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Monty Krieger

Monty Krieger

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
96
Citations
39991
World Ranking
1797
National Ranking
991

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Monty Krieger is affiliated with MIT in the United States and specializes in research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work spans subfields including Immunology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, Physiology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's research largely focuses on topics related to Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, as well as Neutrophil, Myeloperoxidase, and Oxidative Mechanisms. Additional areas of study include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects, Apelin-related biomedical research, Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity, and Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling.

Monty Krieger has contributed to several publications, with notable papers including:

  • Novel Mouse Model of Myocardial Infarction, Plaque Rupture, and Stroke Shows Improved Survival With Myeloperoxidase Inhibition (2024, Circulation)
  • Stromal cell-derived factor-1 alpha improves cardiac function in a novel diet-induced coronary atherosclerosis model, the SR-B1ΔCT/LDLR KO mouse (2024, Atherosclerosis)
  • Nanoparticle-Directed Antioxidant Therapy Can Ameliorate Disease Progression in a Novel, Diet-Inducible Model of Coronary Artery Disease (2024, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology)
  • In Memoriam: Professor Robert Daniel Rosenberg, 1937-2020 (2020, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis)
  • Abstract 14218: Social Isolation Decreases Survival and Worsens Cardiac Function in a Novel Murine Model of Coronary Atherosclerosis (2022, Circulation)

The frequent co-authors with whom Monty Krieger has collaborated include:

  • Olivier Kocher (5 publications)
  • Sohel Shamsuzzaman (2 publications)
  • Rebecca A. Deaton (2 publications)
  • Anita Salamon (2 publications)
  • Heather Doviak (2 publications)

Krieger's research has appeared in journals such as Circulation, Atherosclerosis, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Monty Krieger was named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Identification of Scavenger Receptor SR-BI as a High Density Lipoprotein Receptor

    Susan Acton;Attilio Rigotti;Katherine T. Landschulz;Shangzhe Xu

  • Type I macrophage scavenger receptor contains α-helical and collagen-like coiled coils

    Tatsuhiko Kodama;Mason Freeman;Mason Freeman;Lucia Rohrer;James Zabrecky

  • Structures and functions of multiligand lipoprotein receptors: macrophage scavenger receptors and LDL receptor-related protein (LRP).

    Monty Krieger;Joachim Herz

  • Expression cloning of SR-BI, a CD36-related class B scavenger receptor.

    Susan L. Acton;Philipp E. Scherer;Harvey F. Lodish;Monty Krieger

  • A targeted mutation in the murine gene encoding the high density lipoprotein (HDL) receptor scavenger receptor class B type I reveals its key role in HDL metabolism.

    Attilio Rigotti;Bernardo L. Trigatti;Marsha Penman;Helen Rayburn

  • Overexpression of the HDL receptor SR-BI alters plasma HDL and bile cholesterol levels

    Karen F. Kozarsky;Mary H. Donahee;Attilio Rigotti;Sohah N. Iqbal

  • SIRT1 Deacetylates and Positively Regulates the Nuclear Receptor LXR

    Xiaoling Li;Songwen Zhang;Gil Blander;Jeanette G. Tse

  • Regulation of scavenger receptor, class B, type I, a high density lipoprotein receptor, in liver and steroidogenic tissues of the rat.

    Katherine T. Landschulz;Ravindra K. Pathak;Attilio Rigotti;Monty Krieger

  • The Class B Scavenger Receptors SR-BI and CD36 Are Receptors for Anionic Phospholipids

    Attilio Rigotti;Susan L. Acton;Monty Krieger

  • Reversible accumulation of cholesteryl esters in macrophages incubated with acetylated lipoproteins

    M S Brown;J L Goldstein;M Krieger;Y K Ho

  • Charting the Fate of the “Good Cholesterol”: Identification and Characterization of the High-Density Lipoprotein Receptor SR-BI

    Monty Krieger

  • Recognition and plasma clearance of endotoxin by scavenger receptors.

    Randolph Y. Hampton;Douglas T. Golenbock;Marsha Penman;Monty Krieger

  • Loss of SR-BI expression leads to the early onset of occlusive atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, spontaneous myocardial infarctions, severe cardiac dysfunction, and premature death in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice.

    Anne Braun;Bernardo L. Trigatti;Mark J. Post;Kaori Sato

  • Coiled-coil fibrous domains mediate ligand binding by macrophage scavenger receptor type II

    Lucia Rohrer;Mason Freeman;Mason Freeman;Tatsuhiko Kodama;Marsha Penman

  • Influence of the high density lipoprotein receptor SR-BI on reproductive and cardiovascular pathophysiology

    Bernardo Trigatti;Helen Rayburn;Marisa Viñals;Anne Braun

  • The Role of the High-Density Lipoprotein Receptor SR-BI in the Lipid Metabolism of Endocrine and Other Tissues

    Attilio Rigotti;Helena E. Miettinen;Monty Krieger

  • Scavenger receptor class B type I is a multiligand HDL receptor that influences diverse physiologic systems

    Monty Krieger

  • The SRCR superfamily: a family reminiscent of the Ig superfamily

    David Resnick;Alan Pearson;Monty Krieger

  • The type I macrophage scavenger receptor binds to gram-positive bacteria and recognizes lipoteichoic acid.

    Dana W. Dunne;David Resnick;Jordan Greenberg;Monty Krieger

  • Role of apoA-I, ABCA1, LCAT, and SR-BI in the biogenesis of HDL.

    Vassilis I. Zannis;Vassilis I. Zannis;Angeliki Chroni;Monty Krieger

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Kingsley
David M. Kingsley Stanford University
Mason W. Freeman
Mason W. Freeman Harvard University
Helen H. Hobbs
Helen H. Hobbs The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Joachim Herz
Joachim Herz The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Gert Matthijs
Gert Matthijs KU Leuven
Vassilis I. Zannis
Vassilis I. Zannis Boston University
Denisa D. Wagner
Denisa D. Wagner Boston Children's Hospital
Frederick M. Hughson
Frederick M. Hughson Princeton University

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