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Amadou K. Camara PhD

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Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Anesthesiology
Division: Research

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Mitochondria in Health and Diseases. (Javadov S, Kozlov AV, Camara AKS) Cells 2020 May 09;9(5) PMID: 32397376 PMCID: PMC7290976 05/14/2020

Differences in Expression of Mitochondrial Complexes Due to Genetic Variants May Alter Sensitivity to Radiation-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction. (Schlaak RA, Frei A, SenthilKumar G, Tsaih SW, Wells C, Mishra J, Flister MJ, Camara AKS, Bergom C) Front Cardiovasc Med 2020;7:23 PMID: 32195269 PMCID: PMC7066205 03/21/2020

PPARγ-Independent Side Effects of Thiazolidinediones on Mitochondrial Redox State in Rat Isolated Hearts. (Riess ML, Elorbany R, Weihrauch D, Stowe DF, Camara AKS) Cells 2020 01 20;9(1) PMID: 31968546 PMCID: PMC7017211 01/24/2020

NOS cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin contributes to anesthetic preconditioning induced myocardial protection in the isolated ex vivo rat heart. (Wang C, Qiao S, Hong L, Sun J, Che T, An J, Camara AKS) Int J Mol Med 2020 Feb;45(2):615-622 PMID: 31894305 01/03/2020 1 Citation

miRNA551b-3p Activates an Oncostatin Signaling Module for the Progression of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. (Parashar D, Geethadevi A, Aure MR, Mishra J, George J, Chen C, Mishra MK, Tahiri A, Zhao W, Nair B, Lu Y, Mangala LS, Rodriguez-Aguayo C, Lopez-Berestein G, Camara AKS, Liang M, Rader JS, Ramchandran R, You M, Sood AK, Kristensen VN, Mills GB, Pradeep S, Chaluvally-Raghavan P) Cell Rep 2019 12 24;29(13):4389-4406.e10 PMID: 31875548 PMCID: PMC7380555 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076674271 12/26/2019 3 Citations

Cyclosporin A Increases Mitochondrial Buffering of Calcium: An Additional Mechanism in Delaying Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore Opening. (Mishra J, Davani AJ, Natarajan GK, Kwok WM, Stowe DF, Camara AKS) Cells 2019 09 07;8(9) PMID: 31500337 PMCID: PMC6770067 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85082240408 09/11/2019 1 Citation

Editorial: Genetic Modification of Cardiac Tissue. (Camara AKS, Stowe DF, O-Uchi J, Bazil JN) Front Cardiovasc Med 2019;6:93 PMID: 31380395 PMCID: PMC6646414 08/06/2019

Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation defect in the Heart of Subjects with Coronary Artery Disease. (Ait-Aissa K, Blaszak SC, Beutner G, Tsaih SW, Morgan G, Santos JH, Flister MJ, Joyce DL, Camara AKS, Gutterman DD, Donato AJ, Porter GA Jr, Beyer AM) Sci Rep 2019 05 20;9(1):7623 PMID: 31110224 PMCID: PMC6527853 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85066048228 05/22/2019 9 Citations

Telomerase Deficiency Predisposes to Heart Failure and Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. (Ait-Aissa K, Heisner JS, Norwood Toro LE, Bruemmer D, Doyon G, Harmann L, Geurts A, Camara AKS, Beyer AM) Front Cardiovasc Med 2019;6:31 PMID: 31001540 PMCID: PMC6454001 04/20/2019

Optical Metabolic Imaging for Assessment of Radiation-Induced Injury to Rat Kidney and Mitigation by Lisinopril. (Mehrvar S, la Cour MF, Medhora M, Camara AKS, Ranji M) Ann Biomed Eng 2019 Jul;47(7):1564-1574 PMID: 30963380 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85064248795 04/10/2019 2 Citations

Slow Ca²⁺ Efflux by Ca²⁺/H⁺ Exchange in Cardiac Mitochondria Is Modulated by Ca²⁺ Re-uptake via MCU, Extra-Mitochondrial pH, and H⁺ Pumping by F_OF₁-ATPase. (Haumann J, Camara AKS, Gadicherla AK, Navarro CD, Boelens AD, Blomeyer CA, Dash RK, Boswell MR, Kwok WM, Stowe DF) Front Physiol 2018;9:1914 PMID: 30804812 PMCID: PMC6378946 02/26/2019

Peroxynitrite nitrates adenine nucleotide translocase and voltage-dependent anion channel 1 and alters their interactions and association with hexokinase II in mitochondria. (Yang M, Xu Y, Heisner JS, Sun J, Stowe DF, Kwok WM, Camara AKS) Mitochondrion 2019 05;46:380-392 PMID: 30391711 PMCID: PMC6487210 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85056228802 11/06/2018 6 Citations

Quantitative optical measurement of mitochondrial superoxide dynamics in pulmonary artery endothelial cells. (Ghanian Z, Konduri GG, Audi SH, Camara AKS, Ranji M) J Innov Opt Health Sci 2018;11(1) PMID: 30123329 PMCID: PMC6097638 08/21/2018

Integrated computational model of the bioenergetics of isolated lung mitochondria. (Zhang X, Dash RK, Jacobs ER, Camara AKS, Clough AV, Audi SH) PLoS One 2018;13(6):e0197921 PMID: 29889855 PMCID: PMC5995348 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85048330957 06/12/2018 6 Citations

Optical metabolic imaging of irradiated rat heart exposed to ischemia-reperfusion injury. (la Cour MF, Mehrvar S, Heisner JS, Motlagh MM, Medhora M, Ranji M, Camara AKS) J Biomed Opt 2018 01;23(1):1-9 PMID: 29352564 PMCID: PMC5774173 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85040834320 01/21/2018 6 Citations

Protection by Inhaled Hydrogen Therapy in a Rat Model of Acute Lung Injury can be Tracked in vivo Using Molecular Imaging. (Audi SH, Jacobs ER, Zhang X, Camara AKS, Zhao M, Medhora MM, Rizzo B, Clough AV) Shock 2017 10;48(4):467-476 PMID: 28915216 PMCID: PMC5636640 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85017424389 09/16/2017 8 Citations

Endogenous and Agonist-induced Opening of Mitochondrial Big Versus Small Ca2+-sensitive K+ Channels on Cardiac Cell and Mitochondrial Protection. (Stowe DF, Yang M, Heisner JS, Camara AKS) J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2017 Nov;70(5):314-328 PMID: 28777255 PMCID: PMC5726766 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85041528923 08/05/2017 9 Citations

Mitochondrial VDAC1: A Key Gatekeeper as Potential Therapeutic Target. (Camara AKS, Zhou Y, Wen PC, Tajkhorshid E, Kwok WM) Front Physiol 2017;8:460 PMID: 28713289 PMCID: PMC5491678 07/18/2017

Protection by Inhaled Hydrogen Therapy in a Rat Model of Acute Lung Injury Can be Tracked in vivo Using Molecular Imaging. (Audi SH, Jacobs ER, Zhang X, Camara AK, Zhao M, Medhora MM, Rizzo B, Clough AV) Shock 2017 Apr 11 PMID: 28403067 PMCID: PMC5636640 04/14/2017

Identity and function of a cardiac mitochondrial small conductance Ca²⁺-activated K⁺ channel splice variant. (Yang M, Camara AKS, Aldakkak M, Kwok WM, Stowe DF) Biochim Biophys Acta Bioenerg 2017 Jun;1858(6):442-458 PMID: 28342809 PMCID: PMC5749404 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85017126810 03/28/2017 6 Citations

Modeling the detailed kinetics of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase: Catalytic mechanism and nitric oxide inhibition. (Pannala VR, Camara AK, Dash RK) J Appl Physiol (1985) 2016 11 01;121(5):1196-1207 PMID: 27633738 PMCID: PMC5142251 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85021095865 09/17/2016 6 Citations

Optical Cryoimaging Reveals a Heterogeneous Distribution of Mitochondrial Redox State in ex vivo Guinea Pig Hearts and Its Alteration During Ischemia and Reperfusion. (Ranji M, Motlagh MM, Salehpour F, Sepehr R, Heisner JS, Dash RK, Camara AK) IEEE J Transl Eng Health Med 2016;4:1800210 PMID: 27574574 PMCID: PMC4993131 08/31/2016

Mg(2+) differentially regulates two modes of mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake in isolated cardiac mitochondria: implications for mitochondrial Ca(2+) sequestration. (Blomeyer CA, Bazil JN, Stowe DF, Dash RK, Camara AK) J Bioenerg Biomembr 2016 06;48(3):175-88 PMID: 26815005 PMCID: PMC5098337 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84955557614 01/28/2016 9 Citations

Stretch-induced increase in cardiac contractility is independent of myocyte Ca2+ while block of stretch channels by streptomycin improves contractility after ischemic stunning. (Rhodes SS, Camara AK, Aldakkak M, Heisner JS, Stowe DF) Physiol Rep 2015 Aug;3(8) PMID: 26290532 PMCID: PMC4562572 08/21/2015

Mitochondria: hubs of cellular signaling, energetics and redox balance. A rich, vibrant, and diverse landscape of mitochondrial research. (Aon MA, Camara AK) Front Physiol 2015;6:94 PMID: 25859223 PMCID: PMC4374463 04/11/2015

Differential effects of buffer pH on Ca(2+)-induced ROS emission with inhibited mitochondrial complexes I and III. (Lindsay DP, Camara AK, Stowe DF, Lubbe R, Aldakkak M) Front Physiol 2015;6:58 PMID: 25805998 PMCID: PMC4354303 03/26/2015

Reversible blockade of complex I or inhibition of PKCβ reduces activation and mitochondria translocation of p66Shc to preserve cardiac function after ischemia. (Yang M, Stowe DF, Udoh KB, Heisner JS, Camara AK) PLoS One 2014;9(12):e113534 PMID: 25436907 PMCID: PMC4250075 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84914689001 12/02/2014 17 Citations

Mitochondrial targets for volatile anesthetics against cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury. (Agarwal B, Stowe DF, Dash RK, Bosnjak ZJ, Camara AK) Front Physiol 2014;5:341 PMID: 25278902 PMCID: PMC4165278 10/04/2014

Computational analysis of Ca2+ dynamics in isolated cardiac mitochondria predicts two distinct modes of Ca2+ uptake. (Tewari SG, Camara AK, Stowe DF, Dash RK) J Physiol 2014 May 01;592(9):1917-30 PMID: 24591571 PMCID: PMC4230769 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84899905966 03/05/2014 10 Citations

Safety and Efficacy of Ranolazine for the Treatment of Chronic Angina Pectoris. (Aldakkak M, Stowe DF, Camara AK) Clin Med Insights Ther 2013 Jan 15;2013(5):1-14 PMID: 24574825 PMCID: PMC3932785 02/28/2014

A mechanistic mathematical model for the catalytic action of glutathione peroxidase. (Pannala VR, Bazil JN, Camara AK, Dash RK) Free Radic Res 2014 Apr;48(4):487-502 PMID: 24456207 PMCID: PMC4068149 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84895749936 01/25/2014 12 Citations

Isoflurane modulates cardiac mitochondrial bioenergetics by selectively attenuating respiratory complexes. (Agarwal B, Dash RK, Stowe DF, Bosnjak ZJ, Camara AK) Biochim Biophys Acta 2014 Mar;1837(3):354-65 PMID: 24355434 PMCID: PMC4084852 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84892375315 12/21/2013 22 Citations

A biophysically based mathematical model for the catalytic mechanism of glutathione reductase. (Pannala VR, Bazil JN, Camara AKS, Dash RK) Free Radic Biol Med 2013 Dec;65:1385-1397 PMID: 24120751 PMCID: PMC3870161 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84887108878 10/15/2013 17 Citations

Enoyl coenzyme a hydratase domain-containing 2, a potential novel regulator of myocardial ischemia injury. (Du J, Li Z, Li QZ, Guan T, Yang Q, Xu H, Pritchard KA, Camara AK, Shi Y) J Am Heart Assoc 2013 Oct 09;2(5):e000233 PMID: 24108764 PMCID: PMC3835224 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84891718724 10/11/2013 7 Citations

Extra-matrix Mg2+ limits Ca2+ uptake and modulates Ca2+ uptake-independent respiration and redox state in cardiac isolated mitochondria. (Boelens AD, Pradhan RK, Blomeyer CA, Camara AK, Dash RK, Stowe DF) J Bioenerg Biomembr 2013 Jun;45(3):203-18 PMID: 23456198 PMCID: PMC3670670 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84878642065 03/05/2013 13 Citations

Dynamic buffering of mitochondrial Ca2+ during Ca2+ uptake and Na+-induced Ca2+ release. (Blomeyer CA, Bazil JN, Stowe DF, Pradhan RK, Dash RK, Camara AK) J Bioenerg Biomembr 2013 Jun;45(3):189-202 PMID: 23225099 PMCID: PMC4065551 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84878643622 12/12/2012 15 Citations

Modeling the calcium sequestration system in isolated guinea pig cardiac mitochondria. (Bazil JN, Blomeyer CA, Pradhan RK, Camara AK, Dash RK) J Bioenerg Biomembr 2013 Jun;45(3):177-88 PMID: 23180139 PMCID: PMC3615037 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84878638876 11/28/2012 13 Citations

Mitochondrial handling of excess Ca2+ is substrate-dependent with implications for reactive oxygen species generation. (Aldakkak M, Stowe DF, Dash RK, Camara AK) Free Radic Biol Med 2013 Mar;56:193-203 PMID: 23010495 PMCID: PMC3542420 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84874117448 09/27/2012 17 Citations

Protection against cardiac injury by small Ca(2+)-sensitive K(+) channels identified in guinea pig cardiac inner mitochondrial membrane. (Stowe DF, Gadicherla AK, Zhou Y, Aldakkak M, Cheng Q, Kwok WM, Jiang MT, Heisner JS, Yang M, Camara AK) Biochim Biophys Acta 2013 Feb;1828(2):427-42 PMID: 22982251 PMCID: PMC3534888 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84870201962 09/18/2012 40 Citations

Tyrosine nitration of voltage-dependent anion channels in cardiac ischemia-reperfusion: reduction by peroxynitrite scavenging. (Yang M, Camara AK, Wakim BT, Zhou Y, Gadicherla AK, Kwok WM, Stowe DF) Biochim Biophys Acta 2012 Nov;1817(11):2049-59 PMID: 22709907 PMCID: PMC3985433 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84865693217 06/20/2012 23 Citations

Damage to mitochondrial complex I during cardiac ischemia reperfusion injury is reduced indirectly by anti-anginal drug ranolazine. (Gadicherla AK, Stowe DF, Antholine WE, Yang M, Camara AK) Biochim Biophys Acta 2012 Mar;1817(3):419-29 PMID: 22178605 PMCID: PMC3269517 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84855809495 12/20/2011 64 Citations

Enhanced charge-independent mitochondrial free Ca(2+) and attenuated ADP-induced NADH oxidation by isoflurane: Implications for cardioprotection. (Agarwal B, Camara AK, Stowe DF, Bosnjak ZJ, Dash RK) Biochim Biophys Acta 2012 Mar;1817(3):453-65 PMID: 22155157 PMCID: PMC3269543 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84856457404 12/14/2011 14 Citations

Reduced mitochondrial Ca2+ loading and improved functional recovery after ischemia-reperfusion injury in old vs. young guinea pig hearts. (Rhodes SS, Camara AK, Heisner JS, Riess ML, Aldakkak M, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2012 Feb 01;302(3):H855-63 PMID: 22140052 PMCID: PMC3353793 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84856446031 12/06/2011 14 Citations

Differential sensitivity to LPS-induced myocardial dysfunction in the isolated brown Norway and Dahl S rat hearts: roles of mitochondrial function, NF-κB activation, and TNF-α production. (An J, Du J, Wei N, Guan T, Camara AK, Shi Y) Shock 2012 Mar;37(3):325-32 PMID: 22089203 PMCID: PMC3288738 11/18/2011 13 Citations

Ranolazine reduces Ca2+ overload and oxidative stress and improves mitochondrial integrity to protect against ischemia reperfusion injury in isolated hearts. (Aldakkak M, Camara AK, Heisner JS, Yang M, Stowe DF) Pharmacol Res 2011 Oct;64(4):381-92 PMID: 21741479 PMCID: PMC3233383 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052963908 07/12/2011 74 Citations

Mitochondrial approaches to protect against cardiac ischemia and reperfusion injury. (Camara AK, Bienengraeber M, Stowe DF) Front Physiol 2011;2:13 PMID: 21559063 PMCID: PMC3082167 05/12/2011

Adding ROS quenchers to cold K+ cardioplegia reduces superoxide emission during 2-hour global cold cardiac ischemia. (Aldakkak M, Stowe DF, Heisner JS, Riess ML, Camara AK) J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2012 Mar;17(1):93-101 PMID: 21282477 PMCID: PMC3226871 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84856953884 02/02/2011 6 Citations

Mitochondrial free [Ca2+] increases during ATP/ADP antiport and ADP phosphorylation: exploration of mechanisms. (Haumann J, Dash RK, Stowe DF, Boelens AD, Beard DA, Camara AK) Biophys J 2010 Aug 09;99(4):997-1006 PMID: 20712982 PMCID: PMC2920628 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77958171178 08/18/2010 21 Citations

Monitoring mitochondrial electron fluxes using NAD(P)H-flavoprotein fluorometry reveals complex action of isoflurane on cardiomyocytes. (Sedlic F, Pravdic D, Hirata N, Mio Y, Sepac A, Camara AK, Wakatsuki T, Bosnjak ZJ, Bienengraeber M) Biochim Biophys Acta 2010 Oct;1797(10):1749-58 PMID: 20646994 PMCID: PMC2926458 07/22/2010 22 Citations

Mitochondrial depolarization underlies delay in permeability transition by preconditioning with isoflurane: roles of ROS and Ca2+. (Sedlic F, Sepac A, Pravdic D, Camara AK, Bienengraeber M, Brzezinska AK, Wakatsuki T, Bosnjak ZJ) Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010 Aug;299(2):C506-15 PMID: 20519447 PMCID: PMC2928640 06/04/2010 53 Citations

Mitochondrial matrix K+ flux independent of large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel opening. (Aldakkak M, Stowe DF, Cheng Q, Kwok WM, Camara AK) Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010 Mar;298(3):C530-41 PMID: 20053924 PMCID: PMC2838564 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77749292115 01/08/2010 44 Citations

Potential therapeutic benefits of strategies directed to mitochondria. (Camara AK, Lesnefsky EJ, Stowe DF) Antioxid Redox Signal 2010 Aug 01;13(3):279-347 PMID: 20001744 PMCID: PMC2936955 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77954113727 12/17/2009 111 Citations

Comparison of cumulative planimetry versus manual dissection to assess experimental infarct size in isolated hearts. (Riess ML, Rhodes SS, Stowe DF, Aldakkak M, Camara AK) J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2009 Nov-Dec;60(3):275-80 PMID: 19732842 PMCID: PMC3786703 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-70449519139 09/08/2009 19 Citations

Modulation of mitochondrial bioenergetics in the isolated Guinea pig beating heart by potassium and lidocaine cardioplegia: implications for cardioprotection. (Aldakkak M, Stowe DF, Lesnefsky EJ, Heisner JS, Chen Q, Camara AK) J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2009 Oct;54(4):298-309 PMID: 19620879 PMCID: PMC2774837 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-74949134558 07/22/2009 20 Citations

Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production in excitable cells: modulators of mitochondrial and cell function. (Stowe DF, Camara AK) Antioxid Redox Signal 2009 Jun;11(6):1373-414 PMID: 19187004 PMCID: PMC2842133 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-65349123514 02/04/2009 293 Citations

Enhanced Na+/H+ exchange during ischemia and reperfusion impairs mitochondrial bioenergetics and myocardial function. (Aldakkak M, Stowe DF, Heisner JS, Spence M, Camara AK) J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2008 Sep;52(3):236-44 PMID: 18806604 PMCID: PMC2659015 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-58149269445 09/23/2008 29 Citations

Low-flow perfusion of guinea pig isolated hearts with 26 degrees C air-saturated Lifor solution for 20 hours preserves function and metabolism. (Stowe DF, Camara AK, Heisner JS, Aldakkak M, Harder DR) J Heart Lung Transplant 2008 Sep;27(9):1008-15 PMID: 18765194 PMCID: PMC2720038 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-50249115531 09/04/2008 15 Citations

KATP channel openers have opposite effects on mitochondrial respiration under different energetic conditions. (Riess ML, Camara AK, Heinen A, Eells JT, Henry MM, Stowe DF) J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2008 May;51(5):483-91 PMID: 18437094 PMCID: PMC3010203 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-41349099062 04/26/2008 44 Citations

Inhibited mitochondrial respiration by amobarbital during cardiac ischaemia improves redox state and reduces matrix Ca2+ overload and ROS release. (Aldakkak M, Stowe DF, Chen Q, Lesnefsky EJ, Camara AK) Cardiovasc Res 2008 Jan 15;77(2):406-15 PMID: 17900548 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-38849208460 09/29/2007 84 Citations

Reverse electron flow-induced ROS production is attenuated by activation of mitochondrial Ca2+-sensitive K+ channels. (Heinen A, Aldakkak M, Stowe DF, Rhodes SS, Riess ML, Varadarajan SG, Camara AK) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007 Sep;293(3):H1400-7 PMID: 17513497 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34548397692 05/22/2007 68 Citations

Ten-hour preservation of guinea pig isolated hearts perfused at low flow with air-saturated Lifor solution at 26{degrees}C: comparison to ViaSpan solution. (Stowe DF, Camara AK, Heisner JS, Aldakkak M, Harder DR) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2007 Jul;293(1):H895-901 PMID: 17434975 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34547129127 04/17/2007 17 Citations

ROS scavenging before 27 degrees C ischemia protects hearts and reduces mitochondrial ROS, Ca2+ overload, and changes in redox state. (Camara AK, Aldakkak M, Heisner JS, Rhodes SS, Riess ML, An J, Heinen A, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007 Jun;292(6):C2021-31 PMID: 17287367 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-34447548815 02/09/2007 34 Citations

Modulation of electron transport protects cardiac mitochondria and decreases myocardial injury during ischemia and reperfusion. (Chen Q, Camara AK, Stowe DF, Hoppel CL, Lesnefsky EJ) Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007 Jan;292(1):C137-47 PMID: 16971498 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33846335174 09/15/2006 179 Citations

Mitochondrial Ca2+-induced K+ influx increases respiration and enhances ROS production while maintaining membrane potential. (Heinen A, Camara AK, Aldakkak M, Rhodes SS, Riess ML, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2007 Jan;292(1):C148-56 PMID: 16870831 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33846300290 07/28/2006 96 Citations

Ischemia reperfusion dysfunction changes model-estimated kinetics of myofilament interaction due to inotropic drugs in isolated hearts. (Rhodes SS, Camara AK, Ropella KM, Audi SH, Riess ML, Pagel PS, Stowe DF) Biomed Eng Online 2006 Mar 02;5:16 PMID: 16512898 PMCID: PMC1431537 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33645539806 03/04/2006 3 Citations

Increasing heart size and age attenuate anesthetic preconditioning in guinea pig isolated hearts. (Riess ML, Camara AK, Rhodes SS, McCormick J, Jiang MT, Stowe DF) Anesth Analg 2005 Dec;101(6):1572-6 PMID: 16301221 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-28344438014 11/23/2005 28 Citations

Ischemia-reperfusion injury changes the dynamics of Ca2+-contraction coupling due to inotropic drugs in isolated hearts. (Rhodes SS, Ropella KM, Camara AK, Chen Q, Riess ML, Pagel PS, Stowe DF) J Appl Physiol (1985) 2006 Mar;100(3):940-50 PMID: 16282437 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33645548811 11/12/2005 10 Citations

Cardiac mitochondrial preconditioning by Big Ca2+-sensitive K+ channel opening requires superoxide radical generation. (Stowe DF, Aldakkak M, Camara AK, Riess ML, Heinen A, Varadarajan SG, Jiang MT) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006 Jan;290(1):H434-40 PMID: 16126810 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-33644799324 08/30/2005 111 Citations

Improved mitochondrial bioenergetics by anesthetic preconditioning during and after 2 hours of 27 degrees C ischemia in isolated hearts. (An J, Camara AK, Riess ML, Rhodes SS, Varadarajan SG, Stowe DF) J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2005 Sep;46(3):280-7 PMID: 16116332 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-24344458955 08/24/2005 13 Citations

Warm ischemic preconditioning improves mitochondrial redox balance during and after mild hypothermic ischemia in guinea pig isolated hearts. (An J, Camara AK, Rhodes SS, Riess ML, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005 Jun;288(6):H2620-7 PMID: 15653757 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-19344371165 01/18/2005 28 Citations

Dual exposure to sevoflurane improves anesthetic preconditioning in intact hearts. (Riess ML, Kevin LG, Camara AK, Heisner JS, Stowe DF) Anesthesiology 2004 Mar;100(3):569-74 PMID: 15108970 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-1442283835 04/28/2004 39 Citations

Attenuation of mitochondrial respiration by sevoflurane in isolated cardiac mitochondria is mediated in part by reactive oxygen species. (Riess ML, Eells JT, Kevin LG, Camara AK, Henry MM, Stowe DF) Anesthesiology 2004 Mar;100(3):498-505 PMID: 15108961 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-1442357364 04/28/2004 52 Citations

Negative inotropic drugs alter indexes of cytosolic [Ca(2+)]-left ventricular pressure relationships after ischemia. (Camara AK, Chen Q, Rhodes SS, Riess ML, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004 Aug;287(2):H667-80 PMID: 15059780 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-3242712226 04/03/2004 3 Citations

Comparison of hyperkalemic cardioplegia with altered [CaCl2] and [MgCl2] on [Ca2+]i transients and function after warm global ischemia in isolated hearts. (Camara AK, Chen Q, An J, Novalija E, Riess ML, Rhodes SS, Stowe DF) J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2004 Feb;45(1):1-13 PMID: 15041929 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-1942454816 03/26/2004 9 Citations

Reduced reactive O2 species formation and preserved mitochondrial NADH and [Ca2+] levels during short-term 17 degrees C ischemia in intact hearts. (Riess ML, Camara AK, Kevin LG, An J, Stowe DF) Cardiovasc Res 2004 Feb 15;61(3):580-90 PMID: 14962488 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-1142285436 02/14/2004 95 Citations

Effect of low [CaCl2] and high [MgCl2] cardioplegia and moderate hypothermic ischemia on myoplasmic [Ca2+] and cardiac function in intact hearts. (An J, Camara AK, Chen Q, Stowe DF) Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003 Dec;24(6):974-85 PMID: 14643817 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0344825055 12/04/2003 4 Citations

Hypothermia augments reactive oxygen species detected in the guinea pig isolated perfused heart. (Camara AK, Riess ML, Kevin LG, Novalija E, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2004 Apr;286(4):H1289-99 PMID: 14644763 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-1142291188 12/03/2003 69 Citations

Ischemic preconditioning: triggering role of nitric oxide-derived oxidants in isolated hearts. (Novalija E, Hogg N, Kevin LG, Camara AK, Stowe DF) J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2003 Nov;42(5):593-600 PMID: 14576506 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0142169946 10/25/2003 18 Citations

Cardiotonic drugs differentially alter cytosolic [Ca2+] to left ventricular relationships before and after ischemia in isolated guinea pig hearts. (Chen Q, Camara AK, Rhodes SS, Riess ML, Novalija E, Stowe DF) Cardiovasc Res 2003 Oct 01;59(4):912-25 PMID: 14553831 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-1642263401 10/14/2003 13 Citations

How inotropic drugs alter dynamic and static indices of cyclic myoplasmic [Ca2+] to contractility relationships in intact hearts. (Rhodes SS, Ropella KM, Camara AK, Chen Q, Riess ML, Stowe DF) J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2003 Oct;42(4):539-53 PMID: 14508241 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0141642005 09/26/2003 14 Citations

Reactive oxygen species precede the epsilon isoform of protein kinase C in the anesthetic preconditioning signaling cascade. (Novalija E, Kevin LG, Camara AK, Bosnjak ZJ, Kampine JP, Stowe DF) Anesthesiology 2003 Aug;99(2):421-8 PMID: 12883415 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0042845907 07/29/2003 96 Citations

Anesthetic preconditioning: effects on latency to ischemic injury in isolated hearts. (Kevin LG, Katz P, Camara AK, Novalija E, Riess ML, Stowe DF) Anesthesiology 2003 Aug;99(2):385-91 PMID: 12883411 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0041343196 07/29/2003 35 Citations

Na+/H+ exchange inhibition with cardioplegia reduces cytosolic [Ca2+] and myocardial damage after cold ischemia. (Camara AK, An J, Chen Q, Novalija E, Varadarajan SG, Schelling P, Stowe DF) J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 2003 May;41(5):686-98 PMID: 12717098 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037407358 04/30/2003 23 Citations

Sevoflurane exposure generates superoxide but leads to decreased superoxide during ischemia and reperfusion in isolated hearts. (Kevin LG, Novalija E, Riess ML, Camara AK, Rhodes SS, Stowe DF) Anesth Analg 2003 Apr;96(4):949-55, table of contents PMID: 12651639 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037379380 03/26/2003 104 Citations

Preconditioning with sevoflurane reduces changes in nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide during ischemia-reperfusion in isolated hearts: reversal by 5-hydroxydecanoic acid. (Riess ML, Novalija E, Camara AK, Eells JT, Chen Q, Stowe DF) Anesthesiology 2003 Feb;98(2):387-95 PMID: 12552198 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037318185 01/29/2003 43 Citations

Cross-bridge kinetics modeled from myoplasmic [Ca2+] and LV pressure at 17 degrees C and after 37 degrees C and 17 degrees C ischemia. (Rhodes SS, Ropella KM, Audi SH, Camara AK, Kevin LG, Pagel PS, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2003 Apr;284(4):H1217-29 PMID: 12531735 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037377557 01/18/2003 14 Citations

Anesthetic preconditioning attenuates mitochondrial Ca2+ overload during ischemia in Guinea pig intact hearts: reversal by 5-hydroxydecanoic acid. (Riess ML, Camara AK, Novalija E, Chen Q, Rhodes SS, Stowe DF) Anesth Analg 2002 Dec;95(6):1540-6, table of contents PMID: 12456413 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036897277 11/29/2002 70 Citations

Ischemic preconditioning alters real-time measure of O2 radicals in intact hearts with ischemia and reperfusion. (Kevin LG, Camara AK, Riess ML, Novalija E, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2003 Feb;284(2):H566-74 PMID: 12414448 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0037305128 11/05/2002 224 Citations

Sevoflurane preconditioning before moderate hypothermic ischemia protects against cytosolic [Ca(2+)] loading and myocardial damage in part via mitochondrial K(ATP) channels. (Chen Q, Camara AK, An J, Novalija E, Riess ML, Stowe DF) Anesthesiology 2002 Oct;97(4):912-20 PMID: 12357159 10/03/2002

Anesthetic preconditioning: triggering role of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in isolated hearts. (Novalija E, Varadarajan SG, Camara AK, An J, Chen Q, Riess ML, Hogg N, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002 Jul;283(1):H44-52 PMID: 12063273 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036302633 06/14/2002 94 Citations

Altered NADH and improved function by anesthetic and ischemic preconditioning in guinea pig intact hearts. (Riess ML, Camara AK, Chen Q, Novalija E, Rhodes SS, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002 Jul;283(1):H53-60 PMID: 12063274 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036306434 06/14/2002 83 Citations

Cardiac preconditioning with 4-h, 17 degrees C ischemia reduces [Ca(2+)](i) load and damage in part via K(ATP) channel opening. (Chen Q, Camara AK, An J, Riess ML, Novalija E, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2002 Jun;282(6):H1961-9 PMID: 12003799 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036086138 05/11/2002 20 Citations

Inhibition of Na(+)/H(+) isoform-1 exchange protects hearts perfused after 6-hour cardioplegic cold storage. (Stowe DF, Heisner JS, An J, Camara A, Varadarajan SG, Novalija E, Chen Q, Schelling P) J Heart Lung Transplant 2002 Mar;21(3):374-82 PMID: 11897527 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0036125863 03/19/2002 18 Citations

Blocking Na(+)/H(+) exchange reduces [Na(+)](i) and [Ca(2+)](i) load after ischemia and improves function in intact hearts. (An J, Varadarajan SG, Camara A, Chen Q, Novalija E, Gross GJ, Stowe DF) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2001 Dec;281(6):H2398-409 PMID: 11709405 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0035661776 11/16/2001 85 Citations

Differential modulation of the cardiac L- and T-type calcium channel currents by isoflurane. (Camara AK, Begic Z, Kwok WM, Bosnjak ZJ) Anesthesiology 2001 Aug;95(2):515-24 PMID: 11506128 08/17/2001

Interactions of halothane with isoproterenol and epinephrine on canine epicardial conduction velocity at normal and elevated potassium levels. (Camara AK, Turner LA, Bosnjak ZJ) Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2001 Aug;45(7):885-92 PMID: 11472292 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-0034900132 07/27/2001

Central AT1 and AT2 receptors mediate chronic intracerebroventricular angiotensin II-induced drinking in rats fed high sodium chloride diet from weaning. (Camara AK, Osborn J) Acta Physiol Scand 2001 Feb;171(2):195-201 PMID: 11350280 05/15/2001 19 Citations

Alpha-adrenergic systems mediate chronic central AII hypertension in rats fed high sodium chloride diet from weaning. (Camara AK, Osborn JL) J Auton Nerv Syst 1999 Apr 16;76(1):28-34 PMID: 10323304 05/14/1999 3 Citations

AT1 receptors mediate chronic central nervous system AII hypertension in rats fed high sodium chloride diet from weaning. (Camara AK, Osborn JL) J Auton Nerv Syst 1998 Aug 06;72(1):16-23 PMID: 9760076 10/06/1998 10 Citations

Renal neurogenic mediation of intracerebroventricular angiotensin II hypertension in rats raised on high sodium chloride diet. (Osborn JL, Camara AK) Hypertension 1997 Sep;30(3 Pt 1):331-6 PMID: 9314413 10/06/1997 30 Citations

Comparative effects of bicarbonate, tris-(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane and dichloroacetate in newborn swine with normoxic lactic acidosis. (Nudel DB, Camara A, Levine M) Dev Pharmacol Ther 1993;20(1-2):20-5 PMID: 7924761 01/01/1993 2 Citations

Brainstem sites differentially sensitive to beta-endorphin and morphine for analgesia and release of met-enkephalin in anesthetized rats. (Tseng LL, Tang R, Stackman R, Camara A, Fujimoto JM) J Pharmacol Exp Ther 1990 Jun;253(3):930-7 PMID: 2141638 06/01/1990 17 Citations

[Bacteriology of tuberculosis]. (Krespine C) Soins 1986 Dec(491-492):30-1, 33-4 PMID: 3105080 12/01/1986

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