Faculty Articles
Submissions from 2016
Comparative assessment of growth supporting potential of different alginic acid salts, Umadevi Kandalam, Hamid Omidian, and Mudasar Mirza
Alcoholic Beverages-Induced Hypertension and Its Management, Samra Kazim, Rais A. Ansari, and Kazim Husain
A needs assessment of unused and expired medication disposal practices: A study from the Medication Safety Research Network of Indiana., Mary Ann Kozak, Johnna R Melton, Stephanie A Gernant, and Margie E Snyder
An in Vitro and in Vivo Investigation of Bivalent Ligands That Display Preferential Binding and Functional Activity for Different Melanocortin Receptor Homodimers, Cody J Lensing, Katie T Freeman, Sathya M Schnell, Danielle N Adank, Robert Charles Speth, and Carrie Haskell-Luevano
Receptor Autoradiography Protocol for the Localized Visualization of Angiotensin II Receptors, Andrea Linares Lopez, Leena E Couling, Eduardo J Carrera, and Robert Charles Speth
Autonomic Dysfunction in Critical Illness: ObNOX(2)ious (Baro)reflex Upregulation of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase-2 Lets the Heart Down., Anastasios Lymperopoulos
GPCRs of adrenal chromaffin cells & catecholamines: The plot thickens., Anastasios Lymperopoulos, Ava Brill, and Katie A McCrink
Are Natural Disasters In Early Childhood Associated With Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders As An Adult?, Johanna Catherine Maclean, Ioana Popovici, and Michael T French
Deterred Drug Abuse Using Superabsorbent Polymers, David J. Mastropietro, Srinath Muppalaneni, and Hamid Omidian
The Historical Antecedents of the UPR School of Tropical Medicine, Raúl Mayo-Santana, Lucy Peña-Carro, and Silvia E. Rabionet
Marvels and Shadows: Science and Education at the University of Puerto Rico School of Tropical Medicine under the Auspices of Columbia University: An Introduction, Raúl Mayo-Santana, Silvia E. Rabionet, Lucy Peña-Carro, and Adelfa E Serrano
β1-adrenoceptor Arg389Gly polymorphism confers differential β-arrestin-binding tropism in cardiac myocytes, Katie A McCrink, Ava Brill, Malika Jafferjee, Thairy Reyes Valero, Christine Marrero, Martha M Rodriguez, Genevieve M. Hale, and Anastasios Lymperopoulos
Chiari Malformation Type I, Nicholas V. Mendez, Kelsey A. Musgrove, Syed A. A. Rizvi, Sultan S. Ahmed, Ayman M. Salah, and Jasmin Ahmed
Crush resistance and insufflation potential of poly(ethylene oxide)-based abuse deterrent formulations., Srinath Muppalaneni, David J. Mastropietro, and Hamid Omidian
Bullous Pemphigoid, Kelsey A. Musgrove, Syed A. A. Rizvi, Ayman M. Saleh, and Jasmin Ahmed
A Comparison of the Use and Quality of Antidiabetic Medication Regimens Between Non-Hispanic Black and White Adults With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes in the US: NHANES 2003-2012, Alexandra Perez Rivera, Shara Elrod, and Jesus Sanchez
A Comparison of the Use of Clinical-Guideline-Recommended Antihypertensive Regimens in Mexican American, Non-Hispanic Black, and Non-Hispanic White Adults With Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension in the United States: NHANES 2003-2012, Alexandra Perez Rivera, Andrea Levin, and Norwin Alam
The Educational Legacy of the UPR School of Tropical Medicine: Curricula, Faculty, Students (1926-1949)., Silvia E. Rabionet
Epinephrine doses delivered from auto-injectors stored at excessively high temperatures, Ousama Rachid, F Estelle R Simons, Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, Stephen Lewis, and Keith J Simons
Multiple Myeloma, Syed A. A. Rizvi
What’s Causing This Intensely Itchy Rash on a Woman’s Lower Extremities?, Syed A. A. Rizvi
Neurocysticercosis: A case report and brief review., Syed A A Rizvi, Ayman M Saleh, Hanns Frimpong, Hussain M Al Mohiy, Jasmin Ahmed, Ronda D Edwards, and Sultan S Ahmed
Novel anticancer compound [trifluoromethyl-substituted pyrazole N-nucleoside] inhibits FLT3 activity to induce differentiation in acute myeloid leukemia cells., Ayman M Saleh, Mutasem O Taha, Mohammad A Aziz, Mahmoud A Al-Qudah, Reem F AbuTayeh, and Syed A Rizvi
Taking Harvard Macy Back Home: Implementing Spaced Education in a Pharmacy Curriculum, Karen R. Sando
Medication History Lab and Assessment using the Medication Mysteries Infinite Case Tool, Karen R. Sando, Randell Doty, Jennifer Elliott, and Melonie L Stanton
Module 10. Insulin Pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) for Diabetes Management, Karen R. Sando and Cynthia Moreau
Divergent effects of ERα and ERβ on fluid intake by female rats are not dependent on concomitant changes in AT1R expression or body weight, Jessica Santollo, Anikó Marshall, Kathleen S Curtis, Robert Charles Speth, Stewart D Clark, and Derek Daniels
ASHP Guidelines on Pharmacist Involvement in HIV Care, Jason J. Schafer, Taylor K. Gill, Elizabeth M. Sherman, and Ian R McNicholl
Opportunities Abound for Increased Pharmacists’ Role in Treating Patients with HIV, Elizabeth M. Sherman
Naltrexone/Bupropion ER (Contrave): Newly Approved Treatment Option for Chronic Weight Management in Obese Adults, Matthew M Sherman, Sinziana Ungureanu, and Jose A. Rey
Anticoagulation With Edoxaban: When to Worry, Devada Singh-Franco
An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy and Tolerability of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes with Moderate to Severe Chronic Kidney Disease, Devada Singh-Franco, Catherine Harrington, and Eglis Tellez-Corrales
Motivational Value of the Female Orgasm for Reproductive Success., Robert Charles Speth
Combination wt-p53 and MicroRNA-125b Transfection in a Genetically Engineered Lung Cancer Model Using Dual CD44/EGFR-targeting Nanoparticles, Meghna Talekar, Malav Suchin Trivedi, Parin Shah, Qiyun Ouyang, Adwait Oka, Srujan Gandham, and Mansoor M. Amiji
Combination wt-p53 and MicroRNA-125b Transfection in a Genetically-Engineered Lung Cancer Model using Dual CD44/EGFR Targeting Nanoparticles, Meghna Talekar, Malav Suchin Trivedi, Parin Shah, Qiyun Ouyang, Adwait Oka, Srujan Gandham, and Mansoor M. Amiji
Modification of Tumor Cell Exosome Content by Transfection with Wt-P53 and Microrna-125b Expressing Plasmid DNA and Its Effect on Macrophage Polarization, Malav Suchin Trivedi, Meghna Talekar, P Shah, Qiyun Ouyang, and Mansoor M. Amiji
Differential neurogenic effects of casein-derived opioid peptides on neuronal stem cells: implications for redox-based epigenetic changes., Malav Suchin Trivedi, Yiting Zhang, Miguel Lopez-Toledano, Andrew Clarke, and Richard Carlton Deth
Elvitegravir for the Treatment of HIV, Nathan R. Unger, Marylee V. Worley, Jamie J Kisgen, Elizabeth M. Sherman, and Lindsey M Childs-Kean
Structure-activity relationship study of angiotensin II analogs in terms of β-arrestin-dependent signaling to aldosterone production., Thairy Reyes Valero, Emmanuel Sturchler, Malika Jafferjee, Giuseppe Rengo, Vassiliki Magafa, Paul Cordopatis, Patricia McDonald, Walter J Koch, and Anastasios Lymperopoulos
Alternatively Spliced Methionine Synthase in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells: Cobalamin and GSH Dependence and Inhibitory Effects of Neurotoxic Metals and Thimerosal., Mostafa Waly, Verna-Ann Power-Charnitsky, Nathaniel Hodgson, Alok Sharma, Tapan Audhya, Yiting Zhang, and Richard Carlton Deth
Urine Drug Screens: Considerations for the Psychiatric Pharmacist, Lucy G. Wilkening, Genevieve M. Hale, and Clint Ross
A 5'-upstream short open reading frame encoded peptide regulates angiotensin type 1a receptor production and signalling via the β-arrestin pathway, Gina L. Yosten, Jun Liu, Hong Ji, Kathryn Sandberg, Robert Speth, and Willis K. Samson
Comparison of Protein N-Homocysteinylation in Rat Plasma under Elevated Homocysteine Using a Specific Chemical Labeling Method., Tianzhu Zang, Ligi Paul Pottenplackel, Diane E Handy, Joseph Loscalzo, Shujia Dai, Richard Carlton Deth, Zhaohui Sunny Zhou, and Jisheng Ma
Neuregulin 1 Promotes Glutathione-Dependent Neuronal Cobalamin Metabolism by Stimulating Cysteine Uptake, Yiting Zhang, Nathaniel Hodgson, Malav Suchin Trivedi, and Richard Carlton Deth
Decreased Brain Levels of Vitamin B12 in Aging, Autism and Schizophrenia., Yiting Zhang, Nathaniel W Hodgson, Malav Suchin Trivedi, Hamid M Abdolmaleky, Margot Fournier, Michel Cuenod, Kim Quang Do, and Richard Carlton Deth
HIV and ZIKA in Pregnancy: Parallel Stories and New Challenges., Carmen D Zorrilla, Ana María Mosquera, Silvia E. Rabionet, and Juana Rivera-Viñas
Submissions from 2015
Effect of lipid viscosity and high-pressure homogenization on the physical stability of "Vitamin E" enriched emulsion, Alaadin Alayoubi, Ahmed Abu-Fayyad, Mutasem M Rawas-Qalaji, Paul W Sylvester, and Sami Nazzal
Pharmacy Students' Use of Social Media Sites and Perception toward Facebook Use, Fadi M. Alkhateeb, Sarah Alameddine, Omar F. Attarabeen, David A. Latif, Shawn Osolin, Nile M. Khanfar, and Rabaa A. Al-Rousan
Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Cholesterol Monitoring among Patients with Hyperlipidemia; Application of the Andersen Behavioral Model, Abdullah Althemery, Leanne Lai, and Abdullah Alfaifi
Effects of Vitamin D Deficiency in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Yarelis Alvarado, Alexandra Perez Rivera, and Gloria Rodriguez-Vega
Productos naturales utilizados por pacientes viviendo con VIH (revisión de literatura) [Natural products used by Patients Living with HIV (literature review)], Kalumi Ayala-Rivera and Blanca Ortiz
Are Molecules Involved in Neuritogenesis and Axon Guidance Related to Autism Pathogenesis?, Jan Bakos, Zuzana Bacova, Stephen G Grant, Ana M. Castejon, and Daniela Ostatnikova
Nanoscale electron transport measurements of immobilized cytochrome P450 proteins, Christopher D Bostick, Darcy R Flora, Peter M. Gannett, Timothy S Tracy, and David Lederman
Selective C1 Lesioning Slightly Decreases Angiotensin II Type I Receptor Expression in the Rat Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla (RVLM)., Erick A Bourassa, Kristen A Stedenfeld, Alan F Sved, and Robert Charles Speth
GPCR signaling and cardiac function, Leany A Capote, Roberto Mendez Perez, and Anastasios Lymperopoulos
Feasibility of Extended-interval Follow-up for Patients Receiving Warfarin, Nicholas W. Carris, Alisa Spinelli, Danielle Pierini, James R Taylor, Katherine Vogel Anderson, Karen R. Sando, Jason Powell, Eric I Rosenberg, Marc S Zumberg, Steven M Smith, John G Gums, and Eric Dietrich
The Generational Effect on Pharmacists’ Labour Supply, Manuel J. Carvajal and Graciela Armayor
The Life-cycle Argument: Age as a Mediator of Pharmacists’ Earnings, Manuel J. Carvajal and Graciela Armayor
Update on Immunizations for Children and Adolescents, Elias B. Chahine, Marylee V. Worley, Michelle D. Lese, Jessica L. Pokora, and Hannah A. Morris
Suppression Of Adrenal βarrestin1-Dependent Aldosterone Production By ARBs: Head-To-Head Comparison., Samalia Dabul, Ashley Bathgate-Siryk, Thairy Reyes Valero, Malika Jafferjee, Emmanuel Sturchler, Patricia McDonald, Walter J Koch, and Anastasios Lymperopoulos
Vortioxetine (Brintellix): A New Serotonergic Antidepressant, Mario A. D'Agostino, Clayton English, and Jose A. Rey
Final Rule for Accountable Care Organization: Enabling Technologies, Part 1, Paul R. DeMuro
Final Rule for Accountable Care Organizations: Enabling Technologies, Part 2, Paul R. DeMuro
Skilled Nursing Facilities: Quality and Reporting and Value-Based Purchasing Programs, Part 1, Paul R. DeMuro
Skilled Nursing Facilities: Quality and Reporting and Value-Based Purchasing Programs, Part 2, Paul R. DeMuro
The Changing Nature Of Compliance Under Payment For Quality And Cost Effectiveness, Paul R. DeMuro
Apoptosis Induction by Ocimum sanctum Extract in LNCaP Prostate Cancer Cells., Sivanesan Dhandayuthapani, Hasan Azad, and Appu Rathinavelu
Pathophysiology of sepsis-related cardiac dysfunction: driven by inflammation, energy mismanagement, or both?, Konstantinos Drosatos, Anastasios Lymperopoulos, Peter Johannes Kennel, Nina Pollak, P Christian Schulze, and Ira J Goldberg
Phospholipid-modified PEI-based nanocarriers for in vivo siRNA therapeutics against multidrug-resistant tumors., Sean Essex, Gemma Navarro, Pooja Sabhachandani, Aabha Chordia, Malav Suchin Trivedi, Sara Movassaghian, and Vladimir P Torchilin
An Elective Course on Antimicrobial Stewardship, Timothy P Gauthier, Elizabeth M. Sherman, and Nathan R. Unger
Recognition of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Student Participation Within Antimicrobial Stewardship Activities, Timothy P. Gauthier, Jennifer G. Steinberg, Antonia Zapantis, and Laura Aragon
Cost Reduction of Inhaled Tobramycin by Use of Preservative-Free Intravenous Tobramycin Given via Inhalation, Timothy P Gauthier, Justin Wasko, Nathan R. Unger, Lilian M. Abbo, Margaret Fernandez, and Laura Aragon
Clinical Infectious Diseases Pharmacists in the United States: A Problem of Both Supply and Demand, Timothy P Gauthier, Marylee V. Worley, Vanesa Laboy, Luis Hernandez, Nathan R. Unger, Elizabeth M. Sherman, Corey Frederick, and Laura Aragon
Regulation of cardiac miR-208a, an inducer of obesity, by rapamycin and nebivolol, Rukhsana Gul, Abuzar Mahmood, Christian Luck, Kelly Lum-Naihe, Assim A Alfadda, Robert Charles Speth, and Lakshmi Pulakat
Atomoxetine for Orthostatic Hypotension in an Elderly Patient Over 10 Weeks: A Case Report., Genevieve M. Hale and Michael Brenner
Risks and Benefits of Low Molecular-Weight Heparin and Target-Specific Oral Anticoagulant Use for Thromboprophylaxis in Medically Ill Patients, Genevieve M. Hale and Michael Brenner
A Comparative Evaluation of Adverse Drug Events and Incidence of Stroke amongst the Target Specific Oral Anticoagulants, Genevieve M. Hale, Sarah Ebaugh, and Michael Brenner
Selection of Single-Stranded DNA Molecular Recognition Elements against Exotoxin A Using a Novel Decoy-SELEX Method and Sensitive Detection of Exotoxin A in Human Serum, Ka Lok Hong, Kailey Yancey, Luisa Battistella, Ryan M Williams, Katherine M Hickey, Chris D Bostick, Peter M. Gannett, and Letha J Sooter
Inflammation, oxidative stress and renin angiotensin system in atherosclerosis., Kazim Husain, Wilfredo Hernandez, Rais A. Ansari, and Leon Ferder
A new approach to determining the performance of superdisintegrants, Yogesh N. Joshi, David J. Mastropietro, Srinath Muppalaneni, and Hamid Omidian
Undertreatment of Migraine in the United States – A Population Based Study, Leanne Lai, Diena M. Almasri, and Sailyn Sanabria
Trends in Benzodiazepine Prescribing under Medicare Part D in USA: Outpatient Settings 2005-2009, Leanne Lai, Barry A. Bleidt, Devada Singh-Franco, Carriette Elusma, and Gloria Huh
Regulation and disregulation of mammalian nucleotide excision repair: a pathway to nongermline breast carcinogenesis., Jean J. Latimer, Vongai J Majekwana, Yashira R Pabón-Padín, Manasi R Pimpley, and Stephen G Grant
Intracerebroventricular infusion of the (Pro)renin receptor antagonist PRO20 attenuates deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt-induced hypertension., Wencheng Li, Michelle N Sullivan, Sheng Zhang, Caleb J Worker, Zhenggang Xiong, Robert Charles Speth, and Yumei Feng
Banning Tobacco Sales at the Retail Pharmacy: Natural Evolution of Drug Store As Responsible Health Provider Or Effective Marketing Strategy?, Paula Lopez-Trigo, Nile M. Khanfar, Sarah Alameddine, and Catherine Harrington
Impact of CYP2D6 Genetic Variation on the Response of the Cardiovascular Patient to Carvedilol and Metoprolol., Anastasios Lymperopoulos, Katie A McCrink, and Ava Brill
Abuse-Deterrent Formulations (ADFs): Crush Resistance, David J. Mastropietro and Hamid Omidian
Adrenal G protein-coupled receptor kinase-2 in regulation of sympathetic nervous system activity in heart failure, Katie A McCrink, Ava Brill, and Anastasios Lymperopoulos
β1-adrenoceptor Arg389Gly polymorphism and heart disease: marching toward clinical practice integration, Katie A McCrink and Anastasios Lymperopoulos
Mitochondrial biology, targets, and drug delivery., Lara Milane, Malav Suchin Trivedi, Amit Singh, Meghna Talekar, and Mansoor Amiji
Nano-Prevention/Nano-Treatment, Alborz Omidian, David J. Mastropietro, and Hamid Omidian
Routes of Opioid Abuse and its Novel Deterrent Formulations, Alborz Omidian, David J. Mastropietro, and Hamid Omidian
Community pharmacist participation in a practice-based research network: a report from the Medication Safety Research Network of Indiana (Rx-SafeNet)., Puja Patel, Heather Hemmeger, Mary Ann Kozak, Stephanie A Gernant, and Margie E Snyder
Differences in the Use and Quality of Antidiabetic Therapies in Mexican American and Non-Hispanic Whites With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes in the US: NHANES 2003-2012, Alexandra Perez Rivera, Shara Elrod, and Jesús Sánchez
mHealth: Don't Forget All the Stakeholders in the Business Case., Carolyn Petersen, Samantha A Adams, and Paul R DeMuro
Legal and regulatory considerations associated with use of patient-generated health data from social media and mobile health (mHealth) devices., C Petersen and P DeMuro
Epinephrine autoinjectors: does freezing or refrigeration affect epinephrine dose delivery and enantiomeric purity?, Ousama Rachid, F Estelle R Simons, Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, Stephen Lewis, and Keith J Simons
Epinephrine doses contained in outdated epinephrine auto-injectors collected in a Florida allergy practice, Ousama Rachid, F Estelle R Simons, Michael B Wein, Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, and Keith J Simons
Sublingual Diffusion of Epinephrine Microcrystals from Rapidly Disintegrating Tablets for the Potential First-Aid Treatment of Anaphylaxis: In Vitro and Ex Vivo Study, Mutasem M Rawas-Qalaji, Shima Werdy, Ousama Rachid, F Estelle R Simons, and Keith J Simons
Adrenaline (epinephrine) microcrystal sublingual tablet formulation: enhanced absorption in a preclinical model, Mutasem Rawas-Qalaji, Ousama Rachid, Belacryst A Mendez, Annette Losada, F Estelle R Simons, and Keith J Simons