Department Publications 2001

  1. Akk, G. (2001). “Aromatics at the murine nicotinic receptor agonist binding site: mutational analysis of the aY93 and aW149 residues.” Journal of Physiology 535: 729-740.
  2. Akk, G., J. Bracamontes, et al. (2001). “Pregnenolone sulfate block of GABAA receptors: mechanism and involvement of a residue in the M2 regions of the a subunit.” Journal of Physiology 532: 673-684.
  3. Apostolidou, I., N. Skubas, et al. (2001). “Occurrence of myocardial ischemia immediately following coronary revascularization using radial arterial conduit.” Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 15: 433-438.
  4. Avidan, M. S., N. Meehan, et al. (2001). “Changes in brain natriuretic peptide concentrations following open cardiac surgery with cardioplegic cardiac arrest.” Clinica Chimica Acta 303: 127-32.
  5. Azpiazu, I. and N. Gautam (2001). “G protein Gamma subunit interaction with a receptor regulates receptor stimulated nucleotide exchange.” Journal of Biological Chemistry 276(45): 41742-41747.
  6. Browne, S. H., J. Kang, et al. (2001). “Kinetic and pharmacological properties of GABAA receptors in single thalamic neurons and GABAA subunit expression.” Journal of Neurophysiology 86: 2312-2322.
  7. Bruemmer-Smith, S., F. Stueber, et al. (2001). “Protective Functions of Intracellular Heat-Shock-Proteins (HSP) 70- expression in Patients with Severe Sepsis, review article.” Intensive Care Medicine 27: 1835-1841.
  8. Chang-Fogg, V., I. Azpiazu, et al. (2001). “Roll of the gamma subunit prenyl moiety in G-protein betagamma complex interaction with phospholipase C-beta.” Journal of Biological Chemistry 276(45): 41797-41802.
  9. Chen, Z. F., S. Rebelo, et al. (2001). “The paired homeodomain protein DRG11 controls the projection of nociceptive sensory afferent fibers to the dorsal spinal cord.” Neuron 31: 59-79.
  10. Cheng, M. A., A. Todorov, et al. (2001). “The effect of prone positioning on intraocular pressure in anesthetized patients.” Anesthesiology 95: 1351-1355.
  11. Cheng, D., M. F. Newman, et al. (2001). “The efficacy and resource utilization of remifentanil and fentanyl in fast-track coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective randomized, double-blinded controlled, multi-center trial.” Anesthesia Analog 92: 1094-1102.
  12. Cobb, J. P., B. H. Brownstein, et al. (2001). “Injury in the era of genomics.” Shock 15: 165-170.
  13. Cobb, J. P., B. H. Brownstein, et al. (2001). “Injury in the era of genomics.” Shock 15: 165-170. Crowder, C. M., E. J. Westover, et al. (2001). Enantiospecificity of cholesterol function in vivo.
  14. Crowder, C. M. and A. Evers (2001). General anesthetics. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 10th Edition. J. Hardman and L. Limbird. New York, McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.: 337-365.
  15. Cullen, D., C. D. Morris, et al. (2001). “Warfarin therapy does not increase bleeding in patients undergoing heart transplantation.” Ann Thorac Surg 72: 714-718.
  16. Davila-Roman, V. and C. W. Hogue Jr (2001). “Safety and efficacy of intraarterial thrombolysis for perioperative stroke after cardiac operation. Editorial.” Ann Thorac Surg 72: 1938-9.
  17. Despostis, G. J. and C. W. Hogue Jr (2001). “Mechanisms and Attenuation of Hemostatic Activation During Extracorporeal Circulation.” Ann Thorac Surg 72: S1821-S1831.
  18. Despotis, G. J. and C. W. Hogue Jr (2001). “Mechanisms and attenuation of hemostatic activation during extracorporeal circulation.” Ann Thorac Surg 72: S1821-31.
  19. Despotis, G. J., R. Saleem, et al. (2001). “The relationship between hirudin and plasma-modified ACT: implications for patients with heparin induced thrombocytopenia undergoing cardiac surgery.” Anesthesia Analog 93: 28-32.
  20. Evers, A. S. (2001). Cellular and molecular mechanisms of anesthesia. Clinical Anesthesia. P. G. Barash, B. F. Cullen and R. K. Stoelting. Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Raven. 7: 46-53.
  21. Foster, K., G. J. Despotis, et al. (2001). “Point-of-care testing: cost issues and impact on hospital operations.” Clinicals in Laboratory Medicine 21: 269-84.
  22. Freeman, B. D., K. Isabella, et al. (2001). “A prospective, randomized study comparing percutaneous with surgical tracheostomy in critically ill patients.” Critical Care Medicine 29: 926-930.
  23. Gaut, J. P., G. C. Yeh, et al. (2001). “Neutrophils employ the myeloperoxidase system to generate antimicrobial brominating and chlorinating oxidants during sepsis.” Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 98: 11961-11966.
  24. Gaut, J. P., G. C. Yeh, et al. (2001). “Neutrophils employ the myeloperoxidase system to generate antimicrobial brominating and chlorinating oxidants during sepsis.” PNAS 98: 11961-11966.
  25. Goodnough, L. R. and G. J. Despotis (2001). “Transfusion Medicine: Support of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.” Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 1: 337-351.
  26. Grayson, M. H., D. D. Chaplin, et al. (2001). “Fluorescent intravital microscopy of the murinespleen.” J Immunol Methods 256: 55-63.
  27. Grayson, M. H., D. D. Chaplin, et al. (2001). “Fluorescent intravital microscopy of the murinespleen.” J Immunol Methods 256: 55-63.
  28. Heerdt, P., G. A. Blessios, et al. (2001). “Flow dependency of error in thermodilution measurement of cardiac output during acute tricuspid regurgitation.” J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 15: 183-7.
  29. Hill, L. L., M. Kattapuram, et al. (2001). “Management of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: Part I. Pathophysiology and risk factors.” J Thorac Cardiovasc Anesth.
  30. Hogue Jr, C. W., B. Barzilai, et al. (2001). “Sex differences in neurologic outcomes and mortality after cardiac surgery: a society of thoracic surgery national database report.” Circulation 103: 2133-7.
  31. Hogue Jr, C. W., T. M. Sundt III, et al. (2001). “Cardiac and neurologic complications identifyrisk for mortality for both men and women undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.” Anesthesiology 95: 1074-8.
  32. Hotchkiss, R. S., K. W. Tinsley, et al. (2001). “Sepsis-induced apoptosis causes progressive profound depletion of B and CD4+ T lymphocytes in humans.” Journal of Immunology 166: 6952-6963.
  33. Hotchkiss, R. S. and I. E. Karl (2001). “The Fas death pathway as a mechanism of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: not so fast.” Crit Care Med 29: 901-902 (Editorial Comment).
  34. Hotchkiss, R. S. and I. E. Karl (2001). “Cytokine blockade in sepsis–Are two better than one?” Crit Care Med 29: 671-672 (Editorial Comment).
  35. Hotchkiss, R. S., W. M. Dunne, et al. (2001). “Lymphocyte but not Bronchial Epithelial Apoptosis.” Science 294: 1783.
  36. Hotchkiss, R. S., W. M. Dunne, et al. (2001). “Lymphocyte but not Bronchial Epithelial Apoptosis.” Science 294: 1783a-1783b.
  37. Hou, Y., V. Chang, et al. (2001). “G protein b subunit types different interact with a muscarinic receptor, but not adenylyl cyclase type II or phospholipase C-b2/3.” Biol Chem 276: 19982-19988.
  38. Howie, M., D. Cheng, et al. (2001). “A randomized double-blind multicenter comparison of remifentanil versus fentanyl with isoflurane/propofol for early extubation after CABG surgery.” Anesthesia Analog 92: 1084-93.
  39. Huang, J., A. Taguchi, et al. (2001). “Preoperative Oral Rofecoxib Does Not Decrease Postoperative Pain or Morphine Consumption in Patients after Radical Prostatectomy.” J Clin Anesth 13(2): 94-97.
  40. Jellish, W. S., M. A. Theard, et al. (2001). “The effects of clonidine premedication and scalp infiltration of lidocaine on hemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and skull pin head -holder insertion during skull base procedures.” Skull Base 11(3): 169-76.
  41. Jellish, W. S., M. A. Theard, et al. (2001). “The effects of clonidine premedication and scalp infiltration of lidocaine on hemodynamic responses to laryngoscopy and skull pin head-holder insertion during skull base procedures.” Skull Base 11: 169-76.
  42. Kalauokalani, D. A., K. J. Sherman, et al. (2001). “Acupuncture for chronic low back pain: Diagnosis and treatment patterns among acupuncturists evaluating the same patient.” Southern Medical Journal 94: 486-492.
  43. Kalauokalani, D. A., D. C. Cherkin, et al. (2001). “Lessons from a trial of acupuncture and massage for low back pain: Patient expectations and treatment effects.” Spine 26: 1418-1424.
  44. Kerchner, G. A., T. J. Wilding, et al. (2001). “Presynaptic kainate receptors regulate spinal sensory transmission.” Journal of Neuroscience 21: 59-66.
  45. Kerchner, G. A., F. Wei, et al. (2001). “DO ‘smart’ mice feel more pain, or are they just better learners?” Nature Neuroscience 4: 453-454.
  46. Kerchner, G. A., G. D. Wang, et al. (2001). “Direct presynaptic regulation of GABA/Glycine release by kainate receptors in the dorsal horn: an inotropic mechanism.” Neuron 32: 477-488.
  47. Labarca, C., J. Schwarz, et al. (2001). “Point mutant mice with hypersensitive [a] 4 nicotinic receptors show dopaminergic deficits and increased anxiety.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 98: 2786-2791.
  48. Li, P. and M. Zhuo (2001). “Cholinergic, noradrenergic and serotonergic inhibition of fast synaptic transmission in spinal lumbar dorsal horn of rat.” Brain Research Bulletin 54: 639-647.
  49. Li, P. and M. Zhuo (2001). “Substance P and neurokinin A mediate sensory synaptic transmission in young rat dorsal horn neurons.” Brain Research Bulletin 55: 521-531.
  50. Lingle, C., X. H. Zeng, et al. (2001). “Inactivation of BK channels mediated by the N-terminus of the b3b auxiliary subunit involves a two-step mechanism: possible separation of binding and blockade.” Journal of General Physiology 117: 583-606.
  51. Markovitz, B. (2001). “Intensive care on the Web: Evidence-based medicine resources.” J of Intensive Care Med 16: 200.
  52. Markovitz, B. (2001). “Intensive care on the Web: Bioethics resources.” J of Intensive Care Med 16: 246.
  53. Markovitz, B. (2001). “Intensive care resources on the web: let’s play doctor!” J of Intensive Care Med 16: 100-101.
  54. Murray, D. J. (2001). “The efficacy of antifibrinolytics in the reduction of blood loss during complex adult reconstructive spinal surgery (point of view).” SPINE 26: 1156-1157.
  55. Murray, D. J. and J. McAllister (2001). “Foreign body aspiration: A presenting sign of juvenile myasthenia gravis.” Anesthesiology 95: 555-557.
  56. Owens, W. D. (2001). “American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classificationsystem is not a risk classification system.” Anesthesiology 94: 378.
  57. Paradiso, K., J. Zhang, et al. (2001). “The terminus of the human nicotinic a4b2 receptor forms a binding site required for potentiation by an estrogenic steroid.” Journal of Neuroscience 21: 6564-6568.
  58. Renna, M., J. Handy, et al. (2001). “Does Dementia affect the Bispectral Index?” Anesthesiology 95: A286.
  59. Skubas, N., B. Barzilai, et al. (2001). “Atrial fibrillation after CABG surgery is unrelated to cardiac abnormalities detected by transesophageal echocardiography.” Anes Analg 93: 14-9.
  60. Steinbach, J. H. and G. Akk (2001). “Modulation of GABAA receptor channel gating by pentobarbital.” Journal of Physiology 537: 715-733.
  61. Sun, Q. Q., G. Akk, et al. (2001). “Differential regulation of GABA release and neuronal excitability mediated by neuropeptide Y1 and Y2 receptors in rat thalamic neurons.” Journal of Physiology 531: 81-94.
  62. Sun, J. Y. and L. G. Wu (2001). “Fast kinetics of exocytosis revealed by simultaneous measurements of presynaptic capacitance and postsynaptic currents at a central synapse.” Neuron 30: 171-182.
  63. Swarm, R., M. Karanikolas, et al. (2001). “Pain management in the perioperative period.” Current Problems in Surgery.
  64. Taguchi, A., C. Arkilic, et al. (2001). “The efficacy of vital heat warming in post-anesthetic volunteers.” Anesthesia and Analgesia 92: 261-266.
  65. Taguchi, A., N. Sharma, et al. (2001). “Selective Postoperative Inhibition of Gastrointestinal Opioid Receptors.” NEJM 345(13): 935-940.
  66. Taguchi, A., C. F. Arkilic, et al. (2001). “Negative Pressure Rewarming vs. Forced Air Warming in Hypothermic Postanesthetic Volunteers.” Anesth Analg 92: 261-266.
  67. Tsuneyoshi, I., H. Yamada, et al. (2001). “Hemodynamic and metabolic effects of low-dose vasopressin infusions in vasodilatory septic shock.” Critical Care Medicine 29: 487-493.
  68. Van Swinderen, B., L. Shebester, et al. (2001). “Gao regulates of volatile anesthetic action in Caenorhabditis. elegans.” Genetics 158: 643-55.
  69. Wei, F., G. D. Wang, et al. (2001). “Genetic enhancement of inflammatory pain by forebrain NR2B over expression.” Nature Neuroscience 4: 164-169.
  70. Wei, A. and M. Zhuo (2001). “Potentiation of synaptic responses in the anterior cingulate cortex following digital amputation in rat.” Journal of Physiology 532: 823-833.
  71. Weigle, C. G. M., B. Markovitz, et al. (2001). “The internet, the electronic medical record, the pediatric intensive care unit, and everything.” Critical Care Medicine 29: [suppl]:N166-N176.
  72. Wu, X. and L. G. Wu (2001). “Activation of protein kinase C enhances the release probability of the release machinery downstream of the binding between Ca2+ and its sensor.” Journal of Neuroscience 21: 7928-7936.
  73. Zeng, X. H., J. P. Ding, et al. (2001). “Gating properties conferred on BK channels by the b3b auxiliary subunit in the absence of its N- and C-termini.” Journal of General Physiology 117: 607-628.
  74. Zhang, X., C. R. Solaro, et al. (2001). “Allosteric regulation of BK channel gating by Ca2+ and Mg2+ through a nonselective, low affinity divalent cation site.” Journal of General Physiology 118: 607-635.
  75. Zhuo, M. (2001). “No pain, no gains.” The Scientific World: 204-206.