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  1. Determinants of cervical spine disorders in military pilots: a systematic review

    Article • Occupational Medicine, June 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  2. The burden of metabolic risk factors in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, June 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Professor Yousef Khader

  3. Effect of air pollution on disease burden, mortality, and life expectancy in North Africa and the Middle East: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Planetary Health, May 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Mohammed Kuddus, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Professor Yousef Khader

  4. Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990–2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • EClinicalMedicine, May 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr Ali Fatehizadeh, Laszlo Lorenzovici, Professor Mihajlo (Michael) Jakovljevic MD, PhD, MAE

  5. Sexual Dimorphism in the Expression of Cardiac and Hippocampal Renin-Angiotensin and Kallikrein–Kinin Systems in Offspring from Mice Exposed to Alcohol during Gestation

    Article • Antioxidants, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  6. Multiplatform-Integrated Identification of Melatonin Targets for a Triad of Psychosocial-Sleep/Circadian-Cardiometabolic Disorders

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  7. Quantitative cardiac autonomic outcomes of hydrotherapy in women during the first stage of labor

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, January 2023, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  8. Editorial: Methods and applications in integrative physiology

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, November 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  9. Burnout and Cardiovascular Risk in Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, April 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  10. Photobiomodulation therapy's effects on cardiac fibrosis activation after experimental myocardial infarction

    Article • Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, April 2022, Wiley

    Ramon Andrade De Mello, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  11. Urinary Angiotensinogen-Melatonin Ratio in Gestational Diabetes and Preeclampsia

    Article • Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, March 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  12. Diabetes mortality and trends before 25 years of age: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, February 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Sonu Bhaskar, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr Md Nuruzzaman Khan, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Ashish D Badiye, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Prof Tommi Vasankari, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah, Dr/ Adj Prof Vijay Kumar Chattu, Dr Agha Zeeshan Mirza

  13. Heart Rate Variability Indices as Possible Biomarkers for the Severity of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Following Pregnancy Loss

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, January 2022, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  14. Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Article • The Lancet Neurology, September 2021, Elsevier

    Prof.Dr. Adnan Kisa, Dr Sheikh M Alif, Dr. Alok Atreya, Professor Yousef Khader, Andrew T. Olagunju, Dr Shariful Islam, Dr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Dr Fakher Rahim, Professor Erkin Mirrakhimov, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr. Ahmed I. Hasaballah

  15. Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Telemedicine Consultations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study

    Article • JMIR Medical Informatics, June 2021, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  16. Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, and Validity of a Brazilian of Short Version of the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, April 2021, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  17. Health and Well-Being of Athletes During the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Scoping Review

    Article • Frontiers in Public Health, April 2021, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  18. Bang the gavel: animal experimentation on trial—an interdisciplinary mock trial at the school of health sciences

    Article • AJP Advances in Physiology Education, March 2021, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  19. Prevalence and Determinants of Immediate and Long-Term PTSD Consequences of Coronavirus-Related (CoV-1 and CoV-2) Pandemics among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  20. The action of aripiprazole and brexpiprazole at the receptor level in singultus

    Article • Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, January 2021, IMR Press

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  21. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Burnout on Cardiovascular Risk in Healthcare Professionals Study Protocol: A Multicenter Exploratory Longitudinal Study

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, December 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  22. Cardiovascular and Quality of Life Outcomes of a 3-Month Physical Exercise Program in Two Brazilian Communities

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, October 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  23. Melatonin Therapy Improves Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Pinealectomized Patients

    Article • Frontiers in Endocrinology, April 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  24. Therapeutic Renin Inhibition in Diabetic Nephropathy—A Review of the Physiological Evidence

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, March 2020, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  25. Cardioprotective Melatonin: Translating from Proof-of-Concept Studies to Therapeutic Use

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  26. Physical Activity Levels in a Structured Physical Exercise Community Program in Elderly

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, June 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  27. Obesity and metabolic syndrome in children in Brazil

    Article • Medicine, May 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  28. Identification of insulin-regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) in the rat pineal gland and the modulation of melatonin synthesis by angiotensin IV

    Article • Brain Research, February 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  29. Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate: A Possible Predictor of Neonatal Acidemia and APGAR Score

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, October 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  30. Melatonin, mitochondria and hypertension

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jose Cipolla-Neto, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  31. Association between Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Heart Rate Variability in Adults at Increased Cardiovascular Risk

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, April 2017, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  32. Quantifying Effects of Pharmacological Blockers of Cardiac Autonomous Control Using Variability Parameters

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, January 2017, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  33. Angiotensin—Encyclopedia of Stress

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  34. Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing, an Essential Framework for Maternal–Newborn Nursing

    Article • Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Sarah Buckley

  35. ICU Blood Pressure Variability May Predict Nadir of Respiratory Depression After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, January 2016, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  36. Morlet wavelet transforms of heart rate variability for autonomic nervous system activity

    Article • Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis, January 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  37. Successful Pregnancy Following Assisted Reproduction in Woman With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Hypertension

    Article • Medicine, September 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  38. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction in elderly women with myocardial infarction

    Article • Current Medical Research and Opinion, August 2015, Informa Healthcare

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  39. PP.LB01.19

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, June 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  40. Development of a monitoring system for evaluation of the mental health program in the city of Santarém, State of Pará, Brazil

    Article • June 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  41. Sex-dependent differences in renal angiotensinogen as an early marker of diabetic nephropathy

    Article • Acta Physiologica, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor Jose Cipolla-Neto, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  42. Heart Rate Detrended Fluctuation Indexes as Estimate of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity

    Article • Medicine, January 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  43. Avosentan is protective in hypertensive nephropathy at doses not causing fluid retention

    Article • Pharmacological Research, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  44. The Angiotensin-Melatonin Axis

    Article • International Journal of Hypertension, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Jose Cipolla-Neto, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  45. Brain RAS: Hypertension and Beyond

    Article • International Journal of Hypertension, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  46. Cardiovascular responses evoked by activation or blockade of GABAA receptors in the hypothalamic PVN are attenuated in transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • Brain Research, April 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  47. Differential diagnosis between experimental endophthalmitis and uveitis in vitreous with Raman spectroscopy and principal components analysis

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, February 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Professor Antonio Luiz B Pinheiro

  48. Brain Renin–Angiotensin System in Hypertension, Cardiac Hypertrophy, and Heart Failure

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, January 2012, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  49. Models of Hypertension and Blood Pressure Recording

    Article • January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  50. Antidiuretic Effects of the Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Avosentan

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, January 2012, Frontiers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  51. Effect of SPP 635, a renin inhibitor, on intraocular pressure in glaucomatous monkey eyes

    Article • Experimental Eye Research, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  52. Local renin–angiotensin system and the brain—A continuous quest for knowledge

    Article • Peptides, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  53. Effect of SPP 301, an Endothelin Antagonist, on Intraocular Pressure in Glaucomatous Monkey Eyes

    Article • Current Eye Research, December 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  54. Nigral and striatal regulation of angiotensin receptor expression by dopamine and angiotensin in rodents: implications for progression of Parkinson’s disease

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, October 2010, Wiley

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  55. Transgenic Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Overexpression in Vessels of SHRSP Rats Reduces Blood Pressure and Improves Endothelial Function

    Article • Hypertension, September 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  56. Increased susceptibility to endotoxic shock in transgenic rats with endothelial overexpression of kinin B1 receptors

    Article • Journal of Molecular Medicine, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  57. Baroreflex control of heart rate and renal sympathetic nerve activity in rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • Neuropeptides, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  58. Antidiuretic effects of endothelin B receptor antagonism

    Article • The FASEB Journal, April 2008, Wiley

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  59. Mice deficient for both kinin receptors are normotensive and protected from endotoxin-induced hypotension

    Article • The FASEB Journal, June 2007, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  60. Angiotensin*

    Article • January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  61. Angiotensin1

    Article • January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  62. Enhanced isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy in transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, July 2006, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  63. Brain renin-angiotensin system

    Article • April 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  64. Altered circadian rhythm reentrainment to light phase shifts in rats with low levels of brain angiotensinogen

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, April 2006, American Physiological Society

    Professor Jose Cipolla-Neto, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  65. Role of the renal nerves in blood pressure in male and female SHR

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, February 2006, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  66. Altered renal response to acute volume expansion in transgenic rats harboring the human tissue kallikrein gene

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, January 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  67. Genetic targeting of the brain renin-angiotensin system in transgenic rats: Impact on stress-induced renin release

    Article • Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, August 2004, Wiley

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  68. Differential regulation of central vasopressin receptors in transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, July 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  69. Expression of an angiotensin-(1–7)-producing fusion protein produces cardioprotective effects in rats

    Article • Physiological Genomics, May 2004, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  70. CIRCADIAN REGULATION OF ANGIOTENSINOGEN IN KIDNEY - EFFECT OF ANGIOTENSIN II

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, February 2004, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  71. Androgen receptor independent cardiovascular action of the antiandrogen flutamide

    Article • Journal of Molecular Medicine, July 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  72. Expression of smooth muscle MyHC B in blood vessels of hypertrophied heart in experimentally hypertensive rats

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, February 2003, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  73. Brain Renin-Angiotensin System

    Article • Neuroendocrinology, January 2003, Karger Publishers

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  74. Abolition of End-Organ Damage by Antiandrogen Treatment in Female Hypertensive Transgenic Rats

    Article • Hypertension, December 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  75. Abolition of Hypertension-Induced End-Organ Damage by Androgen Receptor Blockade in Transgenic Rats Harboring the Mouse Ren-2 Gene

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, November 2002, American Society of Nephrology

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  76. Differential effects of angiotensin II and angiotensin-(1-7) at the nucleus tractus solitarii of transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, May 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  77. Locally synthesized angiotensin modulates pineal melatonin generation

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, January 2002, Wiley

    Professor Jose Cipolla-Neto, Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  78. Tissue renin-angiotensin systems: new insights from experimental animal models in hypertension research

    Article • Journal of Molecular Medicine, March 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  79. Alterations in Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Variability in Transgenic Rats With Low Brain Angiotensinogen

    Article • Hypertension, February 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  80. Alterations of the renin-angiotensin system at the RVLM of transgenic rats with low brain angiotensinogen

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, February 2001, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  81. Reduced cardiac hypertrophy and altered blood pressure control in transgenic rats with the human tissue kallikrein gene

    Article • The FASEB Journal, August 2000, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  82. ALTERED CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTIONALITY OF THE RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM AT THE ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA OF TRANSGENIC RATS WITH LOW BRAIN ANGIOTENSINOGEN

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, June 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  83. Angiotensin peptides acting at rostral ventrolateral medulla contribute to hypertension of TGR(mREN2)27 rats

    Article • Physiological Genomics, April 2000, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  84. The Brain Renin-Angiotensin System Modulates Angiotensin II-Induced Hypertension and Cardiac Hypertrophy

    Article • Hypertension, January 2000, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  85. Blood pressure reduction and diabetes insipidus in transgenic rats deficient in brain angiotensinogen

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 1999, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  86. Functional evidence for alternative ANG II-forming pathways in hamster cardiovascular system

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, October 1998, American Physiological Society

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  87. Local renin–angiotensin system in the pineal gland

    Article • Molecular Brain Research, March 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  88. High levels of human chymase expression in the pineal and pituitary glands

    Article • Brain Research, March 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  89. Mechanismus der Gewebe-Angiotensin-II-Bildung im Herzen und neue Befunde zum kardialen Angiotensin-II-System

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  90. Effects of α-trinositol administered extra- and intracellularly (using liposomes) on rat aorta rings

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, August 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  91. Multiple effects of tyrosine kinase inhibitors on vascular smooth muscle contraction

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, July 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu

  92. Effects of liposome-entrapped platelet-activating factor in the isolated rat trachea

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, July 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu