Publications

Dysfunctional high-density lipoprotein predicts survival, renal recovery and the need for kidney replacement therapy in acute kidney injury

Lipoprotein(a) is associated with coronary inflammation in people with HIV and undetectable HIV RNA

The relationship between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and coronary slow flow: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Reduced antioxidant high-density lipoprotein function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

HDL dysfunction: a role in the pathogenesis of cardiometabolic syndrome in chronic HIV infection?

Oxidized high-density lipoprotein associates with cardiometabolic dysfunction in coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome

Overview of methods that determine mitochondrial function in human disease

When cytokine storms collide: understanding hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in human herpesvirus 8/Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus-associated multicentric Castleman disease among people with HIV

Atherogenic Effects of Acute Electronic Cigarette Compared With Tobacco Cigarette Smoking in People Living With HIV: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Reduced high-density lipoprotein antioxidant function in patients with coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome

Intestinal Spirochetosis as a Cause of Persistent Rectal Abscess in a Patient With HIV/AIDS

NETosis Is an Important Component of Chronic Myocardial Inflammation in Patients with Heart Failure

Productive infection of the retinal pigment epithelium by SARS-CoV-2: Initial effects and consideration of long-term consequences

Total and H-specific GDF-15 levels increase in caloric deprivation independently of leptin in humans

The Role of Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Viral Respiratory Infections

The role of NETosis in heart failure

The Role of the Nrf2 Pathway in Airway Tissue Damage Due to Viral Respiratory Infections

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Alters Mediators of Lung Tissue Remodeling In Vitro and In Vivo

Single-Cell Profiling of the Differential In Vivo Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Among Lung Tissue Cell Subtypes at the Protein Level

Mitoquinone mesylate as post-exposure prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: an exploratory single center pragmatic open label non-randomized pilot clinical trial with matched controls

Oxidized high-density lipoprotein associates with atrial fibrillation

Clostridium Difficile

The Role of the NRF2 Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Viral Respiratory Infections

HIV and COVID-19: two pandemics with significant (but different) central nervous system complications

HDL-cholesterol concentration and its association with coronary artery calcification: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Predictive value of lipoprotein(a) in coronary artery calcification among asymptomatic cardiovascular disease subjects: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Chronic Electronic Cigarette Use and Atherosclerosis Risk in Young People: A Cross-Sectional Study - Brief Report

Mitoquinone Mesylate and Mitochondrial DNA in End Organs in Humanized Mouse Model of Chronic Treated Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Sleep and mood disturbances in people with HIV remain largely understudied

Blood immune cells from people with HIV on antiviral regimens that contain tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) have differential metabolic signatures

Ectodomain shedding of proteins important for SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis in plasma of tobacco cigarette smokers compared to electronic cigarette vapers: a cross-sectional study

The role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of infections with coronaviruses

Race and sex differences in HDL peroxide content among American adults with and without type 2 diabetes

Levels of high-density lipoprotein lipid peroxidation according to spatial socioeconomic deprivation and rurality among patients with coronary artery disease

Mitoquinone mesylate attenuates brain inflammation in humanized mouse model of chronic HIV infection

Cross-talk between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the insulin/IGF signaling pathway: Implications for metabolic diseases in COVID-19 and for post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Adipokines, Weight Gain and Metabolic and Inflammatory Markers After Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation: AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) A5260s

Instigators of COVID-19 in Immune Cells Are Increased in Tobacco Cigarette Smokers and Electronic Cigarette Vapers Compared with Nonsmokers

ApoA-I mimetics reduce systemic and gut inflammation in chronic treated HIV

Short Communication: Plasma Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 and Subclinical Coronary Artery Disease in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study

Association of 1 Vaping Session with Cellular Oxidative Stress in Otherwise Healthy Young People with No History of Smoking or Vaping: A Randomized Clinical Crossover Trial

ApoA-I mimetics favorably impact cyclooxygenase 2 and bioactive lipids that may contribute to cardiometabolic syndrome in chronic treated HIV

Advanced glycation end products associated with cardiometabolic biomarkers in treated human immunodeficiency virus infection

Electronic and Tobacco Cigarettes Alter Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Oxidative Biomarkers

Increased Expression of Proatherogenic Proteins in Immune Cell Subtypes in Tobacco Cigarette Smokers But Not in Electronic Cigarette Vapers

Apolipoprotein A-I mimetics attenuate macrophage activation in chronic treated HIV

Update in Viral Infections in the Intensive Care Unit

Expression of key inflammatory proteins is increased in immune cells from tobacco cigarette smokers but not electronic cigarette vapers: Implications for atherosclerosis

The ApoA-I mimetic peptide 4F attenuates in vitro replication of SARS-CoV-2, associated apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation in epithelial cells

Sudden cardiac arrest in a patient with myxedema coma and COVID-19

Erratum: Changes in Bone Mineral Density after Initiation of Antiretroviral Treatment with Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine plus Atazanavir/Ritonavir, Darunavir/Ritonavir, or Raltegravir (J Infect Dis. (2015) 212: 8 (1241-1249) DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv194)

Elevated cellular oxidative stress in circulating immune cells in otherwise healthy young people who use electronic cigarettes in a cross-sectional single-center study: Implications for future cardiovascular risk

Greater IL-6, D-dimer, and ICAM-1 levels are associated with lower small HDL particle concentration in the multicenter AIDS cohort study

Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a Rare Cause of Preseptal Cellulitis

High-density lipoprotein lipid peroxidation as a molecular signature of the risk for developing cardiovascular disease: Results from MASHAD cohort

The impact of aerobic and isometric exercise on different measures of dysfunctional high-density lipoprotein in patients with hypertension

Lorcaserin treatment decreases body weight and reduces cardiometabolic risk factors in obese adults: A six-month, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial

Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 and risk of cardiovascular disease: High-density lipoprotein dysfunction versus serum HDL-C concentrations

A flow cytometric method to determine transfection efficiency

Soluble levels of receptor for advanced glycation endproducts and dysfunctional high-density lipoprotein in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus

The Role of Lipoproteins in Mycoplasma-Mediated Immunomodulation

Low Levels of Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Their Association with Systemic Inflammation and Monocyte Activation in Older HIV-Infected Men

Changes in plasma RANKL-osteoprotegerin in a prospective, randomized clinical trial of initial antiviral therapy: A5260s

Dysfunctional high-density lipoprotein from HIV + individuals promotes monocyte-derived foam cell formation in vitro

Quantification of monocyte transmigration and foam cell formation from individuals with chronic inflammatory conditions

Cell-free biochemical fluorometric enzymatic assay for high-throughput measurement of lipid peroxidation in high density lipoprotein

A novel rapid and reproducible flow cytometric method for optimization of transfection efficiency in cells

Predictors of Impaired HDL Function in HIV-1 Infected Compared to Uninfected Individuals

Spirochetal lipoproteins and immune evasion

Detection of Donor-Derived Microparticles in the Peripheral Blood of a Hand Transplant Recipient during Rejection

Rhodococcus infection in solid Organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

Dysfunctional High-Density Lipoprotein in Relation to Oxidative Stress and Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Assessment of telomere length, phenotype, and DNA content

Weight loss surgery in adolescents corrects high-density lipoprotein subspecies and their function

γH2AX expression as a potential biomarker differentiating between low and high grade cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL) and high risk HPV related SIL

Changes in plasma levels of oxidized lipoproteins and lipoprotein subfractions with atazanavir-, raltegravir-, darunavir-based initial antiviral therapy and associations with common carotid artery intima-media thickness: ACTG 5260s

Oxidized lipoproteins are associated with markers of inflammation and immune activation in HIV-1 infection

Telmisartan increases vascular reparative capacity in older HIV-infected adults: a pilot study

Changes in markers of t-cell senescence and exhaustion with atazanavir-, raltegravir-, and darunavir-based initial antiviral therapy: Actg 5260s

Soluble Levels of Receptor for Advanced Glycation Endproducts (RAGE) and Progression of Atherosclerosis in Individuals Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: ACTG NWCS 332

Changes in Insulin Resistance After Initiation of Raltegravir or Protease Inhibitors With Tenofovir-Emtricitabine: AIDS Clinical Trials Group A5260s

Body composition changes after initiation of raltegravir or protease inhibitors: ACTG A5260s

Indications and types of antibiotic agents used in 6 acute care hospitals, 2009-2010: A pragmatic retrospective observational study

The safety of polymyxin antibiotics

Changes in bone mineral density after initiation of antiretroviral treatment with Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine Plus Atazanavir/Ritonavir, Darunavir/Ritonavir, or Raltegravir

Changes in Inflammation and Immune Activation with Atazanavir-, Raltegravir-, Darunavir-Based Initial Antiviral Therapy: ACTG 5260s

In vitro activity of daptomycin in combination with β-lactams, gentamicin, rifampin, and tigecycline against daptomycin-nonsusceptible enterococci

The zoonotic potential of daptomycin non-susceptible enterococci

A prospective, randomized clinical trial of antiretroviral therapies on carotid wall thickness

Substandard/counterfeit antimicrobial drugs

Telmisartan to reduce cardiovascular risk in older HIV-infected adults: A pilot study

The role of platelet-activating factor in chronic inflammation, immune activation, and comorbidities associated with HIV infection

How to approach and treat viral infections in ICU patients

A High Throughput Biochemical Fluorometric Method for Measuring Lipid Peroxidation in HDL

Immunomodulation of antiretroviral drug-suppressed chronic HIV-1 infection in an oral probiotic double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Dyslipidemia and cardiovascular risk in human immunodeficiency virus infection

Role of RANKL-RANK/osteoprotegerin pathway in cardiovascular and bone disease associated with HIV infection

Mechanisms of linezolid resistance among coagulase-negative staphylococci determined by whole-genome sequencing

Proximity to animal or crop operations may be associated with de novo daptomycin-non-susceptible Enterococcus infection

Frequency of susceptibility testing for patients with persistent methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

The cross-talk between spirochetal lipoproteins and immunity

The interplay between daptomycin and the immune system

HDL redox activity is increased in HIV-infected men in association with macrophage activation and non-calcified coronary atherosclerotic plaque

Assessment of empirical antibiotic therapy optimisation in six hospitals: An observational cohort study

Untrained young men have dysfunctional HDL compared with strength-trained men irrespective of body weight status

Transport of daptomycin resistance genes between animals and humans as a possible mechanism for development of de novo daptomycin resistance in enterococci

Evolution of high-level daptomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium during daptomycin therapy is associated with limited mutations in the bacterial genome

Perturbations of circulating levels of RANKL-osteoprotegerin axis in relation to lipids and progression of atherosclerosis in HIV-infected and -uninfected adults: ACTG NWCS 332/A5078 study

Emergence of daptomycin-non-susceptible enterococci urinary tract isolates

Erratum: Successful treatment of azole-resistant Candida spondylodiscitis with high-dose caspofungin monotherapy (Rheumatology International (2012) 32 (2957-2958))

The emerging problem of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus

Dysfunctional HDL and progression of atherosclerosis in HIV-1-infected and -uninfected adults

Biomarkers of microbial translocation and macrophage activation: Association with progression of subclinical atherosclerosis in HIV-1 infection

Genotypic and phenotypic evaluation of the evolution of high-level daptomycin nonsusceptibility in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

Successful treatment of azole-resistant Candida spondylodiscitis with high-dose caspofungin monotherapy

Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis in the United States

Epstein-Barr virus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in Los Angeles County

Case-control study comparing de novo and daptomycin-exposed daptomycin-nonsusceptible enterococcus infections

De novo daptomycin-nonsusceptible enterococcal infections

Efficacy and safety of the probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii for the prevention and therapy of gastrointestinal disorders

Case report: An unusual cutaneous tumor: African histoplasmosis following mudbaths: Case report and review

Comment on: Successful therapy of treatment-emergent, non-clonal daptomycin-non-susceptible enterococcus faecium infections

Gastrointestinal symptoms among ambulatory HIV patients: Appropriate symptom management requires improved symptom recognition

Effects of lipid-probe interactions in biochemical fluorometric methods that assess HDL redox activity

A biochemical fluorometric method for assessing the oxidative properties of HDL

Combination therapy with daptomycin, linezolid, and rifampin as treatment option for MRSA meningitis and bacteremia

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) detection using in situ hybridization in histologic samples

Multiple intraventricular neurocysticercal cysts treated with endoscopy without antiparasitic therapy

Establishing diagnosis of Haemophilus Parainfluenzae as etiology of culture-negative endocarditis using DNA sequence analysis on tissue specimen

Preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention

Hypopituitarism caused by neurocysticercosis

Bloodstream infection with Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens: A potentially lethal infection

Daptomycin nonsusceptible enterococci: An emerging challenge for clinicians

Clostridium sphenoides bloodstream infection in man

Does rituximab increase the incidence of infectious complications? A narrative review

Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis in the United States: A case report

Safety and efficacy of daptomycin in the treatment of gram-positive pathogens

Erratum: Acquired hemophilia as the cause of life-threatening hemorrhage in a 94-year-old man: A case report (Journal of Medical Case Reports (2010) 4 (231))

HIV-1 infected patients with suppressed plasma viremia on treatment have pro-inflammatory HDL

Smooth muscle tumour of the right groin: Description of a unique case

Successful treatment of pan-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia and bacteraemia with a combination of high-dose tigecycline and colistin

Staphylococcus intermedius is not only a zoonotic pathogen, but may also cause skin abscesses in humans after exposure to saliva

Maternal diet and cord blood leptin and adiponectin concentrations at birth

Tracheobronchitis caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus as a cause of chronic wheezing in a non-ventilated adult patient with tracheobronchomalacia

Good's syndrome remains a mystery after 55 years: A systematic review of the scientific evidence

Interleukin-2-unresponsive immune defects in good syndrome: Letter to the Editor

First report of treatment of Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens bloodstream infection with levofloxacin

Listeria endocarditis in a patient with psoriatic arthritis on infliximab: Are biologic agents as treatment for inflammatory arthritis increasing the incidence of Listeria infections?

Cytomegalovirus pseudotumor of the duodenum in a patient with AIDS: an unrecognized and potentially treatable clinical entity

Anaphylactoid reaction considered ciprofloxacin related: A case report and literature review

Giant right atrium with severe pulmonary hypertension

Quinolone-induced Hypoglycemia: A Life-threatening but Potentially Reversible Side Effect

Giant inguinoscrotal hernia as a cause of hydronephrosis

Narrative review: The role of leptin in human physiology: Emerging clinical applications

Acquired hemophilia as the cause of life-threatening hemorrhage in a 94-year-old man: A case report

An unusual foreign body as cause of chronic sinusitis: A case report

Candida albicans prosthetic hip infection in elderly patients: Is fluconazole monotherapy an option?

Unexplained high fever in an elderly patient treated with clonidine, duloxetine, and atorvastatin

Emphysematous cystitis in the absence of known risk factors: An unusual clinical entity

Perineurioma of esophagus: A first case report

Postirradiation Klebsiella pneumoniae-associated necrotizing fasciitis in the Western hemisphere: A rare but life-threatening clinical entity

Levofloxacin-induced Hypoglycemia: A Rare but Life-threatening Side Effect of a Widely Used Antibiotic

Cord blood leptin and adiponectin as predictors of adiposity in children at 3 years of age: A prospective cohort study

Central Integration of Environmental and Endogenous Signals Important in the Regulation of Food Intake and Energy Expenditure

Environmental Inputs, Intake of Nutrients, and Endogenous Molecules Contributing to the Regulation of Energy Homeostasis

Tigecycline for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: A systematic review of the evidence from microbiological and clinical studies

Tigecycline for the treatment of multidrug-resistant (including carbapenem-resistant) Acinetobacter infections: A review of the scientific evidence

Isolation and characterization of a novel Francisella sp. from human cerebrospinal fluid and blood

Leptin does not mediate short-term fasting-induced changes in growth hormone pulsatility but increases IGF-I in leptin deficiency states

Axillary Abscess in a Patient with Yersinia enterocolitica Infection as a Result of Exposure to Pork

Human infections associated with wild birds

Community-acquired Acinetobacter infections

Counterfeit or substandard antimicrobial drugs: A review of the scientific evidence

Plasma adiponectin concentrations and risk of incident breast cancer

Regulation of adiponectin and its receptors in response to development of diet-induced obesity in mice

Total and high-molecular-weight adiponectin in breast cancer: In vitro and in vivo studies

Growth hormone-binding protein is directly and IGFBP-3 is inverseley associated with risk of female breast cancer

Total and high-molecular weight adiponectin in relation to metabolic variables at baseline and in response to an exercise treatment program: Comparative evaluation of three assays

Adiponectin and cancer: A systematic review

The emerging role of leptin in humans

Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated myelitis: A comprehensive review

Peptide YY levels are decreased by fasting and elevated following caloric intake but are not regulated by leptin

Central nervous system manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections