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Paul M. Pilowsky

Paul M. Pilowsky

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Neuroscience

D-Index
55
Citations
8879
World Ranking
4796
National Ranking
132

Overview

Paul M. Pilowsky is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, genetics, nephrology, oncology, and molecular biology subfields.

The scientist's work broadly covers the following main topics:

  • Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases
  • Renal and Vascular Pathologies
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

Paul M. Pilowsky has contributed to several recent research papers, including:

  • "Renal denervation does not affect hypertension or the renin-angiotensin system in a rodent model of juvenile-onset polycystic kidney disease: clinical implications," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Platinum accumulation in the brain and alteration in the central regulation of cardiovascular and respiratory functions in oxaliplatin-treated rats," 2020, Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
  • "Illuminating the mechanisms underlying obstructive sleep apnea," 2022, Acta Physiologica
  • "Neurons that Project to both the Nucleus Ambiguus and the Bӧtzinger Complex are Ideally Situated to control Laryngeal Adduction and Apnoea During Swallowing," 2021, The FASEB Journal

The frequent co-authors of this researcher include:

  • Ahmed A. Rahman
  • Jacqueline K. Phillips
  • Sheran Li
  • Cara M. Hildreth
  • Sean A. Barton

The most common publication venues for their work are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
  • Acta Physiologica
  • The FASEB Journal

Their research integrates insights from basic molecular biology to clinical implications, especially in the context of respiratory physiology, kidney diseases, and pharmacological interventions. The papers reveal an emphasis on understanding complex physiological mechanisms such as obstructive sleep apnea and the effects of pharmacological agents on cardiovascular and respiratory functions.

Best Publications

  • Baroreceptor reflex pathways and neurotransmitters: 10 years on.

    Paul M. Pilowsky;Ann K. Goodchild

  • Brainstem and bulbospinal neurotransmitter systems in the control of blood pressure.

    John Chalmers;Paul Pilowsky

  • Limitations of the technique of pressure microinjection of excitatory amino acids for evoking responses from localized regions of the CNS.

    J. Lipski;M.C. Bellingham;M.J. West;P. Pilowsky

  • The tungstate-stabilized tetramethylbenzidine reaction for light and electron microscopic immunocytochemistry and for revealing biocytin-filled neurons.

    Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith;Paul Pilowsky;Jane B. Minson

  • An intracellular study of respiratory neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the rat and their relationship to catecholamine-containing neurons.

    Paul M. Pilowsky;Chun Jiang;Janusz Lipski

  • Site-specific effects of apelin-13 in the rat medulla oblongata on arterial pressure and respiration

    Maryam Seyedabadi;Ann K Goodchild;Paul M Pilowsky

  • Glutamate-immunoreactive synapses on retrogradely-labelled sympathetic preganglionic neurons in rat thoracic spinal cord.

    I.J. Llewellyn-Smith;K.D. Phend;J.B. Minson;P.M. Pilowsky

  • Serotonin immunoreactive boutons make synapses with feline phrenic motoneurons

    P. M. Pilowsky;D. De Castro;I. Llewellyn-Smith;J. Lipski

  • Glutamate in spinally projecting neurons of the rostral ventral medulla.

    Jane Minson;Paul Pilowsky;Ida Llewellyn-Smith;Takeshi Kaneko

  • The pre-Bötzinger complex and phase-spanning neurons in the adult rat.

    Qi Jian Sun;Ann K. Goodchild;Ann K. Goodchild;John P. Chalmers;John P. Chalmers;Paul M. Pilowsky;Paul M. Pilowsky

  • Close appositions between tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive boutons and respiratory neurons in the rat ventrolateral medulla

    Qi-Jian Sun;Paul M Pilowsky;Paul M Pilowsky;Jane B Minson;Leonard F Arnolda

  • Serotonin immunoreactive boutons form close appositions with respiratory neurons of the dorsal respiratory group in the cat.

    M. D. Voss;D. De Castro;J. Lipski;P. M. Pilowsky

  • Orexin A in rat rostral ventrolateral medulla is pressor, sympatho- excitatory, increases barosensitivity and attenuates the somato- sympathetic reflex

    Israt Z Shahid;Israt Z Shahid;Ahmed A Rahman;Ahmed A Rahman;Paul M Pilowsky

  • Acute intermittent hypoxia in rat in vivo elicits a robust increase in tonic sympathetic nerve activity that is independent of respiratory drive

    Tao Xing;Paul M. Pilowsky

  • Catecholamine-Related Gene Expression Correlates With Blood Pressures in SHR

    Valin Reja;Ann K. Goodchild;Paul M. Pilowsky

  • Cannabinoid receptor activation in the rostral ventrolateral medulla oblongata evokes cardiorespiratory effects in anaesthetised rats

    James R Padley;James R Padley;Qun Li;Qun Li;Paul M Pilowsky;Paul M Pilowsky;Ann K Goodchild;Ann K Goodchild

  • Differential expression of catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes in the rat ventrolateral medulla.

    Jacqueline K. Phillips;Ann K. Goodchild;Ratna Dubey;Erekle Sesiashvili

  • Spinal cord serotonin release and raised blood pressure after brainstem kainic acid injection.

    P.M. Pilowsky;V. Kapoor;J.B. Minson;M.J. West

  • Substance P immunoreactive boutons form synapses with feline sympathetic preganglionic neurons.

    Paul Pilowsky;Ida J. Llewellyn‐Smith;Janusz Lipski;John Chalmers

  • Neural mechanisms of cardiovascular regulation

    Nae J. Dun;Benedito H. Machado;Paul M. Pilowsky

  • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. Foreword.

    Thomas E Dick;Paul M Pilowsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann K. Goodchild
Ann K. Goodchild Macquarie University
Jane B Minson
Jane B Minson Flinders University
Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith
Ida J. Llewellyn-Smith Flinders University
Karu P. Esselle
Karu P. Esselle University of Technology Sydney
Janusz Lipski
Janusz Lipski University of Auckland
Benedito H. Machado
Benedito H. Machado Universidade de São Paulo
Allan I. Basbaum
Allan I. Basbaum University of California, San Francisco
Hiroshi Onimaru
Hiroshi Onimaru Showa University
Ladislau Matekovits
Ladislau Matekovits Polytechnic University of Turin
Syed K. Islam
Syed K. Islam University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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