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Sylvain Chemtob

Sylvain Chemtob

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D-Index
79
Citations
18629
World Ranking
17738
National Ranking
743

Overview

Sylvain Chemtob is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada. Their research spans several fields of study, primarily Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, more specialized subfields include Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Immunology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Ophthalmology.

The scientist has contributed to topics including Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies, Reproductive System and Pregnancy, and Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology.

Their recent publications demonstrate a range of research interests. Notable papers include:

  • Correction: Intracrine signaling through lipid mediators and their cognate nuclear G-protein-coupled receptors: a paradigm based on PGE2, PAF, and LPA1 receptors (2020, Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology)
  • The determinant role of IL-6 in the establishment of inflammation leading to spontaneous preterm birth (2021, Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews)
  • Location Bias as Emerging Paradigm in GPCR Biology and Drug Discovery (2020, iScience)
  • Inflammatory Amplification: A Central Tenet of Uterine Transition for Labor (2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology)
  • Participation of L-Lactate and Its Receptor HCAR1/GPR81 in Neurovisual Development (2021, Cells)

Key frequent coauthors with whom Sylvain Chemtob has collaborated include:

  • David M. Olson
  • Mohammad Ali Mohammad Nezhady (15 collaborations)
  • José Carlos Rivera (13 collaborations)
  • William D. Lubell (13 collaborations)
  • Christiane Quiniou (10 collaborations)

The scientist has published regularly in several journals, with Frontiers in Pharmacology and Cells being the most frequent venues. Other important journals of publication are the Journal of Neuroinflammation, The FASEB Journal, and Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews.

Best Publications

  • CX3CR1-dependent subretinal microglia cell accumulation is associated with cardinal features of age-related macular degeneration

    Christophe Combadière;Charles Feumi;William Raoul;Nicole Keller

  • Formation of Isoprostane-like Compounds (Neuroprostanes) in Vivo from Docosahexaenoic Acid

    L. Jackson Roberts;Thomas J. Montine;William R. Markesbery;Andrew R. Tapper

  • The succinate receptor GPR91 in neurons has a major role in retinal angiogenesis

    Przemyslaw Sapieha;Mirna Sirinyan;Mirna Sirinyan;David Hamel;Karine Zaniolo

  • Potential Role of Microglia in Retinal Blood Vessel Formation

    Daniella Checchin;Florian Sennlaub;Etienne Levavasseur;Martin Leduc

  • Nuclear localization of prostaglandin E2 receptors

    Mousumi Bhattacharya;Krishna G. Peri;Guillermina Almazan;Alfredo Ribeiro-da-Silva

  • Retinopathy of prematurity: understanding ischemic retinal vasculopathies at an extreme of life

    Przemyslaw Sapieha;Jean-Sebastien Joyal;José Carlos Rivera;Elsa Kermorvant-Duchemin

  • Agonist-independent nuclear localization of the Apelin, angiotensin AT1, and bradykinin B2 receptors.

    Dennis K. Lee;A. José Lança;Regina Cheng;Tuan Nguyen

  • Sterile inflammation and pregnancy complications: a review.

    Mathieu Nadeau-Vallée;Dima Obari;Julia Palacios;Marie-Ève Brien

  • Early ibuprofen administration to prevent patent ductus arteriosus in premature newborn infants.

    Anastasia Varvarigou;Claudette L. Bardin;Kay Beharry;Sylvain Chemtob

  • G-protein-coupled receptors signalling at the cell nucleus: an emerging paradigm.

    Fernand GobeilF. Gobeil;Fernand GobeilF. Gobeil;Audrey FortierA. Fortier;Audrey FortierA. Fortier;Tang ZhuT. Zhu;Tang ZhuT. Zhu;Michela BossolascoM. Bossolasco;Michela BossolascoM. Bossolasco

  • Ischemic neurons prevent vascular regeneration of neural tissue by secreting semaphorin 3A.

    Jean-Sébastien Joyal;Jean-Sébastien Joyal;Nicholas Sitaras;François Binet;Jose Carlos Rivera

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 in Human and Experimental Ischemic Proliferative Retinopathy

    Florian Sennlaub;Fatemeh Valamanesh;Alejandro Vazquez-Tello;Ahmed El-Asrar

  • Oxidants, nitric oxide and prostanoids in the developing ocular vasculature: a basis for ischemic retinopathy.

    Pierre Hardy;Isabelle Dumont;Mousumi Bhattacharya;Xin Hou

  • A novel mechanism for vasoconstrictor action of 8-isoprostaglandin F2α on retinal vessels

    Isabelle Lahaie;Pierre Hardy;Xin Hou;Haroutioun Hasséssian

  • Proinflammatory gene induction by platelet-activating factor mediated via its cognate nuclear receptor

    A. Marilise Marrache;Fernand Gobeil;Sylvie G. Bernier;Jana Stankova

  • Modulation of pro-inflammatory gene expression by nuclear lysophosphatidic acid receptor type-1.

    Fernand Gobeil;Sylvie G. Bernier;Alejandro Vazquez-Tello;Sonia Brault

  • Microglia and Interleukin-1β in Ischemic Retinopathy Elicit Microvascular Degeneration Through Neuronal Semaphorin-3A

    José Carlos Rivera;Nicholas Sitaras;Baraa Noueihed;David Hamel

  • Prostaglandin G/H Synthase-2 Is a Major Contributor of Brain Prostaglandins in the Newborn

    Krishna G. Peri;Pierre Hardy;Ding You Li;Daya R. Varma

  • Understanding retinopathy of prematurity: update on pathogenesis.

    José Carlos Rivera;Przemyslaw Sapieha;Jean-Sébastien Joyal;François Duhamel

  • Proliferative retinopathies: angiogenesis that blinds.

    Przemyslaw Sapieha;David Hamel;Zhuo Shao;Jose Carlos Rivera

Frequent Co-Authors

Florian Sennlaub
Florian Sennlaub Institut de la Vision
William D. Lubell
William D. Lubell University of Montreal
Ronald I. Clyman
Ronald I. Clyman University of California, San Francisco
Guillermina Almazan
Guillermina Almazan McGill University
Alfredo Ribeiro-da-Silva
Alfredo Ribeiro-da-Silva McGill University
Lois E. H. Smith
Lois E. H. Smith Boston Children's Hospital
Stanley Nattel
Stanley Nattel Montreal Heart Institute
Olaf Dammann
Olaf Dammann Tufts University
Sarah A. Robertson
Sarah A. Robertson University of Adelaide
John D. Rioux
John D. Rioux University of Montreal

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