Selected recent publications:

• Li H, Cao R, Wasserloos K, Bernal P, Liu Z, Pitt BR  and St. Croix CM.  Nitric oxide and zinc homeostasis in pulmonary endothelium. Ann New York Acad Sci  1203: 73-78, 2010  PMID  20716286
• Li H, Su X, Yan X, Wasserloos K, Chao W, Kaynar AM, Liu Z, Leikauf G, Pitt BR and Zhang L-M. Toll-Like Receptor 4-Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 Signaling Contributes to Ventilator-induced Lung Injury in Mice. Anesthesiology 113: 619-629, 2010. PMID 2068325
• Phillippi JA, Eskay MA, Kubala BS, Pitt BR and Gleason TG. Altered oxidative stress responses and increased type I collagen expression in bicuspid aortic valve patients. Ann Thor Surg In press
• Polk, A.A., Maul, T.M., KcKeel, D.T., Snyder, T.A., Lehocky, C.A., Pitt, B., Beer-Stolz, D., Federspiel, W.J. and Wagner, W.R. A biohybrid artificial lung prototype with active mixing of endothelialized microporous hollow fibers. Biotech Bioengineer. 106: 490-500, 2010.PMID 20091735
• Szczepaniak WS, Pitt BR, McVerry BJ. S1P2 receptor dependent Rho-kinase activation mediates vasoconstriction in the murine pulmonary circulation induced by sphingosine 1-phosphate. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 299: L137-145, 2010. PMID: 20435688
• Garner AL, St. Croix CM, Pitt BR, Leikauf GD, Ando S and Koide K. Specific fluorogenic probes for ozone in biological and atmospheric samples. Nature Chem Biol 1: 316-321, 2009 PMID 20634904
• Nemec AA, Leikauf G, Pitt BR, Wasserloos KJ and Barchowsky A. Nickel mobilizes intracellular zinc to induce metallothionein in human airway epithelium. Am J Resp Cell Mol Biol 41: 69-75, 2009 PMID 19097988
• Kaynar AM, Houhgton AM, Lum EH, Pitt BR and Shapiro SD. Neutrophil elastase is needed for neutrophil migration into lungs in ventilator-induced lung injury. Am J Resp Cell Mol Biol 39: 53-60, 2008 PMID 18276796
• Bernal PJ, Leelavanichkul K, Bauer E, Cao R, Wilson A, Wasserloos KJ, Watkins SC, Pitt BR and St. Croix CM. Nitric oxide mediated zinc release contributes to hypoxic regulation of pulmonary vascular tone. Circ Res 102: 1573-1582, 2008. PMID: 18483408
• Kleinschmidt AM, Nassiri M, Stitt MS, Wasserloos K, Watkins SC, Pitt BR and Jahroudi N. Sequences  in intron 51 of the VWF gene target promoter activation of subset of lung endothelial cells in transgenic mice. J Biol Chem 283: 2741-2750, 2008. PMID: 18048367.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Bruce R. Pitt
Phone: (412) 383-2073
Email: brucep@pitt.edu