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Overview

Kenneth D. Bloch was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spanned several interconnected fields, including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific focus areas in Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cancer Research.

The scientist contributed to topics such as:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Lipid Metabolism and Disorders
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • MicroRNA in Disease Regulation
  • Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms

Kenneth D. Bloch published in several venues, including:

  • Scientific Reports
  • UNC Libraries

Notable papers by this researcher included:

  • The Role of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Adiponectin Decreases Pulmonary Arterial Remodeling in Murine Models of Pulmonary Hypertension, 2020, UNC Libraries

They frequently collaborated with the following coauthors:

  • Timothy E. Thayer
  • Christian L. Lino Cardenas
  • Trejeeve Martyn
  • Christopher Nicholson
  • Lisa Traeger

Best Publications

  • Hypertension in mice lacking the gene for endothelial nitric oxide synthase

    Paul L. Huang;Zhihong Huang;Hiroshi Mashimo;Kenneth D. Bloch

  • Dorsomorphin inhibits BMP signals required for embryogenesis and iron metabolism

    Paul B Yu;Charles C Hong;Charles C Hong;Chetana Sachidanandan;Jodie L Babitt

  • BMP type I receptor inhibition reduces heterotopic ossification

    Paul B Yu;Donna Y Deng;Carol S Lai;Charles C Hong

  • Sildenafil Improves Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients with Systolic Heart Failure and Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension

    Gregory D. Lewis;Ravi Shah;Khurram Shahzad;Janice M. Camuso

  • Association of common variants in NPPA and NPPB with circulating natriuretic peptides and blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Martin G Larson;Ramachandran S Vasan;Daniel Levy

  • Lung Stem Cell Differentiation in Mice Directed by Endothelial Cells via a BMP4-NFATc1-Thrombospondin-1 Axis

    Joo-Hyeon Lee;Joo-Hyeon Lee;Dong Ha Bhang;Alexander Beede;Alexander Beede;Tian Lian Huang

  • Structure-activity relationship study of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling inhibitors.

    Gregory D. Cuny;Paul B. Yu;Joydev K. Laha;Xuechao Xing

  • Sildenafil Improves Exercise Hemodynamics and Oxygen Uptake in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure

    Gregory D. Lewis;Justine Lachmann;Janice Camuso;John J. Lepore

  • Neonatal atria and ventricles secrete atrial natriuretic factor via tissue-specific secretory pathways.

    Kenneth D. Bloch;J.G. Seidman;Janice D. Naftilan;John T. Fallon

  • Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Limits Left Ventricular Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction in Mice

    Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie;Roman Ullrich;Kenneth D. Bloch;Hiroshi Nakajima

  • Expression of the potent vasoconstrictor endothelin in the human central nervous system.

    Mu-En Lee;S. M. De La Monte;Shi-Chung Ng;K. D. Bloch

  • Localized expression of the atrial natriuretic factor gene during cardiac embryogenesis.

    R Zeller;K D Bloch;B S Williams;R J Arceci

  • Sildenafil is a pulmonary vasodilator in awake lambs with acute pulmonary hypertension.

    Jörg Weimann;Roman Ullrich;Jonathan Hromi;Yuji Fujino

  • Nucleotide sequences of the human and mouse atrial natriuretic factor genes.

    Christine E. Seidman;Kenneth D. Bloch;Karen A. Klein;John A. Smith

  • Cardiomyocyte-Specific Overexpression of Nitric Oxide Synthase 3 Improves Left Ventricular Performance and Reduces Compensatory Hypertrophy After Myocardial Infarction

    Stefan Janssens;Peter Pokreisz;Luc Schoonjans;Marijke Pellens

  • Hemodynamic Effects of Sildenafil in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension: Combined Administration With Inhaled Nitric Oxide

    John J. Lepore;John J. Lepore;Anjli Maroo;Luca M. Bigatello;G. William Dec;G. William Dec

  • Genetic Ablation of the Bmpr2 Gene in Pulmonary Endothelium Is Sufficient to Predispose to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

    Kwon Ho Hong;Young Jae Lee;Eunji Lee;Sung Ok Park

  • Inhibition of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Reduces Vascular Calcification and Atherosclerosis

    Matthias Derwall;Rajeev Malhotra;Carol S. Lai;Yuko Beppu

  • Functional analysis of the endothelin-1 gene promoter : evidence for an endothelial cell-specific cis-acting sequence

    Mu-En Lee;K. D. Bloch;J. A. Clifford;T. Quertermous

  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) Type II Receptor Deletion Reveals BMP Ligand-specific Gain of Signaling in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells

    Paul B. Yu;Hideyuki Beppu;Noriko Kawai;En Li;En Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Warren M. Zapol
Warren M. Zapol Harvard University
Michael H. Picard
Michael H. Picard Harvard University
Jonathan G. Seidman
Jonathan G. Seidman Harvard University
Randall T. Peterson
Randall T. Peterson University of Utah
Christopher Newton-Cheh
Christopher Newton-Cheh Harvard University
Christine E. Seidman
Christine E. Seidman Harvard University
Louis R. Pasquale
Louis R. Pasquale Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Charles C. Hong
Charles C. Hong University of Maryland, Baltimore
Martin Feelisch
Martin Feelisch University of Southampton
Thomas Quertermous
Thomas Quertermous Stanford University

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