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Maricica Pacurari
Researcher at Jackson State University
Publications - 27
Citations - 1970
Maricica Pacurari is an academic researcher from Jackson State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Cell migration. The author has an hindex of 16, co-authored 25 publications receiving 1765 citations. Previous affiliations of Maricica Pacurari include University of Alabama at Birmingham & West Virginia University.
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Iron oxide nanoparticles induce human microvascular endothelial cell permeability through reactive oxygen species production and microtubule remodeling
Patrick L. Apopa,Patrick L. Apopa,Yong-Gang Qian,Rong Shao,Nancy Lan Guo,Diane Schwegler-Berry,Maricica Pacurari,Dale W. Porter,Dale W. Porter,Xianglin Shi,Val Vallyathan,Vincent Castranova,Daniel C. Flynn +12 more
TL;DR: Exposure to iron nanoparticles induces an increase in endothelial cell permeability through ROS oxidative stress-modulated microtubule remodeling, which provides new understandings on the effects of nanoparticles on vascular transport of macromolecules and drugs.
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Raw Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Induce Oxidative Stress and Activate MAPKs, AP-1, NF-κB, and Akt in Normal and Malignant Human Mesothelial Cells
Maricica Pacurari,Xuejun J. Yin,Jinshun Zhao,Ming Ding,Steve Leonard,Diane Schwegler-Berry,Barbara S. Ducatman,Deborah Sbarra,Mark D. Hoover,Vincent Castranova,Val Vallyathan +10 more
TL;DR: The cellular and molecular findings reported here suggest that SWCNTs can cause potentially adverse cellular responses in mesothelial cells through activation of molecular signaling associated with oxidative stress, which is of sufficient significance to warrant in vivo animal exposure studies.
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The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Vascular Inflammation and Remodeling
TL;DR: Evidence shows that inhibition of RAAS positively influences vascular remodeling thus improving CVD outcomes, and the need to rethink and rediscover new RAAS inhibitors is shared.
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Single- and multi-wall carbon nanotubes versus asbestos: are the carbon nanotubes a new health risk to humans?
TL;DR: The present study provides a summary of published findings on CNT bioactivity, such as the potential of CNT, especially of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), to activate signaling pathways modulating transcription factor activity, induce apoptosis, induce DNA damage, and initiate biological responses.
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Cell permeability, migration, and reactive oxygen species induced by multiwalled carbon nanotubes in human microvascular endothelial cells.
Maricica Pacurari,Yong Qian,W Fu,Diane Schwegler-Berry,Min Ding,Vincent Castranova,Nancy Lan Guo +6 more
TL;DR: This study demonstrates that exposure to MWCNT leads to an increase in cell permeability in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC), and elucidate the potential adverse effects of M WCNT exposure on humans at the cellular level.