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  1. Differential systemic inflammatory responses after TAVI: The role of self versus balloon expandable devices

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2021, PLOS

    Professor Jacob George

  2. A novel monoclonal antibody targeting aggregated transthyretin facilitates its removal and functional recovery in an experimental model

    Article • European Heart Journal, December 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Jacob George

  3. Elevated Levels of Eotaxin-2 in Serum of Fibromyalgia Patients

    Article • Pain Research and Management, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Jacob George

  4. Regulatory T cells influence blood flow recovery in experimental hindlimb ischaemia in an IL-10-dependent manner

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, June 2014, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Jacob George

  5. Circulating Autoantibodies to Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Binding Characteristics and Association with Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2014, PLOS

    Professor Jacob George

  6. Autoantibodies to Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein in Patients with Aortic Regurgitation: Association with Aortic Diameter Size

    Article • Cardiology, January 2014, Karger Publishers

    Professor Jacob George

  7. Low Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: A Negative Predictor of Survival in Elderly Patients with Advanced Heart Failure

    Article • Cardiology, November 2013, Karger Publishers

    Professor Jacob George

  8. Inhibition of monocyte chemotaxis by VB-201, a small molecule lecinoxoid, hinders atherosclerosis development in ApoE−/− mice

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  9. Circulating Progenitor and Apoptotic Progenitor Cells in Patients With Aortic Regurgitation

    Article • Circulation Journal, January 2013, Japanese Circulation Society

    Professor Jacob George

  10. Circulating endothelial cells, plaque rupture and acute coronary syndromes

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, August 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jacob George

  11. Islet-1 gene delivery improves myocardial performance after experimental infarction

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  12. Regulatory T cells and IL-10 levels are reduced in patients with vulnerable coronary plaques

    Article • Atherosclerosis, June 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  13. The “Obesity Paradox”: Does It Persist Among Israeli Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure? A Subanalysis of the Heart Failure Survey in Israel (HFSIS)

    Article • Journal of Cardiac Failure, January 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  14. Thoracic aortic atherosclerosis in patients with aortic regurgitation

    Article • Atherosclerosis, September 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  15. Ras Inhibition Induces Insulin Sensitivity and Glucose Uptake

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2011, PLOS

    Professor Jacob George

  16. Usefulness of Total Lymphocyte Count as Predictor of Outcome in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, May 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  17. Modified phospholipids as anti-inflammatory compounds

    Article • Current Opinion in Lipidology, December 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Jacob George

  18. Ras inhibition attenuates pancreatic cell death and experimental type 1 diabetes: Possible role of regulatory T cells

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  19. Time to rheology in acute myocardial infarction: inflammation and erythrocyte aggregation as a consequence and not necessarily as precursors of the disease

    Article • Clinical Research in Cardiology, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jacob George

  20. Enhanced adhesive properties of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in patients with SLE

    Article • Rheumatology International, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jacob George

  21. The Ras antagonist farnesylthiosalicylic acid ameliorates experimental myocarditis in the rat

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  22. Baseline Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels and Outcome in Patients With Heart Failure

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  23. Fewer Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Newly Diagnosed Neovascular AMD Patients

    Article • The Open Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Journal, November 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Jacob George

  24. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Enhances Vasculogenesis by Promoting Number and Functional Properties of Early Endothelial Progenitor Cells

    Article • Tissue Engineering Part A, September 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Jacob George

  25. Ras inhibition increases the frequency and function of regulatory T cells and attenuates type-1 diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, August 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  26. Clopidogrel attenuates atheroma formation and induces a stable plaque phenotype in apolipoprotein E knockout mice

    Article • Microvascular Research, May 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  27. Antiphospholipid antibodies from a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome enhance experimental atherosclerosis

    Article • Nature Reviews Cardiology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jacob George

  28. Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α and -2α Additively Promote Endothelial Vasculogenic Properties

    Article • Journal of Vascular Research, December 2008, Karger Publishers

    Professor Jacob George

  29. Whole-body hyperthermia attenuates experimental autoimmune myocarditis in the rat

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, November 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  30. Circulating Apoptotic Progenitor Cells in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2008, PLOS

    Professor Jacob George

  31. Hypoxia controls CD4+CD25+ regulatory T‐cell homeostasis via hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor Jacob George

  32. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells in cardiovascular disorders

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, September 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jacob George

  33. Normal levels and function of endothelial progenitor cells in patients with psoriatic arthritis

    Article • Rheumatology International, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jacob George

  34. Mechanisms of Disease: the evolving role of regulatory T cells in atherosclerosis

    Article • Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jacob George

  35. N‐Ras or K‐Ras inhibition increases the number and enhances the function of Foxp3 regulatory T cells

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, May 2008, Wiley

    Professor Jacob George

  36. Treatment of Post-Catheterization Femoral Artery Pseudo-Aneurysm With Para-Aneurysmal Saline Injection

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, May 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  37. The effect of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors on naturally occurring CD4+CD25+ T cells

    Article • Atherosclerosis, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  38. Predictive value of high sensitivity CRP in patients with diastolic heart failure

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  39. Endothelial progenitor cells as therapeutic vectors in cardiovascular disorders: From experimental models to human trials

    Article • Pharmacology & Therapeutics, July 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  40. Autoantibodies to cardiac troponin I in patients with idiopathic dilated and ischemic cardiomyopathy

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George, Dr Asaf Danon

  41. Effect of anti-TNFα treatment on circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in rheumatoid arthritis

    Article • Life Sciences, November 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  42. Comparative Analysis of Methods for Assessment of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells

    Article • Tissue Engineering, February 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Jacob George

  43. Comparative Analysis of Methods for Assessment of Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells

    Article • Tissue Engineering, February 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Jacob George

  44. Cellular autoimmunity to cardiac myosin in patients with a recent myocardial infarction

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, February 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  45. The role of erythropoietin in myocardial protection: potential mechanisms and applications

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jacob George

  46. Serum levels of anti heat shock protein 70 antibodies in patients with stable and unstable angina pectoris

    Article • Acute Cardiac Care, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jacob George

  47. Usefulness of anti‐oxidized LDL antibody determination for assessment of clinical control in patients with heart failure

    Article • European Journal of Heart Failure, December 2005, Wiley

    Professor Jacob George

  48. Circulating Erythropoietin Levels and Prognosis in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, June 2005, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Professor Jacob George

  49. The effect of tyrphostin AG-556 on intimal thickening in a mouse model of arterial injury

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, June 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  50. Temporal association between circulating proteolytic, inflammatory and neurohormonal markers in patients with coronary ectasia

    Article • Atherosclerosis, April 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  51. The involvement of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) in atherosclerosis

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  52. Association Between Circulating Early Endothelial Progenitors and CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells: A Possible Cross-talk between Immunity and Angiogenesis?

    Article • American Journal of Immunology, April 2005, Science Publications

    Professor Jacob George

  53. Serum levels of interleukin-18 in patients with stable and unstable angina pectoris

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, January 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  54. Antigen-tailored therapy based on the inflammatory theory of atherosclerosis

    Article • Expert Review of Vaccines, October 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jacob George

  55. Suppression of myosin-induced and adoptively transferred myocarditis by prior treatment with complete Freund's adjuvant

    Article • Cardiovascular Pathology, July 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  56. l-Arginine attenuates lymphocyte activation and anti-oxidized LDL antibody levels in patients undergoing angioplasty

    Article • Atherosclerosis, June 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  57. The effect of early and late treatment with the tyrphostin AG-556 on the progression of experimental autoimmune myocarditis

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, June 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  58. Evidence for the involvement of T cell costimulation through the B-7/CD28 pathway in atherosclerotic plaques from apolipoprotein E knockout mice

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, June 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  59. 867-1 A functional role for inducible costimulator in atherosclerosis

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  60. 803-1 The number and adhesive properties of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients with in-stent restenosis

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  61. 1103-196 Circulating endothelial progenitor cells in patients with unstable angina: Association with systemic inflammation

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  62. Eptifibatide does not influence lymphocyte activation and CRP levels in patients with undergoing coronary angioplasty

    Article • International Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jacob George

  63. Stent thrombosis in patients treated with thienopyridines: clinical description of 10 cases

    Article • International Journal of Cardiovascular Interventions, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jacob George

  64. Tyrphostin AG-556 reduces myocardial infarct size and improves cardiac performance in the rat

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, June 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  65. Immunity to heat shock protein 65—an additional determinant in intimal thickening

    Article • Atherosclerosis, May 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  66. Oral tolerance with heat shock protein 65 attenuates mycobacterium tuberculosis-inducedand high-fat-diet-driven atherosclerotic lesions

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  67. The effect of intravenous immunoglobulins on intimal thickening in a mouse model of arterial injury

    Article • Atherosclerosis, November 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  68. Accelerated intimal thickening in carotid arteries of balloon-injured rats after immunization against heat shock protein 70

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, November 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  69. β2-Glycoprotein I and atherosclerosis

    Article • Current Opinion in Lipidology, October 2001, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Jacob George

  70. Cellular and humoral immune responses to heat shock protein 65 are both involved in promoting fatty-streak formation in LDL-receptor deficient mice

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  71. Non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice exhibit an increased cellular immune response to glycated-LDL but are resistant to high fat diet induced atherosclerosis

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  72. ACCELERATED ATHEROMA, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES, AND THE ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME

    Article • Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, August 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  73. The Effect of Intravenous Immunoglobulins on the Progression of Experimental Autoimmune Myocarditis in the Rat

    Article • Experimental and Molecular Pathology, August 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  74. Atherosclerosis

    Article • January 2001, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  75. Interleukin (IL)-4 deficiency does not influence fatty streak formation in C57BL/6 mice

    Article • Atherosclerosis, December 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  76. Heat Shock Protein 60/65, β2-glycoprotein I and Oxidized LDL as Players in Murine Atherosclerosis

    Article • Journal of Autoimmunity, September 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  77. Anti-endothelial cell antibodies in patients with coronary atherosclerosis

    Article • Immunology Letters, July 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  78. The effects of N-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on the lipid composition and atherogenesis in mouse models of atherosclerosis

    Article • Atherosclerosis, June 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  79. The prediction of coronary atherosclerosis employing artificial neural networks

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, June 2000, Wiley

    Professor Jacob George

  80. Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment of lupus nephritis

    Article • Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, April 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  81. Immunization of Low-density Lipoprotein Receptor Deficient (LDL-RD) Mice with Heat Shock Protein 65 (HSP-65) Promotes Early Atherosclerosis

    Article • Journal of Autoimmunity, March 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  82. The Smoking Cancer—Autoimmunity Connection

    Article • January 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  83. The Involvement of β2-Glycoprotein I (β2-GPI) in Human and Murine Atherosclerosis

    Article • Journal of Autoimmunity, August 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  84. Anti-oxidized low density lipoprotein antibody determination as a predictor of restenosis following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

    Article • Immunology Letters, June 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  85. Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy

    Article • Internal Medicine, January 1999, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

    Professor Jacob George

  86. Serologic and Clinical Response to Treatment of Systemic Vasculitis and Associated Autoimmune Disease with Intravenous Immunoglobulin

    Article • International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, January 1999, Karger Publishers

    Professor Jacob George

  87. Enhancement of Atherosclerosis in Beta-2-Glycoprotein I-Immunized Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice

    Article • Pathobiology, January 1999, Karger Publishers

    Professor Jacob George

  88. Functional properties of antiendothelial cell antibodies

    Article • Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology, September 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jacob George

  89. Partial lipodystrophy, mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis, and complement dysregulation

    Article • Immunologic Research, August 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jacob George

  90. Hyperimmunization of apo-E-deficient mice with homologous malondialdehyde low-density lipoprotein suppresses early atherogenesis

    Article • Atherosclerosis, May 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  91. Ciprofloxacin immunomodulation of experimental antiphospholipid syndrome associated with elevation of interleukin‐3 and granulocyte‐macrophage colony‐stimulating factor expression

    Article • Arthritis & Rheumatism, February 1998, Wiley

    Professor Jacob George

  92. Ciprofloxacin immunomodulation of experimental antiphospholipid syndrome associated with elevation of interleukin-3 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor expression

    Article • Arthritis & Rheumatism, February 1998, Wiley

    Professor Jacob George

  93. BCG

    Article • January 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  94. Hantavirus Seropositivity in Israeli Patients with Renal Failure

    Article • Viral Immunology, January 1998, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Jacob George

  95. Emerging cross-regulatory roles of immunity and autoimmunity in atherosclerosis

    Article • Immunologic Research, December 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jacob George

  96. The effects of early and late administration of M-20 derived interleukin-1 inhibitor on experimental systemic lupus erythematosus

    Article • Immunology Letters, November 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  97. Actin Autoantibodies

    Article • January 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  98. Natural Autoantibodies

    Article • January 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  99. Hidden Autoantibodies

    Article • January 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George

  100. Immune Network and Autoimmunity.

    Article • Internal Medicine, January 1996, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine

    Professor Jacob George

  101. Guillain-Barré as an Autoimmune Disease

    Article • International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, January 1996, Karger Publishers

    Professor Jacob George

  102. Anti-actin antibodies in sera from patients with autoimmune liver diseases and patients with carcinomas by ELISA

    Article • Immunology Letters, December 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Jacob George