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518

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Urs P. Steinbrecher is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. The academic profile indicates a focus on scientific research, although specific publications, fields of study, and research topics are not detailed.

The scientist has not been recorded as having recent published papers, co-authors, or book publications in the provided data. There is likewise no information on frequent publication venues or awards associated with Urs P. Steinbrecher.

The absence of documented main fields, subfields, and topics of study suggests either a breadth of interdisciplinary work or a lack of available bibliometric data at this time.

Urs P. Steinbrecher is currently living, and their institutional connection to the University of British Columbia situates them within a well-established academic environment in Canada.

Best Publications

  • Modification of low density lipoprotein by endothelial cells involves lipid peroxidation and degradation of low density lipoprotein phospholipids

    Urs P. Steinbrecher;Sampath Parthasarathy;David S. Leake;Joseph L. Witztum

  • A role for macrophage scavenger receptors in atherosclerosis and susceptibility to infection

    Hiroshi Suzuki;Hiroshi Suzuki;Yukiko Kurihara;Motohiro Takeya;Nobuo Kamada

  • Role of oxidatively modified LDL in atherosclerosis.

    Urs P. Steinbrecher;Hanfang Zhang;Marilee Lougheed

  • Cloning of monoclonal autoantibodies to epitopes of oxidized lipoproteins from apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Demonstration of epitopes of oxidized low density lipoprotein in human plasma.

    W Palinski;S Hörkkö;E Miller;U P Steinbrecher

  • Decrease in reactive amino groups during oxidation or endothelial cell modification of LDL. Correlation with changes in receptor-mediated catabolism.

    U P Steinbrecher;J L Witztum;S Parthasarathy;D Steinberg

  • The canadian multicenter double-blind randomized controlled trial of ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis

    E. Jenny Heathcote;Karen Cauch-Dudek;Valery Walker;Robert J. Bailey

  • Essential role of phospholipase A2 activity in endothelial cell-induced modification of low density lipoprotein.

    Sampath Parthasarathy;Urs P. Steinbrecher;Joellen Barnett;Joseph L. Witztum

  • Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates Promote Low Density Lipoprotein Oxidation in Human Atherosclerotic Intima

    Christiaan Leeuwenburgh;Medora M. Hardy;Stanley L. Hazen;Peter Wagner

  • Recognition of oxidized low density lipoprotein by the scavenger receptor of macrophages results from derivatization of apolipoprotein B by products of fatty acid peroxidation

    U. P. Steinbrecher;M. Lougheed;Wing-Cheung Kwan;M. Dirks

  • Glucosylation of Low-Density Lipoproteins to an Extent Comparable to That Seen in Diabetes Slows Their Catabolism

    Urs P Steinbrecher;Joseph L Witztum

  • Role of superoxide in endothelial-cell modification of low-density lipoproteins

    Urs.P. Steinbrecher

  • Hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine during LDL oxidation is mediated by platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase.

    U P Steinbrecher;P H Pritchard

  • Analysis of causes of death in liver transplant recipients who survived more than 3 years.

    Jatinder Pruthi;Katherine A. Medkiff;Karl T. Esrason;John A. Donovan

  • Ceramide-1-phosphate blocks apoptosis through inhibition of acid sphingomyelinase in macrophages

    Antonio Gómez-Muñoz;Jennifer Y. Kong;Bill Salh;Urs P. Steinbrecher

  • Receptor-mediated catabolism of low density lipoprotein in man. Quantitation using glucosylated low density lipoprotein.

    Y. Antero Kesaniemi;Joseph L. Witztum;Urs P. Steinbrecher

  • Immunogenicity of homologous low density lipoprotein after methylation, ethylation, acetylation, or carbamylation: generation of antibodies specific for derivatized lysine'

    Urs P. Steinbrecher;Milton Fisher;Joseph L. Witztum;Linda K. Curtiss

  • Effects of oxidatively modified LDL on cholesterol esterification in cultured macrophages.

    Hanfang Zhang;Harkamal J. K. Basra;Urs P. Steinbrecher

  • Ceramide-1-phosphate promotes cell survival through activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B pathway

    Antonio Gómez-Muñoz;Jennifer Y. Kong;Kuljit Parhar;Shih Wei Wang

  • Scavenger receptor-independent stimulation of cholesterol esterification in macrophages by low density lipoprotein extracted from human aortic intima.

    U P Steinbrecher;M Lougheed

  • Oxidized low density lipoprotein is resistant to cathepsins and accumulates within macrophages.

    M. Lougheed;Hanfang Zhang;U. P. Steinbrecher

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph L. Witztum
Joseph L. Witztum University of California, San Diego
Vincent Duronio
Vincent Duronio University of British Columbia
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hiroshi Suzuki Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Daniel Steinberg
Daniel Steinberg University of California, San Diego
Sampath Parthasarathy
Sampath Parthasarathy University of Central Florida
Linda K. Curtiss
Linda K. Curtiss Scripps Research Institute
E. Jenny Heathcote
E. Jenny Heathcote University of Toronto
John W. Schrader
John W. Schrader University of British Columbia
Motohiro Takeya
Motohiro Takeya Kumamoto Health Science University
Martin Petric
Martin Petric University of British Columbia

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