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Overview

Frank M. Faraci is affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine as well as neurology, physiology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, and endocrine and autonomic systems.

Their recent publications highlight topics related to blood pressure regulation, cerebrovascular function, and circadian influences on cardiovascular health. Examples of recent papers include:

  • Hypertension: Causes and Consequences of Circadian Rhythms in Blood Pressure, 2024, Circulation Research
  • Activation of the Central Renin-Angiotensin System Causes Local Cerebrovascular Dysfunction, 2021, Stroke

Other papers featuring coauthors in the same research domain are:

  • Regulation of cerebral blood flow in humans: physiology and clinical implications of autoregulation, 2021, Physiological Reviews
  • Circadian Mechanisms in Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2024, Circulation Research
  • Plasticity of cerebral microvascular structure and mechanics during hypertension and following recovery of arterial pressure, 2022, American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Frequent coauthors include Rasna Sabharwal, Mark W. Chapleau, Thomas D. Gerhold, Gary L. Baumbach, and Jurgen A.H.R. Claassen.

Main topics of focus in Frank M. Faraci's work are:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
  • Sodium Intake and Health

The most frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Circulation Research
  • Stroke
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Physiological Reviews
  • American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Best Publications

  • Regulation of the Cerebral Circulation: Role of Endothelium and Potassium Channels

    Frank M. Faraci;Donald D. Heistad

  • Regulation of cerebral blood flow in humans: physiology and clinical implications of autoregulation.

    Jurgen A. H. R. Claassen;Dick H. J. Thijssen;Ronney B. Panerai;Ronney B. Panerai;Frank M. Faraci

  • Nitric oxide and the cerebral circulation.

    F M Faraci;J E Brian

  • Impact of Hypertension on Cognitive Function: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Costantino Iadecola;Kristine Yaffe;José Biller;Lisa C. Bratzke

  • Regulation of large cerebral arteries and cerebral microvascular pressure.

    F M Faraci;D D Heistad

  • Vascular dysfunction in monkeys with diet-induced hyperhomocyst(e)inemia.

    S R Lentz;C G Sobey;D J Piegors;M Y Bhopatkar

  • Vascular protection: superoxide dismutase isoforms in the vessel wall.

    Frank M. Faraci;Sean P. Didion

  • The Amygdala Is a Chemosensor that Detects Carbon Dioxide and Acidosis to Elicit Fear Behavior

    Adam E. Ziemann;Jason E. Allen;Nader S. Dahdaleh;Iuliia I. Drebot

  • Hyperhomocysteinemia, Oxidative Stress, and Cerebral Vascular Dysfunction

    Frank M. Faraci;Steven R. Lentz

  • Cerebral Vascular Disease and Neurovascular Injury in Ischemic Stroke

    Xiaoming Hu;T. Michael De Silva;Jun Chen;Frank M. Faraci

  • Nitric oxide mediates vasodilatation in response to activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in brain.

    F M Faraci;K R Breese

  • Cholinergic dilation of cerebral blood vessels is abolished in M 5 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor knockout mice

    Masahisa Yamada;Kathryn G. Lamping;Alokesh Duttaroy;Weilie Zhang

  • Increased Superoxide and Vascular Dysfunction in CuZnSOD-Deficient Mice

    Sean P. Didion;Michael J. Ryan;Lisa A. Didion;Pamela E. Fegan

  • Cerebral Vascular Dysfunction Mediated by Superoxide in Hyperhomocysteinemic Mice

    Sanjana Dayal;Erland Arning;Teodoro Bottiglieri;Rainer H. Böger

  • Role of endothelium-derived relaxing factor in cerebral circulation: large arteries vs. microcirculation.

    F. M. Faraci

  • Endothelial Dysfunction and Elevation of S-Adenosylhomocysteine in Cystathionine β-Synthase–Deficient Mice

    Sanjana Dayal;Teodoro Bottiglieri;Erland Arning;Nobuyo Maeda

  • Role of Potassium Channels in Cerebral Blood Vessels

    Takanari Kitazono;Frank M. Faraci;Hisao Taguchi;Donald D. Heistad

  • PPARγ Agonist Rosiglitazone Improves Vascular Function and Lowers Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Transgenic Mice

    Michael J. Ryan;Sean P. Didion;Satya Mathur;Frank M. Faraci

  • The role of oxidative stress and NADPH oxidase in cerebrovascular disease

    Sophocles Chrissobolis;Frank M. Faraci

  • Role of nitric oxide in regulation of basilar artery tone in vivo

    F. M. Faraci

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald D. Heistad
Donald D. Heistad University of Iowa
Curt D. Sigmund
Curt D. Sigmund Medical College of Wisconsin
Christopher G. Sobey
Christopher G. Sobey La Trobe University
Nobuyo Maeda
Nobuyo Maeda University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andrew F. Russo
Andrew F. Russo University of Iowa
Teodoro Bottiglieri
Teodoro Bottiglieri Baylor University
Beverly L. Davidson
Beverly L. Davidson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Steven A. Moore
Steven A. Moore University of Iowa
John A. Wemmie
John A. Wemmie University of Iowa
John P. Cooke
John P. Cooke Houston Methodist

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