Publications
Atamas SP, Luzina IG, Handwerger BS, White B. 5'-degenerate 3'-dideoxy-terminated competitors of PCR primers increase specificity of amplification. Biotechniques. 1998 Mar;24(3):445-50.
Luzina IG, Knitzer RH, Atamas SP, Gause WC, Papadimitriou JC, Sztein MB, Storrer CE, Handwerger BS. Vasculitis in the Palmerston North mouse model of lupus: phenotype and cytokine production profile of infiltrating cells. Arthritis Rheum. 1999 Mar;42(3):561-8.
Shustov A, Luzina I, Nguyen P, Papadimitriou JC, Handwerger B, Elkon KB, Via CS. Role of perforin in controlling B-cell hyperactivity and humoral autoimmunity. J Clin Invest. 2000 Sep;106(6):R39-47.
Allen EM, Luzina IG, Huang SK. IL-10 kinetics in thyroiditis-prone BB/Wor rats. Autoimmunity. 2000 Dec;32(4):229-40.
Henry PA, Atamas SP, Yurovsky VV, Luzina I, Wigley FM, White B. Diversity and plasticity of the anti-DNA topoisomerase I autoantibody response in scleroderma. Arthritis Rheum. 2000 Dec;43(12):2733-42.
Luzina IG, Handwerger BS. Lessons from animal models of vasculitis. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2000 Oct;2(5):369-75.
Luzina IG, Atamas SP, Storrer CE, daSilva LC, Kelsoe G, Papadimitriou JC, Handwerger BS. Spontaneous formation of germinal centers in autoimmune mice. J Leukoc Biol. 2001 Oct;70(4):578-84.
Luzina IG, Atamas SP, Wise R, Wigley FM, Xiao HQ, White B. Gene expression in bronchoalveolar lavage cells from scleroderma patients. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2002 May;26(5):549-57.
Rus V, Atamas SP, Shustova V, Luzina IG, Selaru F, Magder LS, Via CS. Expression of cytokine- and chemokine-related genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from lupus patients by cDNA array. Clin Immunol. 2002 Mar;102(3):283-90.
Atamas SP, Luzina IG, Dai H, Wilt SG, White B. Synergy between CD40 ligation and IL-4 on fibroblast proliferation involves IL-4 receptor signaling. J Immunol. 2002 Feb 1;168(3):1139-45.
Luzina IG, Atamas SP, Wise R, Wigley FM, Choi J, Xiao HQ, White B. Occurrence of an activated, profibrotic pattern of gene expression in lung CD8+ T cells from scleroderma patients. Arthritis Rheum. 2003 Aug;48(8):2262-74.
Atamas SP, Luzina IG, Choi J, Tsymbalyuk N, Carbonetti NH, Singh IS, Trojanowska M, Jimenez SA, White B. Pulmonary and activation-regulated chemokine stimulates collagen production in lung fibroblasts. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2003 Dec;29(6):743-9.
Burns R, Luzina I, Nasir A, Haidaris CG, Barth RK, Gaspari AA. Keratinocyte-derived, CD80-mediated costimulation is associated with hapten-specific IgE production during contact hypersensitivity to TH1 haptens. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005 Feb;115(2):383-90.
Fishelevich R, Malanina A, Luzina I, Atamas S, Smyth MJ, Porcelli SA, Gaspari AA. Ceramide-dependent regulation of human epidermal keratinocyte CD1d expression during terminal differentiation. J Immunol. 2006 Feb 15;176(4):2590-9.
Thatcher TH, Luzina I, Fishelevich R, Tomai MA, Miller RL, Gaspari AA. Topical Imiquimod Treatment Prevents UV-Light Induced Loss of Contact Hypersensitivity and Immune Tolerance. J Invest Dermatol. 2006 Apr;126(4):821-31.
Viscardi RM, Atamas SP, Luzina IG, Hasday JD, He JR, Sime PJ, Coalson JJ, Yoder BA. Antenatal Ureaplasma urealyticum respiratory tract infection stimulates pro-inflammatory, pro-fibrotic responses in the preterm baboon lung. Pediatr Res 2006, In Press
Luzina IG, Tsymbalyuk N, Choi J, Hasday JD, Atamas SP. CCL18-stimulated upregulation of collagen production in lung fibroblasts requires Sp1 signaling and basal Smad3 activity. J Cell Physiol. 2006 Jan;206(1):221-8.
Luzina IG, Papadimitriou JC, Anderson R, Pochetuhen K, Atamas CP. Adenoviral gene transfer of CCLl18 in the lung induces prolonged infiltration of t lymphocytes and transient T lymphocyte-dependent collagen deposition. Arthritis Rheum 2006; In Print
Luzina IG, Highsmith K, Pochetuhin K, Nacu N, Rao JN, Atamas SP. PKC alpha but not PKC delta or PKC epsilon mediates CCL 18-stimulated collagen production in pulmonary fibroblast. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2006; In Print
