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W. Dalton Dietrich

W. Dalton Dietrich

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Neuroscience

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114
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World Ranking
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National Ranking
272

Medicine

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114
Citations
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4720
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2557

Overview

W. Dalton Dietrich is a researcher affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their work spans multiple areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on neurological injuries and immune system disorders.

The primary fields of study associated with Dietrich include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad disciplines, their research covers significant subfields such as Molecular Biology, Neurology, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine.

Their main research topics include:

  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Thermal Regulation in Medicine
  • Spinal Cord Injury Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Dietrich has contributed to diverse publication venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • Journal of Neurotrauma
  • Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

Frequent collaborators in Dietrich's research include Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari, Robert W. Keane, Helen M. Bramlett, Nadine Kerr, and Aisha Khan.

Among Dietrich's recent scientific papers are:

  • "The Inflammasome in Times of COVID-19," 2020, published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Phase 1 Safety Trial of Autologous Human Schwann Cell Transplantation in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury," 2021, published in Journal of Neurotrauma
  • "IC100: a novel anti-ASC monoclonal antibody improves functional outcomes in an animal model of multiple sclerosis," 2020, published in Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "Inflammasome activation in traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease," 2022, published in Translational Research
  • "The Inflammasome Adaptor Protein ASC in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease," 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Small Differences in Intraischemic Brain Temperature Critically Determine the Extent of Ischemic Neuronal Injury

    Raul Busto;W. Dalton Dietrich;Mordecai Y.-T. Globus;Isabel Valdés

  • Induction of reproducible brain infarction by photochemically initiated thrombosis

    Brant D. Watson;W. Dalton Dietrich;Raul Busto;Mitchell S. Wachtel

  • Effect of mild hypothermia on ischemia-induced release of neurotransmitters and free fatty acids in rat brain.

    R. Busto;M. Y.-T. Globus;W. D. Dietrich;E. Martinez

  • Clinical trials in head injury

    Raj K. Narayan;Mary Ellen Michel;Beth Ansell;Alex Baethmann

  • The cellular inflammatory response in human spinal cords after injury.

    Jennifer C. Fleming;Michael D. Norenberg;David A. Ramsay;Gregory A. Dekaban

  • Effect of Ischemia on the In Vivo Release of Striatal Dopamine, Glutamate, and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Studied by Intracerebral Microdialysis

    Mordecai Y.-T. Globus;Raul Busto;W. Dalton Dietrich;Elena Martinez

  • Inflammatory Mechanisms after Ischemia and Stroke

    Gary H. Danton;W. Dalton Dietrich

  • Pathophysiology of Cerebral Ischemia and Brain Trauma: Similarities and Differences:

    Helen M Bramlett;W Dalton Dietrich

  • Glutamate release and free radical production following brain injury: effects of posttraumatic hypothermia.

    Mordecai Y.-T. Globus;Ofelia Alonso;W. Dalton Dietrich;Raul Busto

  • Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Induces Nuclear Factor-κB Activation

    John R. Bethea;Marcia Castro;Robert W. Keane;Thomas T. Lee

  • Intraischemic but Not Postischemic Brain Hypothermia Protects Chronically following Global Forebrain Ischemia in Rats

    W. Dalton Dietrich;Raul Busto;Ofelia Alonso;Mordecai Y.-T. Globus

  • Systemically administered interleukin-10 reduces tumor necrosis factor-alpha production and significantly improves functional recovery following traumatic spinal cord injury in rats.

    John R. Bethea;Hideki Nagashima;Marcia C. Acosta;Carmen Briceno

  • Postischemic moderate hypothermia inhibits CA1 hippocampal ischemic neuronal injury

    Raul Busto;W.Dalton Dietrich;Mordecai Y.-T. Globus;Myron D. Ginsberg

  • Long-Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Status of Potential Mechanisms of Injury and Neurological Outcomes

    Helen M. Bramlett;W. Dalton Dietrich

  • Pattern recognition receptors and central nervous system repair.

    Kristina A. Kigerl;Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari;W. Dalton Dietrich;Phillip G. Popovich

  • Post-traumatic brain hypothermia reduces histopathological damage following concussive brain injury in the rat

    W. Dalton Dietrich;Ofelia Alonso;Raul Busto;Mordecai Y. T. Globus

  • The importance of brain temperature in alterations of the blood-brain barrier following cerebral Ischemia

    W D Dietrich;R Busto;M Halley;I Valdes

  • Early microvascular and neuronal consequences of traumatic brain injury: a light and electron microscopic study in rats.

    W. Dalton Dietrich;Ofelia Alonso;Marcilia Halley

  • Comparative Effect of Transient Global Ischemia on Extracellular Levels of Glutamate, Glycine, and γ-Aminobutyric Acid in Vulnerable and Nonvulnerable Brain Regions in the Rat

    Mordecai Y.-T. Globus;Raul Busto;Elena Martinez;Isabel Valdés

  • A Molecular Platform in Neurons Regulates Inflammation after Spinal Cord Injury

    Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari;George Lotocki;Alex E. Marcillo;W. Dalton Dietrich

  • Substantia nigra lesion protects against ischemic damage in the striatum.

    Mordecai Y.-T. Globus;Myron D. Ginsberg;W.Dalton Dietrich;Raul Busto

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Keane
Robert W. Keane University of Miami
Raul Busto
Raul Busto University of Miami
Myron D. Ginsberg
Myron D. Ginsberg University of Miami
Coleen M. Atkins
Coleen M. Atkins University of Miami
Patrick M. Kochanek
Patrick M. Kochanek University of Pittsburgh
Kevin K. W. Wang
Kevin K. W. Wang Morehouse School of Medicine
John T. Povlishock
John T. Povlishock Virginia Commonwealth University
C. Edward Dixon
C. Edward Dixon University of Pittsburgh
Damien D. Pearse
Damien D. Pearse University of Miami
Thomas J. Sick
Thomas J. Sick University of Miami

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