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William Durante is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research contributions primarily belong to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on various subfields such as Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Biochemistry, Infectious Diseases, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work spans several specialized topics, including:

  • Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Sulfur Compounds in Biology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by William Durante include:

  • "Effects of Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors on Vascular Cell Function and Arterial Remodeling," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Canagliflozin inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration: Role of heme oxygenase-1," 2020, Redox Biology
  • "Amino Acids in Circulatory Function and Health," 2020, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • "Targeting Heme Oxygenase-1 in the Arterial Response to Injury and Disease," 2020, Antioxidants
  • "Targeting Arginine in COVID-19-Induced Immunopathology and Vasculopathy," 2022, Metabolites

Frequent co-authors in William Durante's research include:

  • Kelly J. Peyton
  • Ghazaleh Behnammanesh
  • Giovanna L. Durante
  • Yash P. Khanna
  • Giovanna Durante

Publications by William Durante have appeared multiple times in several key journals, such as:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Antioxidants
  • Physiology
  • Medical Gas Research

Best Publications

  • Cellular basis for the negative inotropic effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the adult mammalian heart.

    Tomoyuki Yokoyama;Luis Vaca;Roger D. Rossen;William Durante

  • ARGINASE: A CRITICAL REGULATOR OF NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHESIS AND VASCULAR FUNCTION

    William Durante;Fruzsina K Johnson;Fruzsina K Johnson;Robert A Johnson;Robert A Johnson

  • Nitric Oxide Induces Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Expression and Carbon Monoxide Production in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    William Durante;William Durante;Michael H. Kroll;Nick Christodoulides;Kelly J. Peyton

  • Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Heme Oxygenases Generate Guanylyl Cyclase–Stimulatory Carbon Monoxide

    Nick Christodoulides;William Durante;Michael H. Kroll;Andrew I. Schafer;Andrew I. Schafer

  • Impairment of endothelium-dependent relaxation in aortae from spontaneously diabetic rats

    William Durante;Amar K. Sen;Fred A. Sunahara

  • Hemodynamic forces induce the expression of heme oxygenase in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.

    C T Wagner;W Durante;N Christodoulides;J D Hellums

  • Hyperhomocysteinemia Decreases Circulating High-Density Lipoprotein by Inhibiting Apolipoprotein A-I Protein Synthesis and Enhancing HDL Cholesterol Clearance

    Dan Liao;Hongmei Tan;Rutai Hui;Zhaohui Li

  • Carbon monoxide inhibits apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells.

    Xiao-ming Liu;Gary B Chapman;Kelly J Peyton;Andrew I Schafer;Andrew I Schafer

  • Hyperhomocysteinemia accelerates atherosclerosis in cystathionine β-synthase and apolipoprotein E double knock-out mice with and without dietary perturbation

    Hong Wang;Xiao Hua Jiang;Fan Yang;John W. Gaubatz

  • Adenovirus-Mediated Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Delivery Inhibits Injury-Induced Vascular Neointima Formation

    David A. Tulis;William Durante;XiaoMing Liu;Alida J. Evans

  • Heme oxygenase-1 in growth control and its clinical application to vascular disease.

    William Durante

  • Heme oxygenase-1–derived carbon monoxide is an autocrine inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cell growth

    Kelly J. Peyton;Sylvia V. Reyna;Gary B. Chapman;Diana Ensenat

  • Arginase inhibition restores arteriolar endothelial function in Dahl rats with salt-induced hypertension

    Fruzsina K Johnson;Robert A Johnson;Kelly J Peyton;William Durante

  • Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Stimulates l-Arginine Transport and Metabolism in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    William Durante;Lan Liao;Sylvia V. Reyna;Kelly J. Peyton

  • Hyperhomocystinemia Impairs Endothelial Function and eNOS Activity via PKC Activation

    Xiaohua Jiang;Fan Yang;Hongmei Tan;Dan Liao

  • Role of carbon monoxide in cardiovascular function.

    William Durante;Fruzsina K. Johnson;Robert A. Johnson

  • Activation of AMPK stimulates heme oxygenase-1 gene expression and human endothelial cell survival

    Xiao-ming Liu;Kelly J. Peyton;Ahmad R. Shebib;Hong Wang

  • Far Infrared Therapy Inhibits Vascular Endothelial Inflammation via the Induction of Heme Oxygenase-1

    Chih Ching Lin;Xiao Ming Liu;Kelly Peyton;Hong Wang

  • Adenovirus-Mediated Heme Oxygenase-1 Gene Expression Stimulates Apoptosis in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    Xiao-ming Liu;Gary B. Chapman;Hong Wang;William Durante

  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress stimulates heme oxygenase-1 gene expression in vascular smooth muscle. Role in cell survival

    Xiao-ming Liu;Kelly J. Peyton;Diana Ensenat;Hong Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew I. Schafer
Andrew I. Schafer Cornell University
James R. Sowers
James R. Sowers University of Missouri
Frank K. Tittel
Frank K. Tittel Rice University
Warren D. Kruger
Warren D. Kruger Fox Chase Cancer Center
Henry J. Pownall
Henry J. Pownall Houston Methodist
Paul M. Vanhoutte
Paul M. Vanhoutte University of Hong Kong
Jawed Alam
Jawed Alam University Medical Center New Orleans
Hieronim Jakubowski
Hieronim Jakubowski Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Roger K. Sunahara
Roger K. Sunahara University of California, San Diego
Robert F. Curl
Robert F. Curl Rice University

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