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8680
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Overview

Richard J. Roman is affiliated with the University of Mississippi Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans key areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable contributions in several specialized subfields.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader domains, the subfields of study are:

  • Biochemistry
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Physiology

Richard J. Roman's research topics focus primarily on biochemical and physiological mechanisms, including:

  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects
  • Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

The scientist has recently published several papers addressing cerebrovascular functions, cognition, and neurological disorders, often in relation to Alzheimer's disease and diabetes-related dementia. Recent works include:

  • "Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase ameliorates cerebral blood flow autoregulation and cognition in alzheimer's disease and diabetes-related dementia rat models," 2025, published in GeroScience
  • "Inhibition of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Ameliorates Cerebral Blood Flow Autoregulation and Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease and Diabetes-Related Dementia Rat Models," 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Dual Inhibition of sEH and COX-2 Improved Cognition in Alzheimer's Disease via Enhanced Myogenic Response and Cerebral Artery Distensibility," 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Abstract TH167: Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibition Improves Cerebrovascular Dysfunction And Cognitive Impairments In Aged Diabetic Rats Without Normalizing Blood Glucose," 2025, Hypertension

The frequent venues publishing their work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • GeroScience
  • Hypertension

Frequent co-authors collaborating in their research include:

  • Sung Hee Hwang
  • Chengyun Tang
  • Jane J. Border
  • Shan Bai
  • Xing Fang

Best Publications

  • P-450 Metabolites of Arachidonic Acid in the Control of Cardiovascular Function

    Richard J. Roman

  • Astrocytes and the regulation of cerebral blood flow.

    Raymond C. Koehler;Richard J. Roman;David R. Harder

  • Production of 20-HETE and Its Role in Autoregulation of Cerebral Blood Flow

    Debebe Gebremedhin;Andrew R. Lange;Timothy F. Lowry;M. Reza Taheri

  • Mechanism of action of cerebral epoxyeicosatrienoic acids on cerebral arterial smooth muscle.

    D. Gebremedhin;Y. H. Ma;J. R. Falck;R. J. Roman

  • 20-HETE is an endogenous inhibitor of the large-conductance Ca(2+)-activated K+ channel in renal arterioles

    Ai Ping Zou;John T. Fleming;John R. Falck;Elizabeth R. Jacobs

  • Antihypertensive effect of glucagon-like peptide 1 in Dahl salt-sensitive rats.

    Ming Yu;Carol Moreno;Kimberly M Hoagland;Annette Dahly

  • Role of cytochrome P-450 enzymes and metabolites of arachidonic acid in the control of vascular tone.

    D R Harder;W B Campbell;R J Roman

  • The role of the kidney in hypertension

    Allen W. Cowley;Richard J. Roman

  • Anti-inflammatory and safety profile of DuP 697, a novel orally effective prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor.

    K R Gans;W Galbraith;R J Roman;S B Haber

  • Identification of putative gene based markers of renal toxicity.

    Rupesh P. Amin;Alison E. Vickers;Frank Sistare;Karol L. Thompson

  • 20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid is an endogenous vasoconstrictor of canine renal arcuate arteries.

    Yunn Hwa Ma;Debebe Gebremedhin;Michal L. Schwartzman;John R. Falck

  • Formation and actions of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid in rat renal arterioles

    John D. Imig;Ai Ping Zou;Dave E. Stec;David R. Harder

  • Formation and action of a P-450 4A metabolite of arachidonic acid in cat cerebral microvessels.

    D. R. Harder;Debebe Gebremedhin;Jayashree Narayanan;C. Jefcoat

  • The Renal Medulla and Hypertension

    Allen W. Cowley;David L. Mattson;Shanhong Lu;Richard J. Roman

  • Inflammation and renal fibrosis: Recent developments on key signaling molecules as potential therapeutic targets.

    Wenshan Lv;George W. Booz;Yangang Wang;Fan Fan

  • Functional Hyperemia in the Brain Hypothesis for Astrocyte-Derived Vasodilator Metabolites

    David R. Harder;Nabil J. Alkayed;Andrew R. Lange;Debebe Gebremedhin

  • Role of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) in vascular system.

    Noriyuki Miyata;Richard J. Roman

  • Role of nitric oxide in renal papillary blood flow and sodium excretion.

    David L. Mattson;Richard J. Roman;Allen W. Cowley

  • Evaluation of laser-Doppler flowmetry as a measure of tissue blood flow

    G. J. Smits;R. J. Roman;J. H. Lombard

  • Characterization of a new model for the study of pressure-natriuresis in the rat

    R. J. Roman;A. W. Cowley

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Harder
David R. Harder Medical College of Wisconsin
John R. Falck
John R. Falck The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Howard J. Jacob
Howard J. Jacob AbbVie (United States)
Allen W. Cowley
Allen W. Cowley Medical College of Wisconsin
Aron M. Geurts
Aron M. Geurts Medical College of Wisconsin
John D. Imig
John D. Imig Medical College of Wisconsin
Claude Lechene
Claude Lechene Brigham and Women's Hospital
Raymond C. Koehler
Raymond C. Koehler Johns Hopkins University
Anne E. Kwitek
Anne E. Kwitek Medical College of Wisconsin
Marcelo A. Nobrega
Marcelo A. Nobrega University of Chicago

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