Selected Publications
Click here to view publications by Dr. Kaie Ojamaa, PhD, in PubMed.
Kenessey A, Ojamaa K. (2005) Ligand-mediated decrease of thyroid hormone receptor-α1 in cardiomyocytes by proteasome-dependent degradation and altered mRNA stability. Am. J. Physiol. 288:H813-821.
Kenessey A, Sullivan EA, Ojamaa K. (2006) Nuclear localization of Protein kinase C-α induces thyroid hormone receptor-α1 expression in the cardiomyocyte. Am. J. Phsyiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 290:H381- 389.
Lin X, Sakuragi T, Metz CN, Ojamaa K, Wang P, Skopicki H, Al-Abed Y, Miller EJ. (2005) Macrophage migration inhibitory factor within the alveolar spaces induces changes in the heart during late experimental sepsis. Shock. 24(6): 556-563.
Madhok AB, Ojamaa K, Haridas V, Parnell VA, Pahwa S, Chowdhury D. (2006) Cytokine response in children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease. Pediatric Cardiol. 27:408-13.
Kenessey A, Ojamaa K. (2006) Thyroid hormone stimulates protein synthesis in the cardiomyocyte by activating the Akt-mTOR and p70S6K pathways. J. Biol. Chem. 281:20666-72.
Sakuragi T, Lin X, Metz CN, Ojamaa K, Kohn N, Al-Abed Y, Miller EJ. (2007) Lung-derived macrophage migration inhibitory factor in sepsis induces cardio-circulatory depression. Surgical Infect. 8:29-40.
Walsh R, Boyer C, LaCorte J, Parnell VA, Sison C, Chowdhury D, Ojamaa K. (2008) N-Terminal B-type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Pediatric Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Undergoing Cardiac Surgery. J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 135:98-105.
Merchant S, Nadaraj S, Chowdhury D, Parnell VA, Sison C, Miller EJ, Ojamaa K. (2008) Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in pediatric patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart repair. Mol. Med. 14(3-4):124-130.
Dhanatwari P, Nadaraj S, Al-Abed Y, Miller EJ, Ojamaa K. (2008) Inhibition of macrophage migration inhibitory factor attenuates its effect on cardiomyocyte apoptosis. Biochem. Biophys Res. Commun. 371(2):298-303.