Search Results - "Mccracken, James P."
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Benzene exposure is associated with cardiovascular disease risk
Published in PloS one (08-09-2017)“…Benzene is a ubiquitous, volatile pollutant present at high concentrations in toxins (e.g. tobacco smoke) known to increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk…”
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Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution Is Associated With Endothelial Injury and Systemic Inflammation
Published in Circulation research (11-11-2016)“…RATIONALE:Epidemiological evidence indicates that exposures to fine particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) contribute to global burden of disease, primarily…”
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Insulin sensitizers prevent fine particulate matter-induced vascular insulin resistance and changes in endothelial progenitor cell homeostasis
Published in American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology (01-06-2016)“…Exposure to fine particular matter (PM2.5) increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes. Because blood vessels are sensitive…”
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Role of CD4+ T cells in a protective immune response against Cryptococcus neoformans in the central nervous system
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (01-02-2006)“…Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening disease caused by the encapsulated yeast, Cryptococcus neoformans. Although infection with C. neoformans is initiated in…”
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Cytokine and chemokine expression in the central nervous system associated with protective cell-mediated immunity against Cryptococcus neoformans
Published in Medical mycology (Oxford) (01-02-2005)“…Cryptococcus neoformans is a yeast that causes cryptococcosis, a life-threatening disease that develops following inhalation and dissemination of the…”
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Abstract 19738: Biomarkers of Exposures and Cardiovascular Toxicity of Smokeless Tobacco Products
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (11-11-2016)“…Eight million people in the United States use smokeless tobacco products (ST). Epidemiological studies on ST and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are contradictory…”
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Characterization of a protective systemic anticryptococcal immune response induced by mucosal immunization with heat-killed Cryptococcus neoformans yeast cells and analysis of a non-human primate model of cryptococcosis
Published 01-01-2006“…Cryptococcus neoformans is an encapsulated yeast-like organism that is the causative agent of cryptococcosis. Infection is rare in healthy hosts and is usually…”
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Characterization of a protective systemic anticryptococcal immune response induced by mucosal immunization with heat-killed Cryptococcus neoformans yeast cells and analysis of a non-human primate model of cryptococcosis
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