Alexandra R . Lucas, MD

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Alexandra R . Lucas, MD

Professor

Department

Medicine (Phoenix)

Position

Professor

Books

  • , Chemokine-Glycosaminoglycan Interactions 2023
  • Zanetti I. R., Mouse Models of Renal Allograft Transplant Rejection: Methods to Investigate Chemokine–GAG Interaction and Therapeutic Blockade 2023
  • Chen P., Mouse Corneal Transplantation 2023
  • Guo Q., Preclinical Testing of Viral Therapeutic Efficacy in Pristane-Induced Lupus Nephritis and Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Mouse Models 2021
  • Zhang L., Topical Application of Virus-Derived Immunomodulating Proteins and Peptides to Promote Wound Healing in Mouse Models 2021
  • Lucas A., Overview of serpins and their roles in biological systems 2018
  • Maldonado J., Next-generation sequencing library preparation for 16S rRNA microbiome analysis after serpin treatment 2018
  • Ambadapadi S., Serpins, viruses, and the virome: New directions in therapy [Book Chapter] 2015
  • Chen H., Viral serpin therapeutics: From concept to clinic 2011
  • Rahman M. M., Viral TNF inhibitors as potential therapeutics 2009
  • Lucas A., The serpin saga; development of a new class of virus derived anti-inflammatory protein immunotherapeutics 2009
  • Bartee M. Y., Chapter 10 M-T7. Measuring Chemokine-Modulating Activity 2009
  • Canham P. B., Collagen organization and biomechanics of the arteries and aneurysms of the human brain [Book Chapter] 2006
  • Nash P., Serp-1, a poxvirus-encoded serpin, is expressed as a secreted glycoprotein that inhibits the inflammatory response to myxoma virus infection 1997

Publications

  • Journal for immunotherapy of cancer
    Li Xuemei, FXa-mediated PAR-2 promotes the efficacy of immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma through immune escape and anoikis resistance by inducing PD-L1 transcription
    12:7, p. e009565 2024
  • Nature communications
    Dodd-O Joseph, Author Correction: Antiviral fibrils of self-assembled peptides with tunable compositions
    15:1, p. 1505 - 1505 2024
  • Biomolecules (Basel, Switzerland)
    Varkoly Kyle, Viral SERPINS—A Family of Highly Potent Immune-Modulating Therapeutic Proteins
    13:9, p. 1393 2023
  • EMBO molecular medicine
    Zhang Liqiang, Viral anti‐inflammatory serpin reduces immuno‐coagulopathic pathology in SARS‐CoV ‐2 mouse models of infection, p. e17376 - e17376 2023
  • EMBO Molecular Medicine
    C Bouton M., The under-appreciated world of the serpin family of serine proteinase inhibitors
    15:6 2023
  • Digestive diseases and sciences
    Feng Y., Retraction Note to: A Novel Method for the Prevention and Treatment of Small‑for‑Size Syndrome in Liver Transplantation(Digestive Diseases and Sciences, (2020), 65, (2619–2629), 10.1007/s10620-020-06055-2)
    68:1 2023
  • Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
    Zanetti Isabela R, Mouse Models of Renal Allograft Transplant Rejection: Methods to Investigate Chemokine-GAG Interaction and Therapeutic Blockade
    2597 2022
  • Pathogens
    Zanetti I. R., Virus-Derived Chemokine Modulating Protein Pre-Treatment Blocks Chemokine–Glycosaminoglycan Interactions and Significantly Reduces Transplant Immune Damage
    11:5 2022
  • Cancers
    Christie J. D., Systemic Delivery of mLIGHT-Armed Myxoma Virus Is Therapeutic for Later-Stage Syngeneic Murine Lung Metastatic Osteosarcoma
    14:2 2022
  • Current Neuropharmacology
    Kwiecien J. M., The role of astrogliosis in formation of the syrinx in spinal cord injury
    19:2 2021
  • Frontiers in Public Health
    Fath A. R., Chronological Impact of Earthquakes on Blood Pressure: A Literature Review and Retrospective Study of Hypertension in Haiti Before and After the 2010 Earthquake
    8 2021
  • Biomedicines
    Kwiecien J. M., Neuroprotective effect of subdural infusion of serp-1 in spinal cord trauma
    8:10 2020
  • Pharmaceutics
    Yaron J. R., Recombinant myxoma virus‐derived immune modulator m‐t7 accelerates cutaneous wound healing and improves tissue remodeling
    12:11 2020
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
    Yaron J. R., Deriving immune modulating drugs from viruses— AA new class of biologics
    9:4 2020
  • Trends in molecular medicine
    Yaron J. R., Modifying the Organ Matrix Pre-engraftment: A New Transplant Paradigm?
    25:7 2019
  • Folia Neuropathologica
    Kwiecien J. M., Myxoma virus derived immune modulating proteins, M-T7 and Serp-1, reduce early inflammation after spinal cord injury in the rat model
    57:1 2019
  • Biochemistry
    Mahon B. P., Crystal Structure of Cleaved Serp-1, a Myxomavirus-Derived Immune Modulating Serpin: Structural Design of Serpin Reactive Center Loop Peptides with Improved Therapeutic Function
    57:7 2018
  • Cardiovascular and Hematological Disorders - Drug Targets
    Al-Ani M., Atrial fibrillation ablation increases inflammation-chemokine modulation suppresses activation of leukocytes isolated after ablation
    17:3 2017
  • PLoS ONE
    Kwiecien J. M., Loss of Kaiso expression in breast cancer cells prevents intra-vascular invasion in the lung and secondary metastasis
    12:9 2017
  • Infection and immunity
    Velsko I. M., Periodontal pathogens invade gingiva and aortic adventitia and elicit inflammasome activation in αvβ6 integrin-deficient mice
    83:12 2015
  • Pathogens and Disease
    Chukkapalli S. S., Chronic oral infection with major periodontal bacteria Tannerella forsythia modulates systemic atherosclerosis risk factors and inflammatory markers
    73:3 2015
  • PLoS ONE
    Velsko I. M., Fusobacterium nucleatum alters atherosclerosis risk factors and enhances inflammatory markers with an atheroprotective immune response in ApoEnull mice
    10:6 2015
  • Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology
    Lucas A., The virome: Viral ghost companion, virus wars
    5:8 2014
  • Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology
    Lucas A., Women in cardiology: The x factor and the heart of medicine
    5:2 2014
  • European Journal of Inflammation
    Davids J. A., Viral anti-inflammatory proteins target diverging immune pathways with converging effects on arterial dilatation, plaque and apoptosis
    12:1 2014
  • PLoS ONE
    Lucas A. R., Myxomavirus anti-inflammatory chemokine binding protein reduces the increased plaque growth induced by chronic porphyromonas gingivalis oral infection after balloon angioplasty aortic injury in mice
    9:10 2014
  • Cardiovascular and Hematological Disorders - Drug Targets
    Chen H., The serpin solution; targeting thrombotic and thrombolytic serine proteases in inflammation
    13:2 2013
  • Journal of Cancer Science and Therapy
    Zheng D., Myxomaviral anti-inflammatory serpin reduces myeloid-derived suppressor cells and human pancreatic cancer cell growth in mice
    5:8 2013
  • Cardiovascular and Hematological Disorders - Drug Targets
    Zheng D., Serpins for diagnosis and therapy in cancer
    13:2 2013
  • Cardiovascular and Hematological Disorders - Drug Targets
    Lucas A., Serpins as therapeutics - A potential biologic source for unique protein-based therapeutics
    13:2 2013
  • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
    Chen H., Myxomavirus-derived serpin prolongs survival and reduces inflammation and hemorrhage in an unrelated lethal mouse viral infection
    57:9 2013
  • PLoS ONE
    Rivera M. F., Polymicrobial Infection with Major Periodontal Pathogens Induced Periodontal Disease and Aortic Atherosclerosis in Hyperlipidemic ApoEnull Mice
    8:2 2013
  • Trends in molecular medicine
    Zheng D., Virus-derived anti-inflammatory proteins: Potential therapeutics for cancer
    18:6 2012
  • Current Drug Delivery
    Kennedy K. L., Local delivery of therapeutics for percutaneous coronary intervention
    8:5 2011
  • Infection and immunity
    Nahid M. A., Polymicrobial infection with periodontal pathogens specifically enhances microRNA miR-146a in ApoE-/- mice during experimental periodontal disease
    79:4 2011
  • Photochemistry and photobiology
    Korol R. M., Detection of altered extracellular matrix in surface layers of unstable carotid plaque: An optical spectroscopy, birefringence and microarray genetic analysis
    87:5 2011
  • Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions
    Lucas Alexandra, A randomized controlled, phase 2 trial of the viral serpin serp-1 in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
    3:6 2010
  • Thrombosis and haemostasis
    Munuswamy-Ramanujam G., Neuroserpin, a thrombolytic serine protease inhibitor (serpin), blocks transplant vasculopathy with associated modification of T-helper cell subsets
    103:3 2010
  • Journal of leukocyte biology
    Viswanathan K., Myxoma viral serpin, serp-1, inhibits human monocyte adhesion through regulation of actin-binding protein filamin B
    85:3 2009
  • Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
    Davids J. A., Viral anti-inflammatory proteins: The potential for immunotherapeutic applications in cancer
    7:2 2008
  • Journal of Biomedical Optics
    Korol R. M., Fluorescence spectroscopy and birefringence of molecular changes in maturing rat tail tendon
    12:2 2007
  • Cardiovascular Pathology
    Richardson M., Viral serpin, Serp-1, inhibits endogenous angiogenesis in the chicken chorioallantoic membrane model
    16:4 2007
  • Transplantation
    Jiang J., Induction of indefinite cardiac allograft survival correlates with toll-like receptor 2 and 4 downregulation after serine protease inhibitor-1 (Serp-1) treatment
    84:9 2007
  • Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets
    Munuswamy-Ramanujam G., Viral anti-inflammatory reagents: The potential for treatment of arthritic and vasculitic disorders
    6:4 2006
  • Frontiers in Bioscience
    Richardson J., Serpins, the vasculature, and viral therapeutics
    11:1 P.889-1198 2006
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
    Dai E., Identification of myxomaviral serpin reactive site loop sequences that regulate innate immune responses
    281:12 2006
  • Circulation
    Lucas A. R., Inflammation in atherosclerosis: Some thoughts about acute coronary syndromes
    113:17 2006
  • Transplantation
    Bédard E. L. R., Prevention of chronic renal allograft rejection by SERP-1 protein
    81:6 2006
  • Current Drug Targets - Cardiovascular and Haematological Disorders
    Lucas A., Editorial
    5:1 2005
  • Photochemistry and photobiology
    Christo A., In vivo optical analysis of quantitative changes in collagen and elastin during arterial remodeling
    81:2 2005
  • Virology
    Cameron C. M., Myxoma virus M128L is expressed as a cell surface CD47-like virulence factor that contributes to the downregulation of macrophage activation in vivo
    337:1 2005
  • Journal of Immunology
    Lucas A., Secreted immunomodulatory viral proteins as novel biotherapeutics
    173:8 2004
  • Transplantation
    Liu L., Viral chemokine-binding proteins inhibit inflammatory responses and aortic allograft transplant vasculopathy in rat models
    77:11 2004
  • Current Drug Targets - Cardiovascular and Haematological Disorders
    Lucas A., Preface
    2:1 2002
  • Lucas A., Circulating blood cells trigger acute inflammatory responses in the artery wall 2002
  • Christov A., Fluorescence spectroscopic analysis (FSA) detects quantitative changes in atherosclerotic plaque collagen and elastin content in vivo 2002
  • Current drug targets.Cardiovascular & haematological disorders
    Bocksch L., Apolipoprotein E: possible therapeutic target for atherosclerosis.
    1:2 2001
  • Lasers in surgery and medicine
    Christov A., Fluorescence spectroscopic analysis of circulating platelet activation during coronary angioplasty
    28:5 2001
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Zalai C. V., Increased circulating monocyte activation in patients with unstable coronary syndromes
    38:5 2001
  • Photochemistry and photobiology
    Christov A., Optical detection of triggered atherosclerotic plaque disruption by fluorescence emission analysis
    72:2 2000
  • Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Christov A., Laser-induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy (LFS): Detection of unstable thrombogenic atherosclerotic plaque formation in a rabbit model - A first look diagnostic approach
    4161 2000
  • Radiology
    Clarke S. E., Comparison of two blood pool contrast agents for 0.5-T MR angiography: Experimental study in rabbits
    214:3 2000
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation
    Liu L., The vital anti-inflammatory chemokine-binding protein M-T7 reduces intimal hyperplasia after vascular injury
    105:11 2000
  • Christov A., A three tiered fluorescence-based system for monitoring activation-related changes in human platelets 2000
  • Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental
    Hatton M. W. C., Metabolism and distribution of the virus-encoded serine proteinase inhibitor SERP-1 in healthy rabbits
    49:11 2000
  • Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
    Lucas A., Transplant vasculopathy: Viral anti-inflammatory serpin regulation of atherogenesis
    19:11 2000
  • Circulation
    Miller L. W., Inhibition of transplant vasculopathy in a rat aortic allograft model after infusion of anti-inflammatory viral serpin
    101:13 2000
  • Photochemistry and photobiology
    Christov A. M., Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) recognition of the structural composition of porcine heart valves
    69:3 1999
  • Lasers in surgery and medicine
    Christov A., Detection of transplant vasculopathy in a rat aortic allograft model by fluorescence spectroscopic optical analysis
    24:5 1999
  • Virology
    Lalani A. S., Role of the myxoma virus soluble CC-chemokine inhibitor glycoprotein, M- T1, during myxoma virus pathogenesis
    256:2 1999
  • Virology
    Hnatiuk S., Role of the C-terminal RDEL motif of the myxoma virus M-T4 protein in terms of apoptosis regulation and viral pathogenesis
    263:2 1999
  • Virology
    Graham K. A., The T1/35kDa family of poxvirus-secreted proteins bind chemokines and modulate leukocyte influx into virus-infected tissues
    229:1 1997
  • Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
    Dai E., Calreticulin, a potential vascular regulatory protein, reduces intimal hyperplasia after arterial injury
    17:11 1997
  • Lasers in surgery and medicine
    Bauer J., Comparative study of Nd:YAG laser angioplasty at 1.06 μm, 1.32 μm, and 1.44 μm wavelengths: Decreased vascular spasm and early mortality with 1.44 μm laser ablation
    19:3 1996
  • Atherosclerosis
    Lucas A., Development of an avian model for restenosis
    119:1 1996
  • Circulation
    Lucas A., Virus-encoded serine proteinase inhibitor SERP-1 inhibits atherosclerotic plaque development after balloon angioplasty
    94:11 1996
  • Virology
    Mossman K., Myxoma virus M-T7, a secreted homolog of the interferon-γ receptor, is a critical virulence factor for the development of myxomatosis in European rabbits
    215:1 1996
  • Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
    PERK M., Laser Induced Fluorescence Identification of Sinoatrial and Atrioventricular Nodal Conduction Tissue
    16:8 1993
  • American Heart Journal
    Lucas A. R., Angiographic contrast media interference with laser-induced fluorescence excitation and detection in atherosclerotic human coronary arteries
    121:1 PART 1 1991
  • American Heart Journal
    Gal D., Atherosclerotic Yucatan microswine: An animalmodel with high-grade, fibrocalcific, nonfatty lesions suitable for testing catheter-based interventions
    119:2 PART 1 1990
  • Lasers in surgery and medicine
    Gaffney E. J., Correlation of fluorescence emission with the plaque content and intimal thickness of atherosclerotic coronary arteries
    9:3 1989
  • The American Journal of Cardiology
    Desnoyers M. R., Clinical and noninvasive hemodynamic results after aortic balloon valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis
    62:16 1988
  • Virology
    Lucas A., In vivo and in vitro models of demyelinating diseases II. Persistence and host-regulated thermosensitivity in cells of neural derivation infected with mouse hepatitis and measles viruses
    88:2 1978
  • Cell
    Lucas A., In vivo and in vitro models of demyelinating diseases: Tropism of the JHM strain of murine hepatitis virus for cells of glial origin
    12:2 1977