Dr. Laimute Taraseviciene-Stewart

School of Medicine

University of Colorado, Denver, USA

Assistant Professor

Email: Laima.Taraseviciene@ucdenver.edu

Qualifications

1993 Ph.D., Institute of Biochemistry, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Lithuania

1977 Ph.D., Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine

1971 M.S., Vilnius University, Lithuania

Publications (selected)

1. Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima. (2019). Lessons learned from animal models: adverse effects of electronic cigarettes. European Respiratory Journal. 54. 1901338. 10.1183/13993003.01338-2019.

2. Bátori, Róbert & Kasa, Anita & Shaw, Mary & Kumar, Sanjiv & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Lapel, Martin & Weston, Philip & Fragoso, Miguel & Moldovan, Radu & Stenmark, Kurt & Verin, Alexander & Gerasimovskaya, Evgenia. (2016). Mechanisms of Adenosine A1 Receptor‐Mediated Enhancement of Vasa Vasorum Endothelial Cell Barrier Function. The FASEB Journal. 30. 10.1096/fasebj.30.1_supplement.lb623.

3. Borchers, Michael & Kratzer, Adelheid & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima. (2014). Second hand smoke and COPD: lessons from animal studies. Frontiers in Physiology. 5. 144. 10.3389/fphys.2014.00144.

4. Nold-Petry, Claudia & Rudloff, Ina & Baumer, Yvonne & Ruvo, Menotti & Marasco, Daniela & Botti, Paolo & Farkas, Laszlo & Cho, Steven & Zepp, Jarod & Azam, Tania & Dinkel, Hannah & Palmer, Brent & Boisvert, William & Cool, Carlyne & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Heinhuis, Bas & Joosten, Leo & Dinarello, Charles & Voelkel, Norbert & Nold, Marcel. (2013). IL-32 Promotes Angiogenesis. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950). 192. 10.4049/jimmunol.1202802.

5. Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Voelkel, Norbert. (2013). Immunopathology of COPD. Smoking and Lung Inflammation: Basic, Pre-Clinical and Clinical Research Advances. 1-27. 10.1007/978-1-4614-7351-0_1.                                                                 

6. Kratzer, Adelheid & Chu, Hong & Salys, Jonas & Moumen, Zakaria & Leberl, Maike & Bowler, Russ & Cool, Carlyne & Zamora, Martin & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima. (2013). Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule CD146: Implications for its Role in the Pathogenesis of COPD.. The Journal of pathology. 230. 10.1002/path.4197.

7. Leberl, Maike & Kratzer, Adelheid & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima. (2013). Tobacco smoke induced COPD/emphysema in the animal model—are we all on the same page?. Frontiers in Physiology. 4. 91. 10.3389/fphys.2013.00091.

8. Kratzer, Adelheid & Salys, Jonas & Nold-Petry, Claudia & Cool, Carlyne & Zamora, Martin & Bowler, Russ & Koczulla, Rembert & Janciauskiene, Sabina & Edwards, Michael & Dinarello, Charles & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima. (2013). Role of IL-18 in Second-Hand Smoke–Induced Emphysema. American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology. 48. 10.1165/rcmb.2012-0173OC.

9. Gomez-Arroyo, Jose & Voelkel, Norbert & Bogaard, Harm-Jan & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima. (2012). Usefulness of A Mouse Model of Reversible Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Be Cautious, Choose Carefully. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 185. 1326; author reply 1326-7. 10.1164/ajrccm.185.12.1326.

10. Kitaguchi, Yoshiaki & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Hanaoka, Masayuki & Natarajan, Ramesh & Kraskauskas, Donatas & Voelkel, Norbert. (2012). Acrolein Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Causes Airspace Enlargement. PloS one. 7. e38038. 10.1371/journal.pone.0038038.

11. Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Voelkel, Norbert. (2012). Oxidative Stress-induced Antibodies to Carbonyl-modified Protein Correlate with Severity of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 185. 1026; author reply 1026-7. 10.1164/ajrccm.185.9.1026.

12. Kratzer, Adelheid & Salys, Jonas & Zamora, Martin & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima. (2012). The Nuclear Liver X Receptor And Its Role In Smoke Exposed Rat Lungs. A6556-A6556. 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2012.185.1_MeetingAbstracts.A6556.

13. Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Salys, Jonas & Gonzales, Benjy & Chu, Hong & Zamora, Martin & Kratzer, Adelheid. (2012). Effects Of Cigarette Smoke On The Expression And Function Of The Adherence Junction Molecule CD146 In Pulmonary Vasculature. A3665-A3665. 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2012.185.1_MeetingAbstracts.A3665.

14. Nicolls, Mark & Mizuno, Shiro & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Farkas, Laszlo & Drake, Jennifer & Husseini, Aysar & Gomez-Arroyo, Jose & Voelkel, Norbert & Bogaard, Harm-Jan. (2012). New Models of Pulmonary Hypertension Based on VEGF Receptor Blockade-Induced Endothelial Cell Apoptosis. Pulmonary circulation. 2. 434-442. 10.4103/2045-8932.105031.

15. Gerasimovskaya, Evgenia & Kratzer, Adelheid & Sidiakova, Asya & Salys, Jonas & Zamora, Martin & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima. (2012). Interplay of macrophages and T cells in the lung vasculature. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology. 302. L1014-22. 10.1152/ajplung.00357.2011.

16. Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Voelkel, Norbert. (2012). VEGF, poly(i:C), and innate immune response. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 185. 462-3. 10.1164/ajrccm.185.4.462a.

17. Gomez-Arroyo, Jose & Alan, Sheinei & Mizuno, Shiro & Syed, Aamer & Bogaard, Harm-Jan & Abbate, Antonio & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Sung, Yon & Kraskauskas, Donatas & Farkas, Daniela & Nicolls, Mark & Voelkel, Norbert. (2012). A brief overview of mouse models of pulmonary arterial hypertension: Problems and prospects. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology. 302. L977-91. 10.1152/ajplung.00362.2011.

18. Kearns, Mark & Dalal, Samay & Horstmann, Sarah & Richens, Tiffany & Tanaka, Takeshi & Doe, Jenna & Boe, Darren & Voelkel, Norbert & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Janssen, William & Lee, Chun Geun & Elias, Jack & Bratton, Donna & Tuder, Rubin & Henson, Peter & Vandivier, Bill. (2012). Vascular endothelial growth factor enhances macrophage clearance of apoptotic cells. American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology. 302. L711-8. 10.1152/ajplung.00116.2011.

19. Lee, Ji-Hyun & Hanaoka, Masayuki & Kitaguchi, Yoshiaki & Kraskauskas, Donatas & Shapiro, Leland & Voelkel, Norbert & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima. (2012). Imbalance of Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation Contributes to the Development and Persistence of Emphysema. Lung. 190. 69-82. 10.1007/s00408-011-9326-z.

20. Nold-Petry, Claudia & Nold, Marcel & Zepp, Jarod & Dinkel, Hannah & Palmer, Brent & Cool, Carlyne & Taraseviciene-Stewart, Laima & Kim, Seong & Dinarello, Charles & Voelkel, Norbert. (2011). PS2-031. IL32 promotes angiogenesis. Cytokine. 56. 71-72. 10.1016/j.cyto.2011.07.191.

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