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  1. Cardiomyocyte-specific ACSL1 Deficiency Prevents Cardiac Lipotoxicity and Alleviates Heart Dysfunction in the ob/ob Model of Obesity

    Article • January 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  2. Walk the Line: The Role of Ubiquitin in Regulating Transcription in Myocytes

    Article • Physiology, September 2019, American Physiological Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  3. Identification of Metabolic Changes in Ileum, Jejunum, Skeletal Muscle, Liver, and Lung in a Continuous I.V. Pseudomonas aeruginosa Model of Sepsis Using Nontargeted Metabolomics Analysis

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, September 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  4. Cardiomyocyte glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors directly and antagonistically regulate heart disease in mice

    Article • Science Signaling, April 2019, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  5. Doxorubicin Exposure Causes Subacute Cardiac Atrophy Dependent on the Striated Muscle–Specific Ubiquitin Ligase MuRF1

    Article • Circulation Heart Failure, March 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  6. F-box protein-32 down-regulates small-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel 2 in diabetic mouse atria

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 2019, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  7. Image-Based Methods for Phase Estimation, Gating, and Temporal Superresolution of Cardiac Ultrasound

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, January 2019, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  8. The sympathetic nervous system regulates skeletal muscle motor innervation and acetylcholine receptor stability

    Article • Acta Physiologica, October 2018, Wiley

    Tan Zhang, Dr. Monte S. Willis

  9. Muscle-specific regulation of right ventricular transcriptional responses to chronic hypoxia-induced hypertrophy by the muscle ring finger-1 (MuRF1) ubiquitin ligase in mice

    Article • BMC Medical Genetics, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  10. Disrupted structure and aberrant function of CHIP mediates the loss of motor and cognitive function in preclinical models of SCAR16

    Article • PLoS Genetics, September 2018, PLOS

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  11. Adverse Effects of Fenofibrate in Mice Deficient in the Protein Quality Control Regulator, CHIP

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, August 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  12. Increasing Cardiomyocyte Atrogin-1 Reduces Aging-Associated Fibrosis and Regulates Remodeling in Vivo

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  13. Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 as a nuclear factor kappa B-modulating therapeutic target in cardiovascular diseases: at the heart of it all

    Article • Translational Research, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  14. Applicability of Precision Medicine Approaches to Managing Hypertension in Rural Populations

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, April 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  15. Modeling the Transition From Decompensated to Pathological Hypertrophy

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, April 2018, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  16. Applicability of Precision Medicine Approaches to Managing Hypertension in Rural Populations

    Article • January 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  17. Genome-wide association study of homocysteine in African Americans from the Jackson Heart Study, the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, and the Coronary Artery Risk in Young Adults study

    Article • Journal of Human Genetics, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  18. The role of heat shock proteins and co-chaperones in heart failure

    Article • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, December 2017, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  19. Untargeted metabolomics analysis of ischemia–reperfusion-injured hearts ex vivo from sedentary and exercise-trained rats

    Article • Metabolomics, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  20. Clinical Evidence Supports a Protective Role for CXCL5 in Coronary Artery Disease

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  21. Effects of the kinase inhibitor sorafenib on heart, muscle, liver and plasma metabolism in vivo using non-targeted metabolomics analysis

    Article • British Journal of Pharmacology, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  22. Cardiovascular Health in African Americans: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Article • Circulation, November 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  23. Kinome and Transcriptome Profiling Reveal Broad and Distinct Activities of Erlotinib, Sunitinib, and Sorafenib in the Mouse Heart and Suggest Cardiotoxicity From Combined Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription and Epidermal Growth Factor Rece...

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, October 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  24. Evidence that endogenous formaldehyde produces immunogenic and atherogenic adduct epitopes

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  25. MMI‐0100 Inhibits Cardiac Fibrosis in a Mouse Model Overexpressing Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein C

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, September 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  26. Exercise-Induced Alterations in Skeletal Muscle, Heart, Liver, and Serum Metabolome Identified by Non-Targeted Metabolomics Analysis

    Article • Metabolites, August 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  27. Non-Targeted Metabolomics Analysis of Golden Retriever Muscular Dystrophy-Affected Muscles Reveals Alterations in Arginine and Proline Metabolism, and Elevations in Glutamic and Oleic Acid In Vivo

    Article • Metabolites, July 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  28. Loss of CHIP Expression Perturbs Glucose Homeostasis and Leads to Type II Diabetes through Defects in Microtubule Polymerization and Glucose Transporter Localization

    Article • July 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  29. Erratum to ‘Cessation of biomechanical stretch model of C2C12 cells modelsmyocyte atrophy and anaplerotic changes in metabolism usingnon-targeted metabolomics analysisAmro’ [Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. (2016) 80–92]

    Article • The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  30. Non-Targeted Metabolomics Analysis of the Effects of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Sunitinib and Erlotinib on Heart, Muscle, Liver and Serum Metabolism In Vivo

    Article • Metabolites, June 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  31. Ubiquitin Ligases and Posttranslational Regulation of Energy in the Heart: The Hand that Feeds

    Article • June 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  32. BRG1 and BRM function antagonistically with c-MYC in adult cardiomyocytes to regulate conduction and contractility

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  33. A purified MAA-based ELISA is a useful tool for determining anti-MAA antibody titer with high sensitivity

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2017, PLOS

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  34. The Head and the Heart

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  35. Cessation of biomechanical stretch model of C2C12 cells models myocyte atrophy and anaplerotic changes in metabolism using non-targeted metabolomics analysis

    Article • The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  36. The alpha-1A adrenergic receptor agonist A61603 reduces cardiac polyunsaturated fatty acid and endocannabinoid metabolites associated with inflammation in vivo

    Article • Metabolomics, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  37. Proteolysis in the Interstitial Space

    Article • August 2016

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  38. Cardiomyocyte-Specific Human Bcl2-Associated Anthanogene 3 P209L Expression Induces Mitochondrial Fragmentation, Bcl2-Associated Anthanogene 3 Haploinsufficiency, and Activates p38 Signaling

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  39. Lung injury-induced skeletal muscle wasting in aged mice is linked to alterations in long chain fatty acid metabolism

    Article • Metabolomics, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  40. Cardiac ubiquitin ligases: Their role in cardiac metabolism, autophagy, cardioprotection and therapeutic potential

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  41. Corticosteroids Are Essential for Maintaining Cardiovascular Function in Male Mice

    Article • Endocrinology, July 2016, Endocrine Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  42. BRG1 and BRM SWI/SNF ATPases redundantly maintain cardiomyocyte homeostasis by regulating cardiomyocyte mitophagy and mitochondrial dynamics in vivo

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  43. Human amylin proteotoxicity impairs protein biosynthesis, and alters major cellular signaling pathways in the heart, brain and liver of humanized diabetic rat model in vivo

    Article • Metabolomics, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  44. Dystrophin-deficient dogs with reduced myostatin have unequal muscle growth and greater joint contractures

    Article • Skeletal Muscle, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  45. Fenofibrate unexpectedly induces cardiac hypertrophy in mice lacking MuRF1

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  46. Heart-specific regulation of thyroid hormone activity.

    Article • Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, February 2016, Bioscientifica

    Dr. Monte S. Willis, Dr Kristine Wadosky

  47. Nebulized Delivery of the MAPKAP Kinase 2 Peptide Inhibitor MMI-0100 Protects Against Ischemia-Induced Systolic Dysfunction

    Article • International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  48. Influence of Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury on Cardiac Metabolism

    Article • January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  49. Genome- and exome-wide association study of serum lipoprotein (a) in the Jackson Heart Study

    Article • Journal of Human Genetics, September 2015, Nature

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  50. The ubiquitin ligase MuRF1 regulates PPARα activity in the heart by enhancing nuclear export via monoubiquitination

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  51. MuRF2 regulates PPARγ1 activity to protect against diabetic cardiomyopathy and enhance weight gain induced by a high fat diet

    Article • Cardiovascular Diabetology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  52. Muscle ring finger-3 protects against diabetic cardiomyopathy induced by a high fat diet

    Article • BMC Endocrine Disorders, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  53. Functional Amyloid Signaling via the Inflammasome, Necrosome, and Signalosome: New Therapeutic Targets in Heart Failure

    Article • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, May 2015, Frontiers

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  54. Endothelial inflammatory transcriptional responses to an altered plasma exposome following inhalation of diesel emissions

    Article • Inhalation Toxicology, April 2015, Informa Healthcare

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  55. Cancer cachexia update in head and neck cancer: Pathophysiology and treatment

    Article • Head & Neck, April 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  56. Depletion of PHD3 protects heart from ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting cardiomyocyte apoptosis

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  57. Non-targeted metabolomics of Brg1/Brm double-mutant cardiomyocytes reveals a novel role for SWI/SNF complexes in metabolic homeostasis

    Article • Metabolomics, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  58. Cardiac Energy Dependence on Glucose Increases Metabolites Related to Glutathione and Activates Metabolic Genes Controlled by Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, January 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  59. Delayed Contrast Enhancement Imaging of a Murine Model for Ischemia Reperfusion with Carbon Nanotube Micro-CT

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2015, PLOS

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  60. Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule‐1 Mediates Endothelial‐Cardiomyocyte Communication and Regulates Cardiac Function

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, January 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  61. Erratum to: MuRF1 activity is present in cardiac mitochondria and regulates reactive oxygen species production in vivo

    Article • Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  62. MMI-0100 inhibits cardiac fibrosis in myocardial infarction by direct actions on cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts via MK2 inhibition

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  63. Genetics and Heart Failure: A Concise Guide for the Clinician

    Article • Current Cardiology Reviews, November 2014, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  64. Corrigendum to “Protein quality control, the ubiquitin proteasome system, and autophagy: When worlds collide” [J Mol Cell Cardiol 71 (2014) 1–2]

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  65. Genome-wide admixture and association study of serum iron, ferritin, transferrin saturation and total iron binding capacity in African Americans

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, September 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  66. Non-targeted metabolomics analysis of cardiac Muscle Ring Finger-1 (MuRF1), MuRF2, and MuRF3 in vivo reveals novel and redundant metabolic changes

    Article • Metabolomics, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  67. The Hypermetabolic Giant: 18F-FDG avid Giant Cell Tumor identified on PET-CT

    Article • Journal of Radiology Case Reports, June 2014, EduRad

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  68. The role of ubiquitin ligases in cardiac disease

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Petra Kienesberger, Dr. Monte S. Willis

  69. Deficiency of cardiac Acyl-CoA synthetase-1 induces diastolic dysfunction, but pathologic hypertrophy is reversed by rapamycin

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  70. Protein Quality Control, The Ubiquitin Proteosome System, and Authophagy: When Worlds Collide

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  71. Muscle RING Finger-1 Promotes a Maladaptive Phenotype in Chronic Hypoxia-Induced Right Ventricular Remodeling

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2014, PLOS

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  72. MuRF1 activity is present in cardiac mitochondria and regulates reactive oxygen species production in vivo

    Article • Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  73. Cancer cachexia update in head and neck cancer: Definitions and diagnostic features

    Article • Head & Neck, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  74. Large multiethnic Candidate Gene Study for C-reactive protein levels: identification of a novel association at CD36 in African Americans

    Article • Human Genetics, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  75. SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complexes in cardiovascular development and disease

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  76. Regulation of Large Conductance Ca2+-activated K+(BK) Channel β1 Subunit Expression by Muscle RING Finger Protein 1 in Diabetic Vessels

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, February 2014, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  77. Precision-cut liver slices from diet-induced obese rats exposed to ethanol are susceptible to oxidative stress and increased fatty acid synthesis

    Article • AJP Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, February 2014, American Physiological Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  78. Muscle RING finger-1 attenuates IGF-I-dependent cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by inhibiting JNK signaling

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, January 2014, American Physiological Society

    Dr Kristine Wadosky, Dr. Monte S. Willis

  79. Dedication

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  80. The Pathophysiology of Cardiac Hypertrophy and Heart Failure

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  81. Cellular and Molecular Pathobiology of Cardiovascular Disease

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  82. Reducing Laboratory Billing Defects Using Six Sigma Principles

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, November 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  83. Targeting Angiogenesis and the Tumor Microenvironment

    Article • Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  84. Essential role of stress hormone signaling in cardiomyocytes for the prevention of heart disease

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 2013, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  85. The Maladaptive Effects of HIV Protease Inhibitors (Lopinavir/Ritonavir) on the Rat Heart

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  86. Ephrin–Eph signaling as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of myocardial infarction

    Article • Medical Hypotheses, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  87. Proteotoxicity and Cardiac Dysfunction

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, May 2013, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  88. BMPER regulates cardiomyocyte size and vessel density in vivo

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  89. Carboxyl terminus of Hsp70-interacting protein (CHIP) is required to modulate cardiac hypertrophy and attenuate autophagy during exercise

    Article • Cell Biochemistry and Function, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis, Dr Kristine Wadosky

  90. Muscle ring finger 1 and muscle ring finger 2 are necessary but functionally redundant during developmental cardiac growth and regulate E2F1-mediated gene expressionin vivo

    Article • Cell Biochemistry and Function, March 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis, Dr Kristine Wadosky

  91. Rib Fractures and Death from Deletion of Osteoblast βcatenin in Adult Mice Is Rescued by Corticosteroids

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  92. Evaluation of digital images for identification and characterization of monoclonal immunoglobulins by immunofixation

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  93. Proteotoxicity and Cardiac Dysfunction — Alzheimer's Disease of the Heart?

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, January 2013, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  94. Metabolic derangements in the gastrocnemius and the effect of Compound A therapy in a murine model of cancer cachexia

    Article • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle, January 2013, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  95. Cancer cachexia’s metabolic signature in a murine model confirms a distinct entity

    Article • Metabolomics, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  96. Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation Is Critical for Adaptation to Cardiac Stress

    Article • Circulation, October 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  97. Bedbugs in the 21st Century: The Reemergence of an Old Foe

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, August 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  98. Bmper Inhibits Endothelial Expression of Inflammatory Adhesion Molecules and Protects Against Atherosclerosis

    Article • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, July 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  99. Functional Redundancy of SWI/SNF Catalytic Subunits in Maintaining Vascular Endothelial Cells in the Adult Heart

    Article • Circulation Research, June 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  100. A Critical Role for Muscle Ring Finger-1 in Acute Lung Injury–associated Skeletal Muscle Wasting

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, April 2012, American Thoracic Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  101. Back to your heart: Ubiquitin proteasome system-regulated signal transduction

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  102. Multiple Positive Sweat Chloride Tests in an Infant Asymptomatic for Cystic Fibrosis

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, February 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  103. Mitochondria as a source and target of lipid peroxidation products in healthy and diseased heart

    Article • Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  104. Translational Cardiology

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  105. Molecular and Translational Vascular Medicine

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  106. Ubiquitylation - Dependent Signaling in Heart Disease

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  107. Wnt1/βcatenin injury response activates the epicardium and cardiac fibroblasts to promote cardiac repair

    Article • The EMBO Journal, November 2011, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  108. Albert Szent-Györgyi, MD, PhD

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, November 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  109. The story so far: post-translational regulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors by ubiquitination and SUMOylation

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, October 2011, American Physiological Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis, Dr Kristine Wadosky

  110. Kids in America: Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, October 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  111. Dietary Salt Exacerbates Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Rats

    Article • Toxicologic Pathology, August 2011, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  112. Regulation of the calpain and ubiquitin-proteasome systems in a canine model of muscular dystrophy

    Article • Muscle & Nerve, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis, Dr Kristine Wadosky

  113. Tear Me Down: Role of Calpain in the Development of Cardiac Ventricular Hypertrophy

    Article • Circulation Research, August 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  114. Oral Resveratrol Therapy Inhibits Cancer-Induced Skeletal Muscle and Cardiac Atrophy In Vivo

    Article • Nutrition and Cancer, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  115. Testicular Mass in a 40-Year-Old Man

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, July 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  116. Konrad Bloch, PhD

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, June 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  117. Imaging of myocardial infarction using carbon nanotube micro-computed tomography and delayed contrast enhancement

    Article • March 2011, SPIE

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  118. NF-κB Inhibition Protects against Tumor-Induced Cardiac Atrophy in Vivo

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  119. The Ubiquitin Ligase MuRF1 Protects Against Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Its Proteasome-Dependent Degradation of Phospho-c-Jun

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  120. Self-Discovered Breast Mass in a 38-Year-Old Woman

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, February 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  121. Merits of Non-Invasive Rat Models of Left Ventricular Heart Failure

    Article • Cardiovascular Toxicology, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  122. Tearin' Up My Heart: Proteolysis in the Cardiac Sarcomere

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 2011, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  123. Mouse Cardiac Acyl Coenzyme A Synthetase 1 Deficiency Impairs Fatty Acid Oxidation and Induces Cardiac Hypertrophy

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Biology, January 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr. Monte S. Willis, George R. Cowgill Professor of Medicine and Physiology Gerald I Shulman

  124. All the Little Pieces

    Article • Circulation Journal, January 2011, Japanese Circulation Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  125. Unexpected Death in a Heart Transplant Recipient

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, January 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  126. Regulation of AMPK by the Ubiquitin Proteasome System

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  127. Selective Inhibition of NF-kappa-B with NBD Peptide Reduces Tumor- Induced Wasting in a Murine Model of Cancer Cachexia In vivo

    Article • Journal of Cancer Science & Therapy, January 2011, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  128. Edge of the world: practical considerations and a clinical perspective of next-generation sequencing for hereditary cardiac disease

    Article • Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics, December 2010, Informa Healthcare

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  129. The therapeutic potential of heat shock proteins in cardiomyopathies due to mutations in cardiac structural proteins

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, December 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  130. Episodic Fever and Neutropenia in a 22-Year-Old Male

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, December 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  131. Atherosclerosis: Pathogenesis, Genetics and Experimental Models

    Article • November 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  132. Percy Lavon Julian

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  133. Unexpected Cause of Anemia in a 45-Year-Old Patient With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, November 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  134. Hold Me Tight: Role of the Heat Shock Protein Family of Chaperones in Cardiac Disease

    Article • Circulation, October 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  135. Sildenafil reverses cardiac dysfunction in the mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  136. Interference of Monoclonal Antibody Therapies with Serum Protein Electrophoresis Tests

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, October 2010, AACC

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  137. Autoimmune Hepatitis Induced by Syngeneic Liver Cytosolic Proteins Biotransformed by Alcohol Metabolites

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  138. Urine Crystals in a 1-Year-Old Male

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, July 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  139. Minireview: Won’t Get Fooled Again: The Nonmetabolic Roles of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (PPARs) in the Heart

    Article • Molecular Endocrinology, June 2010, Endocrine Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  140. Sir Hans Adolf Krebs: Architect of Metabolic Cycles

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, June 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  141. The Challenges and Complexities of Thyroid Hormone Replacement

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, June 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  142. Evolving molecular diagnostics for familial cardiomyopathies: at the heart of it all

    Article • Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, April 2010, Informa Healthcare

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  143. Sent to Destroy: The Ubiquitin Proteasome System Regulates Cell Signaling and Protein Quality Control in Cardiovascular Development and Disease

    Article • Circulation Research, February 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  144. Ivar Asbjörn Følling

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, February 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  145. Karl Landsteiner, MD

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, January 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  146. Cardiac Muscle Ring Finger-1—Friend or Foe?

    Article • Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  147. Robert Guthrie, MD, PhD

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, December 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  148. Seek and destroy: The ubiquitin-proteasome system in cardiac disease

    Article • Current Hypertension Reports, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  149. Atrogin-1 and MuRF1 regulate cardiac MyBP-C levels via different mechanisms

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, October 2009, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  150. Long-term improvement in mdx cardiomyopathy after therapy with peptide-conjugated morpholino oligomers†

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, October 2009, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  151. Arne Tiselius

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, October 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  152. MicroRNA-208a is a regulator of cardiac hypertrophy and conduction in mice

    Article • Journal of Clinical Investigation, September 2009, American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  153. The ubiquitin-proteasome system and nonsense-mediated mRNA decay in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, July 2009, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  154. Cardiac Muscle Ring Finger-1 Increases Susceptibility to Heart Failure In Vivo

    Article • Circulation Research, June 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  155. Familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Basic concepts and future molecular diagnostics

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  156. Recent Advances in the Detection of Prostate Cancer Using Epigenetic Markers in Commonly Collected Laboratory Samples

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, March 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  157. A concentration-dependent endocytic trap and sink mechanism converts Bmper from an activator to an inhibitor of Bmp signaling

    Article • The Journal of Cell Biology, February 2009, Rockefeller University Press

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  158. Muscle ring finger 1 mediates cardiac atrophy in vivo

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, February 2009, American Physiological Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  159. The ubiquitin–proteasome system in cardiac dysfunction

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  160. Inhibitory kappa B kinase-β is a target for specific nuclear factor kappa B-mediated delayed cardioprotection

    Article • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, November 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  161. Build it up-Tear it down: protein quality control in the cardiac sarcomere

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, October 2008, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  162. Increased immunogenicity to P815 cells modified with malondialdehyde and acetaldehyde

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, August 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  163. Metabolomic analysis of cancer cachexia reveals distinct lipid and glucose alterations

    Article • Metabolomics, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  164. Performance Comparison of Capillary and Agarose Gel Electrophoresis for the Identification and Characterization of Monoclonal Immunoglobulins

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Pathology, March 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  165. You spin me round: MafBx/Atrogin-1 feeds forward on FOXO transcription factors (like a record)

    Article • Cell Cycle, February 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  166. Appetite for destruction: E3 ubiquitin-ligase protection in cardiac disease

    Article • Future Cardiology, January 2008, Future Medicine

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  167. Hypercalcemia in a 56-Year-Old Female

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, December 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  168. Proteasome inhibition promotes regression of left ventricular hypertrophy

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, November 2007, American Physiological Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  169. Persistent Low Concentration of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in a Nonpregnant Woman

    Article • Clinical Chemistry, November 2007, AACC

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  170. Blood bank management of sickle cell patients at comprehensive sickle cell centers

    Article • Transfusion, November 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  171. Atrogin-1 inhibits Akt-dependent cardiac hypertrophy in mice via ubiquitin-dependent coactivation of Forkhead proteins

    Article • Journal of Clinical Investigation, November 2007, American Society for Clinical Investigation

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  172. The E3 Ligase MuRF1 Degrades Myosin Heavy Chain Protein in Dexamethasone-Treated Skeletal Muscle

    Article • Cell Metabolism, November 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  173. Characterization of a Model to Independently Study Regression of Ventricular Hypertrophy

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, October 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  174. Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and Fatigue in a 57-Year-Old Man

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, September 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  175. IKKbeta inhibition attenuates myocardial injury and dysfunction following acute ischemia-reperfusion injury

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, July 2007, American Physiological Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  176. Proteasome Inhibition Attenuates Infarct Size and Preserves Cardiac Function in a Murine Model of Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, July 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  177. Biclonal M-Spike in a 7-Year-Old Child

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, June 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  178. The Bitter End: The Ubiquitin-Proteasome System and Cardiac Dysfunction

    Article • Circulation, March 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  179. Muscle Ring Finger 1, but not Muscle Ring Finger 2, Regulates Cardiac Hypertrophy In Vivo

    Article • Circulation Research, March 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  180. Bovine Cardiac Troponin T is Not Accurately Quantified with a Common Human Clinical Immunoassay

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, January 2007, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  181. Hepatosplenomegaly in an 8-Month-Old Child

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, November 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  182. Endotoxin-Induced Cardiomyopathy and Systemic Inflammation in Mice Is Prevented by Aldose Reductase Inhibition

    Article • Circulation, October 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  183. Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in a 9-Year-Old Child

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, October 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  184. Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in a 9-Year-Old Child

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, October 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  185. Into the heart: The emerging role of the ubiquitin–proteasome system

    Article • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, October 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  186. Immunofixation reveals an apparent α heavy chain caused by precipitation of fibrinogen with IgA antiserum

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  187. Rat sinusoidal liver endothelial cells (SECs) produce pro-fibrotic factors in response to adducts formed from the metabolites of ethanol

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, November 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  188. Scavenger Receptors on Sinusoidal Liver Endothelial Cells Are Involved in the Uptake of Aldehyde-Modified Proteins

    Article • Molecular Pharmacology, August 2005, American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  189. Effect of anemia on plasma concentrations of NT-proBNP

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, August 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  190. Low Blast Count Myeloid Disorders With Auer Rods

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Pathology, August 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  191. Neck Pain and Rash in an 18-Year-Old Student

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, July 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  192. Aortic Valve Insufficiency in a 45-Year-Old Male

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, June 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  193. Aortic Valve Insufficiency in a 45-Year-Old Male

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, June 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  194. Gliosarcoma Cell Death After Radiosurgery in a Rat Model

    Article • min - Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, June 2005, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  195. Tumor necrosis factor-α-induced caspase activation mediates endotoxin-related cardiac dysfunction*

    Article • Critical Care Medicine, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  196. Obesity, macrophage migration inhibitory factor and weight loss

    Article • International Journal of Obesity, March 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  197. Relapse of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Is It a Continuum of Disease?

    Article • Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, January 2005, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  198. Zinc-Induced Copper Deficiency

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Pathology, January 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  199. Lipopolysaccharide Is a Cofactor for Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adduct???Mediated Cytokine/Chemokine Release by Rat Sinusoidal Liver Endothelial and Kupffer Cells

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, December 2004, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  200. Bone marrow-derived cells contribute to contractile dysfunction in endotoxic shock

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, October 2004, American Physiological Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  201. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor mediates late cardiac dysfunction after burn injury

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, October 2004, American Physiological Society

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  202. Refeeding Syndrome in a Severely Malnourished Child

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, September 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  203. Refeeding Syndrome in a Severely Malnourished Child

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, August 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  204. Malondialdehyde–acetaldehyde haptenated protein binds macrophage scavenger receptor(s) and induces lysosomal damage

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, July 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  205. Periumbilical Rash in an Immunosuppressed Patient

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, May 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  206. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) & Weight Loss

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  207. Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) & Weight Loss

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  208. Nasal Discharge in a 50-Year-Old Woman

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, April 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  209. Mechanisms of alcohol liver damage: aldehydes, scavenger receptors, and autoimmunity

    Article • Frontiers in Bioscience, January 2004, Frontiers in Bioscience

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  210. Article • Comparative Hepatology, January 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  211. Proximal Extremity Weakness and Altered Mental Status

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, December 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  212. Proximal Extremity Weakness and Altered Mental Status

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, December 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  213. T cell proliferative responses to malondialdehyde–acetaldehyde haptenated protein are scavenger receptor mediated

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, October 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  214. case study [hematology | microbiology]: Fever and Neutropenia in an Adolescent with Leukemia

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, September 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  215. Chronic ethanol consumption impairs receptor-mediated endocytosis of MAA-modified albumin by liver endothelial cells

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, September 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  216. Failure to Thrive in a 14-Month-Old Child

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, July 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  217. Confounding Issues in the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis: Lyme Disease Testing

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, June 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  218. The role of nutrition in preventing prostate cancer: a review of the proposed mechanism of action of various dietary substances

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, April 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  219. case study [chemistry | histology]: Chronic Cough in an Older Female

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, February 2003, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  220. Autoimmune Hepatitis Type 2

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, April 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  221. Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

    Article • Laboratory Medicine, March 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  222. Malondialdehyde–acetaldehyde-haptenated protein induces cell death by induction of necrosis and apoptosis in immune cells

    Article • International Immunopharmacology, March 2002, Elsevier

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  223. In Vitro Exposure to Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adducted Protein Inhibits Cell Proliferation and Viability

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, February 2002, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis

  224. Adduction of Soluble Proteins with Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde (MAA) Induces Antibody Production and Enhances T-Cell Proliferation

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, January 2002, Wiley

    Dr. Monte S. Willis