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Phyllis A. Dennery

Phyllis A. Dennery

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
11556
World Ranking
17906
National Ranking
7329

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Phyllis A. Dennery is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research primarily focuses on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, molecular biology, pediatrics, perinatology, and physiology.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics within neonatal and respiratory health. Notable papers include:

  • Cardiorespiratory Monitoring Data to Predict Respiratory Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants (2023) published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Metabolic dysregulation in bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Implications for identification of biomarkers and therapeutic approaches (2021) published in Redox Biology
  • Timing and cell specificity of senescence drives postnatal lung development and injury (2023) published in Nature Communications
  • Endothelial to mesenchymal transition during neonatal hyperoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension (2020) published in The Journal of Pathology
  • Hyperoxia causes senescence and increases glycolysis in cultured lung epithelial cells (2021) published in Physiological Reports

Their work addresses various main topics, including:

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Phyllis A. Dennery include:

  • Hongwei Yao
  • Abigail L. Peterson
  • Katy Hegarty
  • Richard J. Martin
  • Namasivayam Ambalavanan

Their work has been published in various venues with repeated contributions, such as:

  • Free Radical Biology and Medicine
  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Redox Biology

Phyllis A. Dennery's research spans several subfields including pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, molecular biology, pediatrics and perinatology, and physiology. This diverse expertise supports investigations into underlying biological mechanisms and clinical conditions affecting neonatal and early-life respiratory health.

The scientist has been recognized with notable awards such as membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 2013 and the Association of American Physicians, reflecting their standing within the medical research community.

Best Publications

  • Measuring reactive oxygen and nitrogen species with fluorescent probes: challenges and limitations.

    Balaraman Kalyanaraman;Victor Darley-Usmar;Kelvin J.A. Davies;Phyllis A. Dennery

  • Visualizing gene expression in living mammals using a bioluminescent reporter.

    Christopher H. Contag;Stanley D. Spilman;Pamela R. Contag;Masafumi Oshiro

  • Reversal of HO-1 related cytoprotection with increased expression is due to reactive iron

    Denise M. Suttner;Phyllis A. Dennery

  • Effects of oxidative stress on embryonic development.

    Phyllis A. Dennery

  • Heme oxygenase-1 protein localizes to the nucleus and activates transcription factors important in oxidative stress.

    Qing Lin;Sebastian Weis;Guang Yang;Yi-Hao Weng

  • Even free radicals should follow some rules: a guide to free radical research terminology and methodology.

    Henry Jay Forman;Henry Jay Forman;Ohara Augusto;Regina Brigelius-Flohe;Phyllis A. Dennery

  • Loss of the ataxia-telangiectasia gene product causes oxidative damage in target organs.

    Carrolee Barlow;Carrolee Barlow;Phyllis A. Dennery;Mark K. Shigenaga;Mark A. Smith

  • Hyperbilirubinemia results in reduced oxidative injury in neonatal Gunn rats exposed to hyperoxia.

    Phyllis A. Dennery;Antony F. McDonagh;Douglas R. Spitz;Pamela A. Rodgers

  • Oxygen toxicity and iron accumulation in the lungs of mice lacking heme oxygenase-2.

    P. A. Dennery;D. R. Spitz;Guang Yang;A. Tatarov

  • Nuclear Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) Modulates Subcellular Distribution and Activation of Nrf2, Impacting Metabolic and Anti-oxidant Defenses

    Chhanda Biswas;Chhanda Biswas;Nidhi Shah;Manasa Muthu;Ping La

  • Oxidative stress in development: nature or nurture?

    Phyllis A. Dennery

  • Human Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Transfer Lowers Blood Pressure and Promotes Growth in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

    Hatem E. Sabaawy;Fan Zhang;Xuandai Nguyen;Abdelmonem ElHosseiny

  • Regulation and role of heme oxygenase in oxidative injury.

    Phyllis A. Dennery

  • Heme oxygenase-1 induction may explain the antioxidant profile of aspirin

    Nina Grosser;Aida Abate;Aida Abate;Stefanie Oberle;Hendrik J Vreman

  • HEME OXYGENASE-MEDIATED RESISTANCE TO OXYGEN TOXICITY IN HAMSTER FIBROBLASTS

    Phyllis A. Dennery;Kunju J. Sridhar;Christen S. Lee;Hubert E. Wong

  • Heme oxygenase-1 is a cGMP-inducible endothelial protein and mediates the cytoprotective action of nitric oxide.

    Tobias Polte;Aida Abate;Phyllis A. Dennery;Henning Schröder

  • Protective effects of transient HO-1 overexpression on susceptibility to oxygen toxicity in lung cells

    Denise M. Suttner;Kunju Sridhar;Christen S. Lee;Toshiya Tomura

  • A role for oxidative stress in suppressing serum immunoglobulin levels in lead-exposed Fisher 344 rats.

    Nuran Ercal;Rachel Neal;Piyanee Treeratphan;Paula Marcellus Lutz

  • Maturational differences in lung NF-κB activation and their role in tolerance to hyperoxia

    Guang Yang;Aida Abate;Adia G. George;Yi-Hao Weng

  • Signaling Function of Heme Oxygenase Proteins

    Phyllis A. Dennery

Frequent Co-Authors

David K. Stevenson
David K. Stevenson Stanford University
Hongwei Yao
Hongwei Yao Brown University
Douglas R. Spitz
Douglas R. Spitz University of Iowa
L. Jackson Roberts
L. Jackson Roberts Vanderbilt University
Henry Jay Forman
Henry Jay Forman University of Southern California
Christopher H. Contag
Christopher H. Contag Michigan State University
Kazuhiko Igarashi
Kazuhiko Igarashi Tohoku University
Michal L. Schwartzman
Michal L. Schwartzman New York Medical College
Kelvin J.A. Davies
Kelvin J.A. Davies University of Southern California
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris
Anthony Wynshaw-Boris Case Western Reserve University

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