricia E. Gallagher;David B. Averill;E. Ann Tallant

  • Counterregulatory Actions of Angiotensin-(1-7)

    Carlos M. Ferrario;Mark C. Chappell;E. Ann Tallant;K. Bridget Brosnihan

  • Role of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Proinflammatory Mediators in Cardiovascular Disease

    Carlos M. Ferrario;William B. Strawn

  • Management of High Blood Pressure in African Americans: Consensus Statement of the Hypertension in African Americans Working Group of the International Society on Hypertension in Blacks

    Janice G. Douglas;George L. Bakris;Murray Epstein;Keith C. Ferdinand

  • Angiotensin-(1-7) Dilates Canine Coronary Arteries Through Kinins and Nitric Oxide

    K. B Brosnihan;Ping Li;C. M. Ferrario

  • Assessment of parasympathetic control of heart rate by a noninvasive method

    F. M. Fouad;R. C. Tarazi;C. M. Ferrario;S. Fighaly

  • Cardiovascular Effects of Angiotensin Mediated by the Central Nervous System

    Carlos M. Ferrario;Philip L. Gildenberg;James W. Mccubbin

  • Advances in biochemical and functional roles of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and angiotensin-(1-7) in regulation of cardiovascular function

    Carlos M. Ferrario;Aaron J. Trask;Jewell A. Jessup

  • Angiotensin-(1–7) inhibits growth of cardiac myocytes through activation of the mas receptor

    E. Ann Tallant;Carlos M. Ferrario;Patricia E. Gallagher

  • Angiotensin-(1-7) Inhibits Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Growth

    Ernest J. Freeman;Guy M. Chisolm;Carlos M. Ferrario;E. Ann Tallant

  • Inhibition of Early Atherogenesis by Losartan in Monkeys With Diet-Induced Hypercholesterolemia

    William B. Strawn;Mark C. Chappell;Richard H. Dean;Salah Kivlighn

  • Metabolism of Angiotensin-(1–7) by Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme

    Mark C. Chappell;Nancy T. Pirro;Angela Sykes;Carlos M. Ferrario

  • Release of vasopressin from the rat hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system by angiotensin-(1-7) heptapeptide

    M. T. Schiavone;R. A. S. Santos;K. B. Brosnihan;M. C. Khosla

  • Targeting the Degradation of Angiotensin II With Recombinant Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2: Prevention of Angiotensin II–Dependent Hypertension

    Jan Wysocki;Minghao Ye;Eva Rodriguez;Francisco R. González-Pacheco

  • Angiotensin-(1-7) augments bradykinin-induced vasodilation by competing with ACE and releasing nitric oxide

    P Li;M C Chappell;C M Ferrario;K B Brosnihan

  • Expandable, intraluminal stents

    Joel L. Berry;Carlos M. Ferrario;Richard H. Dean;Virginia S. Newman

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 and Angiotensin-(1-7). An Evolving Story in Cardiovascular Regulation

    Carlos M. Ferrario

  • A comparison of the properties and enzymatic activities of three angiotensin processing enzymes: Angiotensin converting enzyme, prolyl endopeptidase and neutral endopeptidase 24.11

    W R Welches;K B Brosnihan;C M Ferrario

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark C. Chappell
Mark C. Chappell Wake Forest University
Debra I. Diz
Debra I. Diz Wake Forest University
James R. Sowers
James R. Sowers University of Missouri
Detlev Ganten
Detlev Ganten Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Robson A.S. Santos
Robson A.S. Santos Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Robert C. Speth
Robert C. Speth Nova Southeastern University
John M. Flack
John M. Flack Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Ernesto L. Schiffrin
Ernesto L. Schiffrin McGill University
James F. Collawn
James F. Collawn University of Alabama at Birmingham
Josef M. Penninger
Josef M. Penninger University of British Columbia

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