Aili L. Lazaar, M.D.
Aili L. Lazaar, M.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division
Abramson Research Center 1016E
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4318
Abramson Research Center 1016E
3615 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4318
Office: 2155739914
Fax: 2155734469
Fax: 2155734469
Email:
ALAZAAR@MAIL.MED.UPENN.EDU
ALAZAAR@MAIL.MED.UPENN.EDU
Education:
A.B. (Biochemistry)
Harvard University, 1982.
M.D. (Medicine)
New York University, 1986.
Permanent linkA.B. (Biochemistry)
Harvard University, 1982.
M.D. (Medicine)
New York University, 1986.
Description of Research Expertise
Airway smooth muscle, matrix, VEGF, signal transductionDescription of Clinical Expertise
AsthmaSelected Publications
Kim JH, Van Biesen C, Lazaar AL: VEGF alters tracheal ring force generation in a rho-dependent manner. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 169: A445, 2004.Kazi AS, Lotfi S, Krymskaya VP, Lazaar AL. : Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) up regulates fibronectin and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) secretion by human airway smooth muscle cells. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 167: A689, 2003.
Goncharova EA, Goncharov DA, Panettieri RA, Lazaar AL, Krymskaya VP. : VEGF stimulates proliferation and migration of LAM-derived cells. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 167: A953, 2003.
Kim JH, Ammit AJ, Puré E, Lazaar AL. : Hyaluronan activates NF-kB and induces IL-6 by human airway smooth muscle cells. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 167: A690, 2003.
Lazaar AL, Amrani Y, Panettieri RA: Biology of airway smooth muscle cells. Middleton’s Allergy. Adkinson Jr NF, Yunginger JW, Busse WW, Bochner BS, Holgate ST, Simons FER (eds.). Mosby, St. Louis Page: 399-411, 2003.
Lazaar AL, Panettieri RA: Airway Smooth Muscle: An Immunomodulatory Cell? Therapeutic Targets in Airway Inflammation. Eissa NT, Huston DP (eds.). Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York 177: 767-780, 2003.
Lazaar AL, Panettieri RA: Is airway remodeling clinically relevant in asthma? Am J Med 115: 652-659, 2003.