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Positions
Associate Professor Emeritus
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Medicine
- Department:
- Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology
- Classification:
- Clinical Faculty
Publications
Salazar KD and Schafer R. 2011. Introduction to immunotoxicity. In. Dietert RR and Luebke RW, eds. Immunotoxicity, Immune Dysfunction and Chronic Disease. Springer, NY (in press) First in a new series: Molecular and Integrative Toxicology
Y. Zhou, T.L. Lewis, L.J. Robinson, K.M. Brundage, R. Schafer, K.H. Martin, H.C. Blair, J. Soboloff, J.B. Barnett. 2011. The role of calcium release activated calcium channels in osteoclast differentiation. J. Cell. Physiol. 226: 1082–1089.
M. L. Hanson, C. J. Peer, R. Brundage, P. S. Callery, K. Brundage, R. Schafer, S.I. Eremin, J. B. Barnett. 2010. Subcellular Localization of the Amide Class Herbicide 3,4-Dichloropropionanilide (DCPA) in T Cells and Hepatocytes. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health, 73: 1-4.
M. L. Hanson, K. Brundage, R. Schafer, J. C. Tou, J. B. Barnett. 2010. Prenatal cadmium exposure dysregulates sonic hedgehog and Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in the thymus resulting in altered thymocyte development. Toxicol. Appl. Pharm. 242: 136-145.
K. D. Salazar, I. V. Ustyugova, K. M. Brundage, J. B. Barnett, and R. Schafer. 2008. A review of the immunotoxicity of the pesticide 3,4-dichloropropionanalide. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 11(8): 630-645.
Ustyugova, I. V., L. L. Frost, K. VanDyke, K. M. Brundage, R. Schafer, and J. B. Barnett. 2007. 3,4-Dichloropropionaniline suppresses normal macrophage function. Tox. Sci. 97: 364-374.
Salazar, K.D., M. Miller, J. B. Barnett, and R. Schafer. 2006. Evidence for a novel endocrine disruptor: The pesticide Propanil requires the ovaries and steroid synthesis to enhance humoral immunity. Toxicol. Sci., 93:62-74..
Jiang, B., L. Liu, R. Schafer, D. C. Flynn and J. B Barnett. 2006. A novel role for 3, 4-dichloropropionanilide (DCPA) in the inhibition of prostate cancer cell migration, proliferation, and hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha expression. BMC Cancer 6:204.
Rowe, A., K. Brundage, R. Schafer and J. B. Barnett. 2006. Immunomodulatory effects of maternal atrazine exposure on male Balb/c mice. J. Tox. Appl. Pharm. 214:96-77.
Salazar, K. D., P. de la Rosa, J. B. Barnett, and R. Schafer. 2005. The polysaccharide antibody response after Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccination is differentially enhanced or suppressed by 3,4-dichloropropionanilide and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Toxicol. Sci. 87: 123-133.
de la Rosa, P., J. B. Barnett, and R. Schafer. 2005. Characterization of thymic atrophy and the mechanism of thymocyte depletion after in vivo exposure to a mixture of herbicides. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 68:81-98.