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CCERG - Molecular Biology

Selected Publications

  1. Pilbrow, A.P., Ellmers, L.J., Black, M., Moravec, C.S., Sweet, W.E., Troughton, R.W., Richards, A.M., Frampton. C.M., Cameron, V.A. Genomic selection of reference genes for real-time PCR in human heart tissue BMC Medical Genomics, 1:64 (2008)
  2. L.J. Ellmers, N.J.A. Scott, A.A. Protter, S. Medicherla, A.P. Pilbrow, A.M. Richards, V.A. Cameron. TGF-? blockade down-regulates the renin-angiotensin system and indices of cardiac remodeling post-myocardial infarction. Endocrinology 149:5828-5834 (2008)
  3. Palmer, B.R., Jarvis, M.D., Pilbrow, A.P., Ellis, K.L., Frampton, C.M., Skelton, L., Yandle, T.G., Doughty, R.N., Whalley, G.W., Ellis, C.J., Troughton, R.W., Richards, A.M., Cameron, V.A. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 A1075G polymorphism is associated with survival in an acute coronary syndrome cohort. American Heart Journal 156:752-758 (2008)
  4. Littlejohn, M.D., Palmer, B.R., Richards, A.M., Frampton, C.M., Pilbrow, A.P., Troughton, R.W., Cameron, V.A., Kennedy, M.A. Ile164 variant of ?2-adrenoceptor does not influence outcome in congestive heart failure but may interact with ? blocker treatment. European Journal of Heart Failure 10:55-59 (2008)
  5. Cunningham, E.H., Cameron, V.A., Evans, J., Irvine, V., Pitama, S., Robertson P. The development of guidelines for handling samples and specimens collected for research involving Maori. New Zealand Medical Journal 120(1264) http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1264/2785/content.pdf (2007)
  6. Mocatta, T.J., Pilbrow, A.P., Cameron, V.A., Senthilmohan, R., Richards, A.M., Winterbourn, C.C. Plasma Concentrations of Myeloperoxidase Predict Mortality after Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 49:1993-2000 (2007)
  7. Baird, T.E., Palmer, B.R., Frampton C.M., Yandle, T.G., Skelton, L., Richards, A.M., Cameron, V.A. Association of the aldosterone synthase gene C-344T polymorphism with risk factors and survival in a post-myocardial infarction cohort. Journal of Human Hypertension 21:256-258 (2007)
  8. Palmer, B.R., Frampton, C.M., Troughton, R.W., Richards, A.M., Cameron V.A. AMPD1 gene polymorphism and survival in patients with stable congestive heart failure. (Letter) American Heart Journal 153:e13 (2007)
  9. Merriman, T. and Cameron, V. Risk taking: Behind the warrior gene story (Viewpoint). New Zealand Medical Journal 120(1250) http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1250/2440/content.pdf. (2007)
  10. Pilbrow, AP., Palmer, B.R., Frampton, C.M., Yandle, T.G., Troughton, R.W., Campbell, E., Skelton, L., Lainchbury, J.G., Richards, A.M., Cameron, V.A. Angiotensinogen M235T And T174M gene polymorphisms in combination doubles the risk of mortality in heart failure. Hypertension 49:322-327 (2007)
  11. Ellmers, L.J., Scott, N.J.A., Piuhola, J., Maeda, N., Smithies, O., Frampton, C.M., Richards, A.M., Cameron, V.A. Npr-1 regulated gene pathways contributing to cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology 38: 245-257 (2007)
  12. Rademaker, M.T., Cameron, V.A., Charles, C.J., Richards, A.M. Urocortin 3: hemodynamic, hormonal and renal effects in experimental heart failure. European Heart Journal 27: 2088–2098 (2006)
  13. Rademaker, M.T., Cameron, V.A., Charles, C.J., Richards, A.M. Letter regarding article by Rademaker et al, "Integrated hemodynamic, hormonal, and renal actions of urocortin 2 in normal and paced sheep: Beneficial effects in heart failure" – Response. Circulation 113: E710-E710 (2006)
  14. Cameron, V.A., Mocatta, T.J., Pilbrow, A.P., Frampton, C.M., Troughton, R.W., Richards, A.M., Winterbourn, C.C. Angiotensin Type-1 Receptor A1166C Gene Polymorphism Correlates With Oxidative Stress Levels In Human Heart Failure. Hypertension 47:1155-1161 (2006)
  15. Jarvis, M.D., Rademaker, M.T., Ellmers, L.J., Currie, M.J., McKenzie J.L., Palmer, B.R., Frampton, C.M., and Cameron, V.A. Comparison of Infarct-Derived and Control Ovine Cardiac Myofibroblasts in Culture: Response to Cytokines and Natriuretic Peptide Receptor Expression Profiles. American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology 291:H1952-H1958 (2006)
  16. Collins, R.P., Palmer, B.R., Pilbrow, A.P., Frampton, C.M., Troughton, R.W., Yandle, T.G., Skelton, L., Richards, A.M., Cameron V.A. AMPD1 C34T Genotype is Associated with Mortality in Post-Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Patients with a History of Previous Myocardial Infarction. American Heart Journal 152:312-320 (2006)
  17. Obineche EN, Pathan JY, Fisher S, Prickett TC, Yandle TG, Frampton CM, Cameron VA, Nicholls MG. Natriuretic peptide and adrenomedullin levels in chronic renal failure and effects of peritoneal dialysis. Kidney International 69(1):152-6 (2006)
  18. Rademaker, M.T., Cameron, V.A., Charles, C.J., and Richards, A.M. Integrated hemodynamic, hormonal and renal actions of urocortin 2 in normal and paced sheep: beneficial effects in heart failure. Circulation 112:3624-3632 (2005)
  19. Pemberton, CJ, Raudsepp, SD, Yandle, TG, Cameron, VA, Richards, AM Plasma Cardiotrophin-1 is elevated in human hypertension and stimulated by ventricular stretch. Cardiovascular Research 68:109-117 (2005)
  20. Prickett, T.C.R., Lynn, A.M., Barrell, G.K., Darlow, B.A., Cameron, V.A., Espiner, E.A., Richards, A.M., Yandle, T.G. Amino-terminal Pro-CNP: a putative marker of cartilage activity in postnatal growth. Pediatric Research 58: 334-340 (2005)
  21. Arsic, D., Cameron, V., Ellmers, L., Bao Quan, Q., Keenan, J., Beasley, S. Adriamycin disruption of the Shh-Gli pathway is associated with abnormalities of foregut development. Journal of Pediatric Surgery 39: 1747-1753 (2004)
  22. Palmer, B.R., Frampton, C.M., Nakayama, T., Richards, A.M., and Cameron, V.A. Absence of a NPR-A Gene Functional Deletion Allele in a Post-Myocardial Infarction Cohort from New Zealand. Letter to the Editor. Circulation Research 94(10):e86.(2004)
  23. Cameron, V.A. and Palmer, B.R Angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism (I/D) and coronary heart disease in young adults: Reply. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 42:1864 (2003)
  24. Cameron, VA, and Ellmers, LJ. Natriuretic peptides during development of the fetal heart and circulation. Endocrinology 144:2191-2194 (2003) (Cover Feature)
  25. Palmer, B.R., Pilbrow, A.P., Frampton, C.M., Yandle T.G., Nicholls, M.G., Richards, A.M., and Cameron, V.A. ACE gene polymorphism interacts with LVEF and BNP levels to predict mortality following myocardial infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 41:729-736 (2003)
  26. Rademaker M.T., Cameron, V.A., Charles, C.J, Lainchbury, J.G., Nicholls, M.G., Richards, A.M. Adrenomedullin and heart failure. Regulatory Peptides 112:51-60 (2003)
  27. Cameron, V.A., Richards, A.M. Natriuretic peptide system in fetal heart and circulation (Invited Commentary) Journal of Hypertension 20:1-3 (2002)
  28. Ellmers, L.J., Knowles, J.W., Kim, H-S., Smithies, O., Maeda, N., Cameron, V.A. Ventricular expression of natriuretic peptides in Npr1-/- mice with cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis. American Journal of Physiology 283:H707-H714 (2002)
  29. Richards, A.M., Lainchbury, J.G., Nicholls, M.G., Cameron, V.A., Yandle, T.G. Dendroaspis natriuretic peptide: Endogenous or dubious? (Invited Commentary) Lancet. 359 (9300):5-6 (2002)
  30. Cameron, V.A., Autelitano, D.J., Evans, J.J., Ellmers, L.J., Espiner, E.A., Nicholls, M.G., Richards, A.M. Adrenomedullin expression in rat uterus is correlated with plasma estradiol. American Journal of Physiology 282:E139-E149 (2002)
  31. Aitken, G.D., Cameron, V.A., Rademaker, M.T., Charles, C.J., Espiner, E.A., Nicholls, M.G., Richards, A.M. Increased atrial but not ventricular ANP and BNP expression in a paced model of heart failure. Journal of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics 5:199-207 (2001)
  32. Cameron, V.A., Cumming, S.A., Espiner, E.A., Nicholls, M.G., Richards, A.M. C-type natriuretic peptide expression in olfactory regions of rat brain is modulated by acute water deprivation, salt loading and central angiotensin II. Neuroendocrinology 73:46-53 (2001)
  33. Cameron, V.A., Rademaker, M.T., Ellmers, L.J., Espiner, E.A., Nicholls, M.G., Richards, AM Atrial (ANP) and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) expression after myocardial infarction in sheep: ANP is synthesized by fibroblasts infiltrating the infarct. Endocrinology 141:4690-4697 (2000)
  34. Rademaker M.T., Cameron, V.A., Charles, C.J., Espiner, E.A., Nicholls, M.G., Pemberton, C.J., Richards, A.M. Neurohormones in an ovine model of compensated post-infarction left ventricular dysfunction. American Journal of Physiology 278: H731-H740 (2000)
  35. Aitken G., Raizis A., George P., Espiner E., and Cameron V. The isolation and characterization of the ovine genes for atrial, brain, and c-type natriuretic peptides. Domestic Animal Endocrinology 16: 115-121 (1999)
  36. Cameron, V. and Fleming, A. Novel sites of adrenomedullin gene expression in mouse and rat tissues: an in situ hybridization study. Endocrinology 139:2253-2264 (1998)
  37. Cameron, V.A., Aitken, G.D., Ellmers, L.J., Kennedy, M.A. and Espiner, E.A. The sites of gene expression of atrial, brain and c-type natriuretic peptides in mouse fetal development: temporal changes in embryos and placenta. Endocrinology 137:817-824 (1996)
  38. 38. Cameron, V.A., Nishimura, E., Mathews, L.S., Lewis, K.A., Sawchenko, P.E. and Vale, W.W. Hybridization histochemical localization of activin receptor subtypes in rat brain, pituitary, ovary and testis. Endocrinology 134:799-808 (1994)

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