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Oscar A. Carretero

Oscar A. Carretero

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Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
25279
World Ranking
11907
National Ranking
6109

Overview

Oscar A. Carretero is affiliated with Henry Ford Hospital in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on subfields such as pathology and forensic medicine, cancer research, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The primary topics addressed in their work include vitamin D research studies, protease and inhibitor mechanisms, and cardiac fibrosis and remodeling. These subjects reflect a multidisciplinary approach that integrates molecular biology with clinical investigations in cardiovascular and cancer-related contexts.

Carretero has contributed to the literature with publications in recognized venues, most notably the Journal of Clinical Hypertension. One documented paper is titled "Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors increase anti-fibrotic biomarkers in African Americans with left ventricular hypertrophy," published in 2021 in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension.

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as César A. Romero, Shobi Mathew, Benjamin Wasinski, Brian Reed, and Aaron Brody. This network suggests active engagement in collaborative projects and interdisciplinary research.

  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Cancer Research
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors increase anti-fibrotic biomarkers in African Americans with left ventricular hypertrophy, 2021, Journal of Clinical Hypertension

  • César A. Romero
  • Shobi Mathew
  • Benjamin Wasinski
  • Brian Reed
  • Aaron Brody

  • Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Best Publications

  • Essential Hypertension Part I: Definition and Etiology

    Oscar A. Carretero;Suzanne Oparil

  • Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonists in rats with heart failure. Role of kinins and angiotensin II type 2 receptors.

    Yun He Liu;Xiao Ping Yang;Victor G. Sharov;Omar Nass

  • The loss of endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation in hypertension.

    Warren Lockette;Yuji Otsuka;Oscar Carretero

  • Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac function in conscious and anesthetized mice.

    Xiao Ping Yang;Yun He Liu;Nour Eddine Rhaleb;Nobutaka Kurihara

  • N-acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline prevents cardiac remodeling and dysfunction induced by galectin-3, a mammalian adhesion/growth-regulatory lectin

    Yun He Liu;Martin D'Ambrosio;Tang Dong Liao;Hongmei Peng

  • Role of kinins and nitric oxide in the effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors on neointima formation.

    R D Farhy;O A Carretero;K L Ho;A G Scicli

  • Modulation of angiotensin II-induced vasoconstriction by endothelium-derived relaxing factor in the isolated microperfused rabbit afferent arteriole

    Sadayoshi Ito;Cynthia S. Johnson;Oscar A. Carretero

  • Vasodilator Action of Angiotensin-(1-7) on Isolated Rabbit Afferent Arterioles

    YiLin Ren;Jeffrey L. Garvin;Oscar A. Carretero

  • Endothelium-derived relaxing factor/nitric oxide modulates angiotensin II action in the isolated microperfused rabbit afferent but not efferent arteriole.

    Sadayoshi Ito;Shuji Arima;Yi Lin Ren;Luis A. Juncos

  • Renal kallikrein-kinin system

    A. Guillermo Scicli;Oscar A. Carretero

  • Myocardial Infarction and Cardiac Remodelling in Mice

    Fang Yang;Yun He Liu;Xiao Ping Yang;Jiang Xu

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 mediates increased renal renin content induced by low- sodium diet

    Pamela Harding;David H. Sigmon;Marcos E. Alfie;Paul L. Huang

  • Characterization of a mouse cortical collecting duct cell line.

    Barbara A. Stoos;Anikó Náray-Fejes-Tóth;Oscar A. Carretero;Sadayoshi Ito

  • Role of kinins in the acute antihypertensive effect of the converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril.

    Oscar A. Carretero;Seiji Miyazaki;Alfonso G. Scicli

  • Effect of High Salt Intake in Mutant Mice Lacking Bradykinin-B2 Receptors

    Marcos E. Alfie;David H. Sigmon;Silvia I. Pomposiello;Oscar A. Carretero

  • Upregulation of p67(phox) and gp91(phox) in aortas from angiotensin II-infused mice.

    M. Eugenia Cifuentes;Federico E. Rey;Oscar A. Carretero;Patrick J. Pagano

  • Paracrine Systems in the Cardioprotective Effect of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Rats

    Yun He Liu;Xiao Ping Yang;Victor G. Sharov;David H. Sigmon

  • Novel NAD(P)H Oxidase Inhibitor Suppresses Angioplasty-Induced Superoxide and Neointimal Hyperplasia of Rat Carotid Artery

    Gary M. Jacobson;Hector M. Dourron;Jianhua Liu;Oscar A. Carretero

  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors. A New Mechanism of Action

    Hongmei Peng;Oscar A. Carretero;Nikola Vuljaj;Tang Dong Liao

  • Ac-SDKP Reverses Inflammation and Fibrosis in Rats With Heart Failure After Myocardial Infarction

    Fang Yang;Xiao Ping Yang;Yun He Liu;Jiang Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward L. Peterson
Edward L. Peterson Henry Ford Health System
Jeffrey L. Garvin
Jeffrey L. Garvin Case Western Reserve University
Sadayoshi Ito
Sadayoshi Ito Tohoku University
Patrick J. Pagano
Patrick J. Pagano University of Pittsburgh
John R. Falck
John R. Falck The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Tadashi Inagami
Tadashi Inagami Vanderbilt University
Michael Bader
Michael Bader Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Donald J. Reis
Donald J. Reis Cornell University
Colin Sumners
Colin Sumners University of Florida
Federico E. Rey
Federico E. Rey University of Wisconsin–Madison

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