Vasanthi Sunil
Associate Research Professor
Toxicology
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute
United States of America
Biography
Mechanisms of pulmonary inflammation and repair Effects of bacterial toxins, environmental pollutants and chemical warfare toxicants on lung function and gene regulation Age-associated alterations in signaling pathways in the lung
Research Interest
Toxicology
Publications
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Malaviya, R, Sunil, VR, Venosa, A, Verissimo, VL, Cervelli, JA, Vayas, KN, Hall, L, Laskin, JD, Laskin, DL. Attenuation of Nitrogen Mustard-Induced Pulmonary Injury and Fibrosis by Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Antibody. Toxicol. Sci. 2015;148 (1):71-88. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfv161. PubMed PMID:26243812 PubMed Central PMC4659692
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Malaviya, R, Sunil, VR, Venosa, A, Vayas, KN, Heck, DE, Laskin, JD, Laskin, DL. Inflammatory mechanisms of pulmonary injury induced by mustards. Toxicol. Lett. 2016;244 :2-7. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.10.011. PubMed PMID:26478570 PubMed Central PMC4753082
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Weinberger, B, Malaviya, R, Sunil, VR, Venosa, A, Heck, DE, Laskin, JD, Laskin, DL. Mustard vesicant-induced lung injury: Advances in therapy. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 2016;305 :1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.05.014. PubMed PMID:27212445 PubMed Central PMC5119915
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Malaviya, R, Sunil, VR, Venosa, A, Vayas, KN, Businaro, R, Heck, DE, Laskin, JD, Laskin, DL. Macrophages and inflammatory mediators in pulmonary injury induced by mustard vesicants. Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 2016;1374 (1):168-75. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13123. PubMed PMID:27351588 PubMed Central PMC5119480
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Sunil, VR, Vayas, KN, Fang, M, Zarbl, H, Massa, C, Gow, AJ, Cervelli, JA, Kipen, H, Laumbach, RJ, Lioy, PJ et al.. World Trade Center (WTC) dust exposure in mice is associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and epigenetic changes in the lung. Exp. Mol. Pathol. 2017;102 (1):50-58. doi: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2016.12.005. PubMed PMID:27986442 PubMed Central PMC5472054
