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65
Citations
13106
World Ranking
9286
National Ranking
4101

Overview

David H. Lovett is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine with a focus on several subfields, including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Biomaterials, Infectious Diseases, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics such as Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, and Plant and animal studies.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Myocardial injection of a thermoresponsive hydrogel with reactive oxygen species scavenger properties improves border zone contractility, 2020, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
  • Development of small molecule non-covalent coronavirus 3CL protease inhibitors from DNA-encoded chemical library screening, 2025, Nature Communications
  • The potential for elevated soil salinity to enhance the ecological trap effect of roadside pollinator habitat, 2023, Journal of Insect Conservation
  • The Kidney and Periodontal Disease (KAPD) study: A pilot randomized controlled trial testing the effect of non-surgical periodontal therapy on chronic kidney disease, 2024, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David H. Lovett include Kimberly A. Spaulding, Yang Zhu, Kiyoaki Takaba, Anusuya Ramasubramanian, and Anusha Badathala.

The scientist has published in various venues, with contributions to the following journals and libraries:

  • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Insect Conservation
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Intensity of renal support in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury

    Paul M. Palevsky;Jane Hongyuan Zhang;Theresa Z. O'Connor;Glenn M. Chertow

  • Gelatinase A (MMP-2) is necessary and sufficient for renal tubular cell epithelial-mesenchymal transformation.

    Sunfa Cheng;David H. Lovett

  • Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Regulates Fibroblast Proliferation and Migration through the Extracellular Matrix in Association with Transcriptional Activation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2

    Elvira Olaso;Juan-Pablo Labrador;LiHsien Wang;Kazuo Ikeda

  • Stimulation of rat mesangial cell proliferation by macrophage interleukin 1.

    D H Lovett;J L Ryan;R B Sterzel

  • Structure and expression of the human gene for the matrix metalloproteinase matrilysin.

    Mireille Gaire;Zenaida Magbanua;Susan McDonnell;Leslie McNeil

  • Matrix metalloproteinase 2 and basement membrane integrity: a unifying mechanism for progressive renal injury

    Sunfa Cheng;Allan S. Pollock;Rajeev Mahimkar;Jean L. Olson

  • A functional activating protein 1 (AP-1) site regulates matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) transcription by cardiac cells through interactions with JunB-Fra1 and JunB-FosB heterodimers.

    Marina R. Bergman;Sunfa Cheng;Norman Honbo;Lucia Piacentini

  • Endothelial cell injury initiates glomerular sclerosis in the rat remnant kidney.

    L K Lee;T W Meyer;A S Pollock;D H Lovett

  • Proteinases and glomerular matrix turnover.

    Malcolm Davies;John Martin;John Martin;Gareth J. Thomas;Gareth J. Thomas;David H. Lovett;David H. Lovett

  • Cardiac matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression independently induces marked ventricular remodeling and systolic dysfunction.

    Marina R. Bergman;John R. Teerlink;Rajeev Mahimkar;Luyi Li

  • Macrophage cytotoxicity: interleukin 1 as a mediator of tumor cytostasis.

    D Lovett;B Kozan;M Hadam;K Resch

  • The 31-kDa precursor of interleukin 1 alpha is myristoylated on specific lysines within the 16-kDa N-terminal propiece.

    Frazier T. Stevenson;Stuart L. Bursten;Christie Fanton;Richard M. Locksley

  • Glomerular Mesangial Cell-specific Transactivation of Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Transcription Is Mediated by YB-1

    Peter R. Mertens;Sigrid Harendza;Allan S. Pollock;David H. Lovett

  • The N-terminal propiece of interleukin 1α is a transforming nuclear oncoprotein

    Frazier T. Stevenson;Johanna Turck;Richard M. Locksley;David H. Lovett

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 (Gelatinase A) Regulates Glomerular Mesangial Cell Proliferation and Differentiation

    Johanna Turck;Allan S. Pollock;Larry K. Lee;Hans-Peter Marti

  • Characterization of a glomerular epithelial cell metalloproteinase as matrix metalloproteinase-9 with enhanced expression in a model of membranous nephropathy.

    J I McMillan;J W Riordan;W G Couser;A S Pollock

  • Interleukin 1 and the glomerular mesangium. I. Purification and characterization of a mesangial cell-derived autogrowth factor.

    D H Lovett;M Szamel;J L Ryan;R B Sterzel

  • Neutral proteinase activity produced in vitro by cells of the glomerular mesangium

    David H. Lovett;R. Bernd Sterzel;Michael Kashgarian;John L. Ryan

  • Discoidin Domain Receptor 2 Interacts with Src and Shc following Its Activation by Type I Collagen

    Kazuo Ikeda;Li-Hsien Wang;Richard Torres;Hong Zhao

  • Transforming growth factor-beta 1 stimulates glomerular mesangial cell synthesis of the 72-kd type IV collagenase.

    H P Marti;L Lee;M Kashgarian;D H Lovett

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Resch
Klaus Resch Hannover Medical School
Richard M. Locksley
Richard M. Locksley University of California, San Francisco
Michael Kashgarian
Michael Kashgarian Yale University
Uwe Klinge
Uwe Klinge RWTH Aachen University
Kirsten L. Johansen
Kirsten L. Johansen University of Minnesota
Diethard Gemsa
Diethard Gemsa Philipp University of Marburg
Richard J. Johnson
Richard J. Johnson University of Colorado Denver
Gary Cecchini
Gary Cecchini University of California, San Francisco
Michael S. Conte
Michael S. Conte University of California, San Francisco
Glenn M. Chertow
Glenn M. Chertow Stanford University

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