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DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS

Publications 2006 – 2007
Department of Neurosurgery
 

 2006 Published or Accepted  

Gondi, C., Kandhukuri N., Kondraganti S., Gujrati M., Olivero W., Dinh D., Rao, J.S. “RNA interference-mediated simultaneous down-regulation of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor and cathepsin B induces caspase-8-mediated apoptosis in SNB19 human glioma cells”.  Mol Cancer Ther 5(12): 3197-3208, 2006. 

Kunigal, S., Gondi C., Gujrati, M., Lakka, S., Dinh, D., Olivero, W., Rao, J.S. “SPARC-induced migration of glioblastoma cell lines via uPA-uPAR signaling and activation of small GTPase RhoA”. Int J Oncol 29:1349-1357, 2006. 

Gondi, C.S., Kandhukuri, N., Kondraganti, S., Gujrati, M., Olivero, W., Dinh, D.H., Rao, J.S. “Downregulation of uPAR and Cathepsin B retards cofilin dephosphorylation” International J. Oncology, 28:633-639, 2006. 

Kondagranti, S., Gondi, C.S., McCutcheon, I., Dinh, D.H., Gujrati, M., Rao, J.S., and Olivero, W.C. “RNAi-mediated downregulation of urokinase plasminogen activator and its receptor in human meningioma cells inhibits tumor invasion and growth”, Int J Oncology, 28:1353-1360, 2006. 

Kondraganti, S., Gondi, C.S., Gujrati, M., McCutheon, I., Dinh, D.H., Rao, J.S., and Olivero, W.C. “Restoration of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) inhibits invasion and tumor growth in vitro and in vivo in a malignant meningioma cell line”, Int J Oncology, 29:25-32, 2006. 

Gondi CS, Kandhukuri N, Kondraganti S, Gujrati M, Olivero WC, Dinh DH, Rao JS: RNA interference-mediated simultaneous down-regulation of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor and cathepsin B induces caspase-8-mediated apoptosis in SNB19 human glioma cells. Mol Cancer Ther. 5(12):3197-208, 2006 

Kunigal S, Gondi CS, Gujrati M, Lakka SS, Dinh DH, Olivero WC, Rao JS:  SPARC-induced migration of glioblastoma cells via uPA-uPAR signaling and activation of small GTPase RhoA. Int J Oncol 29:1349-1357, 2006.  

Perrini P, Lanzino G:  The association of venous developmental anomalies and cavernous malformations:  Pathophysiological, diagnostic and surgical considerations.  Neurosurgery Focus: 21(1), Article 5; 2006. 

Alvernia J, Fraser K, Lanzino G:  The occipital artery:  A microanatomical study.  Neurosurgery 58 (ONS Suppl. 1):114-122, 2006. 

Catapano D, Sloffer C, Frank G, Pasquini E, Vincenzo D, Lanzino G:  Comparison between the microscope and endoscope in the direct endonasal extended transsphenoidal approach: anatomical study.  J Neurosurg  104:419-425,  2006. 

Lanzino G, Fraser K, Kanaan Y, Wagenbach A:  Treatment of ruptured intracranial aneurysms since the international subarachnoid aneurysm trial:  practice utilizing clip ligation and coil embolization as individual or complementary therapied.  J Neurosurg 104:344-349, 2006.

Sloffer C, Lanzino G:   Dominique Anel.  Father of the hunterian ligation?  J Neurosurg 104:626-629, 2006.

Wang H, Olivero W, Wang D, Lanzino G:  Cold as a therapeutic agent.  Acta Neurochir 48:565-570, 2006.

Cardia A, Caroli M, Pluderi M, Arienta C, Gaini SM, Lanzino G, Tschabitscher M:  Endoscope-assisted infratentorial-supracerebellar approach to the third ventricle:  an anatomical study.  J. Neurosurg (6 Suppl. Pediatrics) 104:409-414, 2006.

Paolini S, Lanzino G:  Anatomical relationships between the V2 segment of the vertebral artery and the cervical nerve roots.  J Neurosurg (Spine) 5:440-442.  2006.

Wang H, Wang D, Lanzino G, Elkins W, Olivero W:Differential interhemispheric cooling and ICP compartmentalization in a patient with left ICA occlusion.  Acta Neurochir (Wein), 148:681-683. February 28, 2006.

Lanzino G, Kanaan Y.  Endovascular Neurosurgery for cerebral aneurysms:  Coils, glue and stents.  Contemporary Neurosurgery 28:5, 2006. 

Lanzino G.  Clip ligation or coil occlusion?  J Neurosurg 104:343, 2006. [letter to editor] 

Paolini S, Alvernia J, Lanzino G:  The V2 segment of the vertebral artery.  J Neurosurg (Spine) 5:477-478; 2006.  [letter to editor] 

Bortolotti C, Lazino G, Kassell NF:  Surgical management of ruptured aneurysm.  In:  Adams HP: Handbook of Cerebrovascular  Diseases.  2nd Edition.  Marcel Dekker; New York: (pp. 551-564), 2006.

Lanzino G, Hopkins LN:  Infratentorial cerebellopontine angle AVMs.  In:  Stieg PS, Batjer HH, Samson D:  Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations.  New York:  Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, (Chapter 21) (pp. 299-313), Informa Healthcare, 2007.

Lanzino G, Barbieri A, Meyer FB:  Surgery for subclavian steal. In: MacDonald RL (ed):  Neurosurgical Operative Atlas 2E: Vascular Neurosurgery.  (In Press).

Sauvageau E, Fessler R, Lanzino G, Guterman L:  Vertebroplasty.  In:  Wolfla C, Resnick DK:  Neurosurgical Operative Atlas.  Spine and  Peripheral Nerves.  Thieme, 2007.  pp 196-201. 
 

2006 Submitted

Georgiadis AL, Lanzino G, Janjua N, Kirmani JF, Qureshi AI:  A case of dural arteriovenous fistula with retrograde intracranial venous flow.  Neurocritical Care (submitted for publication August 2006).
 

Dasari VR, Dinh DH, Spomar DG, Gondi CS, Sloffer CA, Gujrati M, Rao JS. Recovery of locomotion correlates with axonal remyelination by cord blood stem cells after spinal cord injury.  Submitted for publication to Journal of Neurosurgery March, 2006  

2007 Published or Accepted  

Hanigan WC: Separating the wheat from the chaff: Am Coll Surg (accepted for publication October 2007)  

Gondi CS, Lakka SS, Dinh DH, Olivero WC, Gujrati M, Rao JS: Intraperitoneal injection of a hairpin RNA-expressing plasmid targeting urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) receptor and uPA retards angiogenesis and inhibits intracranial tumor growth in nude mice. Clin Cancer Res. 13(14):4051-60, 2007. 

George J, Gondi CS, Dinh DH, Gujrati M, Rao JS: Restoration of tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2 in a human glioblastoma cell line triggers caspase-mediated pathway and apoptosis. Clin Cancer Res.15;13(12):3507-17, 2007

Dasari VR, Spomar DG, Cady C, Gujrati M, Rao JS, Dinh DH: Mesenchymal stem cells from rat bone marrow downregulate caspase-3-mediated apoptotic pathway after spinal cord injury in rats.  Neurochem Res. (submitted 2007)  

Gondi CS, Kandhukuri N, Dinh DH, Gujrati M, Rao JS: Down-regulation of uPAR and uPA activates caspase-mediated apoptosis and inhibits the PI3K/AKT pathway. Int J Oncol.31(1):19-27, 2007  

Tummalapalli P, Gondi CS, Dinh DH, Gujrati M, Rao JS:  RNA interference-mediated targeting of urokinase plasminogen activator receptor and matrix metalloproteinase-9 gene expression in the IOMM-lee malignant meningioma cell line inhibits tumor growth, tumor cell invasion and angiogenesis. Int J Oncol. 31(1):5-17, 2007 

Li L, Gondi CS, Dinh DH, Olivero WC, Gujrati M, Rao JS: Transfection with anti-p65 intrabody suppresses invasion and angiogenesis in glioma cells by blocking nuclear factor-kappaB transcriptional activity. Clin Cancer Res. 1;13(7):2178-90, 2007. 

Dasari VR, Spomar DG, Gondi CS, Sloffer CA, Saving KL, Gujrati M, Rao JS, Dinh DH: Axonal remyelination by cord blood stem cells after spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma. 24(2):391-410, 2007. 

Nalabothula N, Lakka SS, Dinh DH, Gujrati M, Olivero WC, Rao JS: Sense p16 and antisense uPAR bicistronic construct inhibits angiogenesis and induces glioma cell death. Int J Oncol. 30(3):669-78, 2007  

Moll N, Pascal E, Dinh DH, Pillot JP, Bennetau B, Rebiere D, Moynet D, Mas Y, Mossalayi D, Pistre J, Dejous C: A Love wave immunosensor for whole E. coli bacteria detection using an innovative two-step immobilisation approach. Biosens Bioelectron. 15;22(9-10):2145-50, 2007  

Wang H, Rammos S, Fraser K, Elwood P: Successful endovascular treatment of a ruptured mycotic intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm in an AIDS patient. Neurocritical Care (Accepted for publication October 2007)  

Er U, Fraser K, Lanzino G.  Isolated unilateral sixth nerve palsy as a presenting symptom of cerebral aneurysm.  The Neuroradiology Journal 20:81-84, 2007 

Perrini P, Cardia A, Lanzino G:  The Ophthalmic Artery:  A microanatomical study of its course and its “dangerous” anastomoses.  J Neurosurg, 106 (1):142-150.  January 2007.

Maina R, Ducati A, Lanzino G:  The Middle Cranial Fossa:  Morphometric study and surgical considerations.  Skull Base Surgery (accepted for publication 2007).

Qureshi AI, Janardhan V, Hanel RA, Lanzino G:  An evidence based review of comparison between endocascular and surgical treatment of intracranial aneurysms.  Lancet Neurol 2007 (In Press). 

Lanzino G:  Endoscope or microscope?  J Neurosurg  106:731, 2007. [letter to editor] 

2007 Submitted  

Pozzati E, Marliani AF, Zucchelli M, Foschini MP, Dall’Olio M, Lanzino G:  The neurovascular triad:  Mixed capillary telangiectasia, cavernous and venous malformations of the brainstem.  Journal of Neurosurgery (submitted revision March 2007).

Ringer AJ, Lanzino G, Erol V, Rafael R, Elad L, Lopes D, Boulos A:  Risk of aniography in the surveillance of coiled intracranial aneurysms.  Stroke (submitted for publication January 2007).

Ringer AJ, Rodriguez R, Veznedaroglu E, Levy EI, Hanel RA, Mericle RA, Lopes DK, Lanzino G, Boulos AS:  Risk of re-treatment of intracranial aneurysms for recurrence or residual following endovascular coiling.  Stroke (Submitted April 2007).

Grossman AW, Yallapragada AV, Lanzino G:  Surgical versus endovascular aneurysm exclusion.  In:  Bhardwaj, Ellegala, Kirsch (Eds).  Acute management of brain and spinal cord injury:  Evolving paradigms (Submitted April 2007).

Tsung AJ, Rammos SK, Smith S, Lanzino G:  CT angiography for rapid diagnosis of brain death.  Journal of Neurosurgery (Submitted April 2007).

Lanzino G, Barbieri A, Meyer FB:  Surgery for subclavin steal. In: MacDonald RL (ed):  Neurosurgical operative atlas 2E: Vascular Neurosurgery.  (Chapter submitted April 2007)

Rammos S, Klopfenstein J, Augsburger L, Wang H, Wagenbach A, Lanzino G:  Conversion of external ventricular drainage (EVD) to ventriculoperitioneal (VP) shunt after aneurismal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).  Effects of site and protein/red blood cell (RBC) count on shunt infection and malfunction.   (Revision submitted June 2007)

Morace R, Paolini S, Lanzino G, Missori P, Nano G, Esposito V: Absorbable intradermal closure of elective craniotomy wounds. Neurosurgery (submitted August 2007)  

Olivero WC, Wang H, Hanigan WC, Henderson JP, Tracy PT, Elwood PW, Lister JR, Lyle L: Cauda equine syndrome (CES) from lumbar disc herniations. Spine (submitted 2007)