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David C. Zawieja is a researcher affiliated with Texas A&M University in the United States. Their work primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on various subfields including Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research encompasses several main topics, notably:

  • Lymphatic System and Diseases
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation
  • Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Spaceflight effects on biology

David C. Zawieja has contributed numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

  • Targeting Lymphangiogenesis and Lymph Node Metastasis in Liver Cancer, 2021, American Journal Of Pathology
  • Spaceflight and hind limb unloading induces an arthritic phenotype in knee articular cartilage and menisci of rodents, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Lymphangion-chip: a microphysiological system which supports co-culture and bidirectional signaling of lymphatic endothelial and muscle cells, 2021, Lab on a Chip
  • Histamine-mediated autocrine signaling in mesenteric perilymphatic mast cells, 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
  • Ca2+release-activated Ca2+channels are responsible for histamine-induced Ca2+entry, permeability increase, and interleukin synthesis in lymphatic endothelial cells, 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

The primary venues where their research has been published include:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Hypertension
  • American Journal Of Pathology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Sanjukta Chakraborty
  • Mariappan Muthuchamy
  • Walter Cromer
  • Syeda H Afroze
  • Thomas J. Kuehl

Best Publications

  • Contractile Physiology of Lymphatics

    David C. Zawieja

  • Inhibition of the active lymph pump by flow in rat mesenteric lymphatics and thoracic duct.

    Anatoliy A. Gashev;Michael J. Davis;David C. Zawieja

  • Lymph Flow, Shear Stress, and Lymphocyte Velocity in Rat Mesenteric Prenodal Lymphatics

    J. B. Dixon;Steven T. Greiner;Anatoliy A. Gashev;Gerard L. Cote

  • Characterization of intact mesenteric lymphatic pump and its responsiveness to acute edemagenic stress.

    J. N. Benoit;D. C. Zawieja;A. H. Goodman;H. J. Granger

  • Histamine increases venular permeability via a phospholipase C-NO synthase-guanylate cyclase cascade

    Yuan Yuan;H. J. Granger;D. C. Zawieja;D. V. Defily

  • Endothelial cell lumen and vascular guidance tunnel formation requires MT1-MMP–dependent proteolysis in 3-dimensional collagen matrices

    Amber N. Stratman;W. Brian Saunders;Anastasia Sacharidou;Wonshill Koh

  • Inflammation induces lymphangiogenesis through up-regulation of VEGFR-3 mediated by NF-κB and Prox1

    Michael J. Flister;Andrew Wilber;Kelly L. Hall;Caname Iwata

  • Lymphatic smooth muscle: the motor unit of lymph drainage.

    Pierre-Yves von der Weid;David C. Zawieja

  • Distribution, propagation, and coordination of contractile activity in lymphatics

    D. C. Zawieja;K. L. Davis;R. Schuster;W. M. Hinds

  • Regional variations of contractile activity in isolated rat lymphatics.

    Anatoliy A. Gashev;Michael J. Davis;Michael D. Delp;David C. Zawieja

  • Role of phospholipase C, protein kinase C, and calcium in VEGF-induced venular hyperpermeability

    H. mac Wu;Yuan Yuan;David C. Zawieja;John Tinsley

  • Calcium measurement in isolated arterioles during myogenic and agonist stimulation

    Gerald A. Meininger;David C. Zawieja;Jeff C. Falcone;Michael A. Hill

  • Flow modulates coronary venular permeability by a nitric oxide-related mechanism.

    Yuan Yuan;Harris J. Granger;David C. Zawieja;William M. Chilian

  • Contraction-initiated NO-dependent lymphatic relaxation: a self-regulatory mechanism in rat thoracic duct.

    Olga Yu. Gasheva;David C. Zawieja;Anatoliy A. Gashev

  • Molecular and functional analyses of the contractile apparatus in lymphatic muscle.

    Mariappan Muthuchamy;Anatoliy Gashev;Niven Boswell;Nancy Dawson

  • Determinants of valve gating in collecting lymphatic vessels from rat mesentery

    Michael J. Davis;Elaheh Rahbar;Anatoliy A. Gashev;David C. Zawieja

  • Stretch-induced increases in intracellular calcium of isolated vascular smooth muscle cells

    M. J. Davis;G. A. Meininger;D. C. Zawieja

  • Aqueous humor outflow: what do we know? Where will it lead us?

    Michael P. Fautsch;Douglas H. Johnson;Ted S. Acott;Makoto Aihara

  • Intrinsic increase in lymphangion muscle contractility in response to elevated afterload

    Michael J. Davis;Joshua P. Scallan;John H. Wolpers;Mariappan Muthuchamy

  • The effects of inflammatory cytokines on lymphatic endothelial barrier function

    Walter E. Cromer;Scott D. Zawieja;Binu Tharakan;Ed W. Childs

Frequent Co-Authors

James E. Moore
James E. Moore Imperial College London
Gianfranco Alpini
Gianfranco Alpini Indiana University
Michael Davis
Michael Davis Georgia Institute of Technology
Cynthia J. Meininger
Cynthia J. Meininger Texas A&M University
Shannon Glaser
Shannon Glaser Texas A&M University
William M. Chilian
William M. Chilian Northeast Ohio Medical University
Gerald A. Meininger
Gerald A. Meininger University of Missouri
Marina Ziche
Marina Ziche University of Siena
Laura Santambrogio
Laura Santambrogio Cornell University
Jeffrey Robbins
Jeffrey Robbins Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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