Prof. Mir Ahamed Hossain

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1990  Ph.D., University of Calcutta, India

1982  M.Sc. , University of Calcutta, India

1979  B.Sc., University of Calcutta, India

Publications(Selected)

1. Russell, J.C., Kishimoto, K., O’Driscoll, C. and Hossain, M.A. Neuronal Pentraxin 1 induction in hypoxic-ischemic neuronal death is regulated via a Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3α/β dependent mechanism. Cellular Signalling, 23:673-682, 2011. PMID: 21130869. PMCID: 3056287.

2. Sharma, J., Nelluru, G., Wilson,M.A., Johnston, M.V. and Hossain, M.A. Sex-specific activation of cell death signaling pathways in cerebellar granule neurons exposed to oxygen glucose deprivation followed by reoxygenation. ASN NEURO, 3 (2):85-97, 2011. PMID: 21382016, PMCID: 3072765.
3. Russell, J.C., Heather W., Szuflita, N. and Hossain, M.A. Nuclear translocation of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) determines cell fate after hypoxia ischemia in neonatal brain. J. Neurochem., 106: 1357-1370, 2008.
4. Hao, H., Yamamoto, A., Hossain, M.A., Younes, L and Mori, S. Quantitative cortical mapping of fractional anisotropy in developing rat brains. J. Neuroscience, 28 (6): 1427-1433, 2008.
5. Russell, J.C., Blue, M., Johnston, M. V., Naidu, S and Hossain, M.A. Enhanced cell death in MeCP2 null cerebellar granule neurons exposed to excitotoxicity and hypoxia. Neuroscience, 150:563-574, 2007.
6. Russell J.C., Szuflita N., Khatri R., Laterra, J and Hossain, M.A: Transgenic expression of human FGF-1 protects against hypoxic ischemic injury in perinatal brain through intervening at caspase-XIAP signaling cascades. Neurobiology of Disease, 22: 677-690, 2006.
7. Hossain M.A., Russell J.C., Miknyoczki S., Ruggeri B., Lal B and Laterra J: Vascular endothelial growth factor mediates vasogenic edema in acute lead encephalopathy. Ann. Neurol. 55: 660-667, 2004.
8. Hossain M.A., Russell J.C., O’Brien R and Laterra J: Neuronal pentraxin 1: a novel mediator of hypoxic ischemic injury in neonatal brain. J. Neurosci., 24(17):4187-4196, 2004.
9. Lou H.R., Hattori H., Hossain M.A., Hester L., Huang Y., Lee-Kwon W, Donowitz M., Nagata E and Snyder S.H: Akt as a mediator of cell death. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., U.S.A., 100 (20): 11712-11717, 2003.
10. Walter K.A, Hossain M.A., Luddy C., Goel N., Reznik T.E. and Laterra J: Scatter factor/hepatocyte growth factor stimulation of glioblastoma cell cycle progression through G1 is c-Myc dependent, and independent of p27 suppression, Cdk2 activation, or E2F1-dependent transcription. Mol. Cell. Biol., 22(8): 2703-2715, 2002.
11. Hossain M.A., Russell J.C., Gomes R. and Laterra J: Neuroprotection by scatter factor/hepatocyte growth factor and FGF-1 in cerebellar granule neurons is phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt-dependent and MAPK/CREB-independent. J. Neurochem., 81(2): 365-378, 2002.
12. Bouton C.M.L., Hossain M.A., Frelin L.P., Laterra J and Pevsner J: Microarray analysis of differential gene expression in lead-exposed astrocytes. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 176:34-53, 2001.

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WoS Researcher ID: CWB-5448-2022