Scholars@Duke

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  Selected Grants

  • Promoting humoral tolerance via targeting complement C3 awarded by The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System 2022 - 2023
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Manook, Miriam, Danae Olaso, Imran J. Anwar, Janghoon Yoon, Isabel Delaura, Yeeun Bae, Dimitrios Moris, et al. “Desensitization and belatacept-based maintenance therapy in pregnancy-sensitized monkeys receiving a kidney transplant.” Sci Adv 9, no. 20 (May 19, 2023): eadg1448. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adg1448.
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    • Li, Shu, Imran J. Anwar, Aidan J. Canning, Tuan Vo-Dinh, Allan D. Kirk, and He Xu. “Xenorecognition and costimulation of porcine endothelium-derived extracellular vesicles in initiating human porcine-specific T cell immune responses.” Am J Transplant, April 11, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajt.2023.04.006.
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    • DeLaura, Isabel, Imran J. Anwar, Joseph Ladowski, Alejandra Patino, Sarah Cantrell, and Scott Sanoff. “Attitudes of patients with renal disease on xenotransplantation: A systematic review.” Xenotransplantation 30, no. 2 (March 2023): e12794. https://doi.org/10.1111/xen.12794.
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    • Krom, Russell J., Ian J. Welsby, Matthew Fuller, Andrew S. Barbas, Qimeng Gao, Imran J. Anwar, and W Jonathan Dunkman. “Incidence of Postreperfusion Hyperfibrinolysis in Liver Transplantation by Donor Type and Observed Treatment Strategies.” Anesth Analg 136, no. 3 (March 1, 2023): 518–23. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000006302.
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    • Anwar, Imran J., Brian Ezekian, Isabel DeLaura, Miriam Manook, Paul Schroder, Janghoon Yoon, Verna Curfman, et al. “Addition of interleukin-6 receptor blockade to carfilzomib-based desensitization in a highly sensitized nonhuman primate model.” Am J Transplant 22 Suppl 4, no. Suppl 4 (December 2022): 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.17208.
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    • DeLaura, Isabel, Paul M. Schroder, Janghoon Yoon, Joseph Ladowski, Imran J. Anwar, Brian Ezekian, Robin Schmitz, Zachary W. Fitch, Jean Kwun, and Stuart J. Knechtle. “A novel method for in vitro culture and expansion of nonhuman primate B cells.” J Immunol Methods 511 (December 2022): 113363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2022.113363.
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    • Anwar, I. J., and X. Luo. “Research Highlights.” Transplantation 106, no. 11 (November 1, 2022): 2097–98. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000004407.
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    • Breuer, Eva, Matteo Mueller, Majella B. Doyle, Liu Yang, Sarwa Darwish Murad, Imran J. Anwar, Shaheed Merani, et al. “Liver Transplantation as a New Standard of Care in Patients With Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma? Results From an International Benchmark Study.” Ann Surg 276, no. 5 (November 1, 2022): 846–53. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0000000000005641.
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    • Anwar, Imran J., Titte R. Srinivas, Qimeng Gao, and Stuart J. Knechtle. “Shifting Clinical Trial Endpoints in Kidney Transplantation: The Rise of Composite Endpoints and Machine Learning to Refine Prognostication.” Transplantation 106, no. 8 (August 1, 2022): 1558–64. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000004107.
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    • Anwar, I. J., and X. Luo. “Human IL-10-producing B Cells Have Diverse States That Are Induced From Multiple B-cell Subsets.” Transplantation 106, no. 7 (July 1, 2022): 1298. https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000004225.
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    • Anwar, Imran J., Isabel DeLaura, Qimeng Gao, Stuart Knechtle, and Jean Kwun. “Letter to the editor in response to: Measuring success in pig to non-human-primate renal xenotransplantation: Systematic review and comparative outcomes analysis of 1051 life sustaining NHP renal allo- and xeno-transplants by Firl and Markmann.” Am J Transplant 22, no. 7 (July 2022): 1933–34. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajt.17007.
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    • Anwar, Imran J., Isabel DeLaura, Joseph Ladowski, Qimeng Gao, Stuart J. Knechtle, and Jean Kwun. “Complement-targeted therapies in kidney transplantation-insights from preclinical studies.” Front Immunol 13 (2022): 984090. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.984090.
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    • Anwar, Imran J., Isabel F. DeLaura, Qimeng Gao, Joseph Ladowski, Annette M. Jackson, Jean Kwun, and Stuart J. Knechtle. “Harnessing the B Cell Response in Kidney Transplantation - Current State and Future Directions.” Front Immunol 13 (2022): 903068. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.903068.
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    • Delaura, Isabel F., Qimeng Gao, Imran J. Anwar, Nader Abraham, Riley Kahan, Matthew G. Hartwig, and Andrew S. Barbas. “Complement-targeting therapeutics for ischemia-reperfusion injury in transplantation and the potential for ex vivo delivery.” Front Immunol 13 (2022): 1000172. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1000172.
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    • Gao, Qimeng, Isabel F. DeLaura, Imran J. Anwar, Samuel J. Kesseli, Riley Kahan, Nader Abraham, Aravind Asokan, Andrew S. Barbas, and Matthew G. Hartwig. “Gene Therapy: Will the Promise of Optimizing Lung Allografts Become Reality?” Front Immunol 13 (2022): 931524. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.931524.
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    • Gao, Qimeng, Imran J. Anwar, Nader Abraham, and Andrew S. Barbas. “Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Downstaging or Bridging Therapy with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.” Cancers (Basel) 13, no. 24 (December 15, 2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13246307.
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    • Anwar, Imran J., Annette M. Jackson, Jayme E. Locke, and Jean Kwun. “Editorial: Sensitization and Desensitization in Organ Transplantation.” Front Immunol 12 (2021): 784472. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.784472.
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    • Molinas, Adrien J. R., Lucie D. Desmoulins, Brooke V. Hamling, Sierra M. Butcher, Imran J. Anwar, Kayoko Miyata, Courtney L. Enix, et al. “Interaction between TRPV1-expressing neurons in the hypothalamus.” Journal of Neurophysiology 121, no. 1 (January 2019): 140–51. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00004.2018.
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    • Davel, Ana P., Qing Lu, M Elizabeth Moss, Sitara Rao, Imran J. Anwar, Jennifer J. DuPont, and Iris Z. Jaffe. “Sex-Specific Mechanisms of Resistance Vessel Endothelial Dysfunction Induced by Cardiometabolic Risk Factors.” Journal of the American Heart Association 7, no. 4 (February 2018): e007675. https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.117.007675.
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    • Davel, Ana P., Imran J. Anwar, and Iris Z. Jaffe. “The endothelial mineralocorticoid receptor: mediator of the switch from vascular health to disease.” Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension 26, no. 2 (March 2017): 97–104. https://doi.org/10.1097/mnh.0000000000000306.
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    • Anwar, Imran J., Kayoko Miyata, and Andrea Zsombok. “Brain stem as a target site for the metabolic side effects of olanzapine.” Journal of Neurophysiology 115, no. 3 (March 2016): 1389–98. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00387.2015.
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    • Anwar, Asif, Imran John Anwar, and Patrice Delafontaine. “Elevation of cardiovascular risk by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.” Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine 25, no. 8 (November 2015): 726–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2015.03.006.
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    • Zsombok, Andrea, Yanyan Jiang, Hong Gao, Imran J. Anwar, Kavon Rezai-Zadeh, Courtney L. Enix, Heike Münzberg, and Andrei V. Derbenev. “Regulation of leptin receptor-expressing neurons in the brainstem by TRPV1.” Physiological Reports 2, no. 9 (September 2014): e12160. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12160.
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    • Anwar, Imran J., and Andrei V. Derbenev. “TRPV1-dependent regulation of synaptic activity in the mouse dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve.” Frontiers in Neuroscience 7 (January 2013): 238. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2013.00238.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Anwar, I. J., Q. Gao, I. DeLaura, J. Yoon, R. Baldi, M. Youd, K. Stiede, K. Hall, S. Knechtle, and J. Kwun. “Clinically Available Immunosuppressive Agents Prolong Pig-to-Primate Kidney Xenograft Survival.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 22:1014–15, 2022.
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    • Davel, Ana Paula, Maria Elizabeth Moss, Imran Anwar, Qing Lu, and Iris Zamir Jaffe. “SEX DIFFERENCES IN MECHANISMS OF RESISTANCE VESSEL ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION DUE TO CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK FACTORS AND THE ROLE OF ENDOTHELIAL MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTORS.” In Faseb Journal, Vol. 31, 2017.
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    • Butcher, Sierra Morgan, Kayoko Miyata, Imran John Anwar, and Andrea Zsombok. “Electrophysiological Properties of TRPV1-Expressing Neurons in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus.” In Faseb Journal, Vol. 30, 2016.
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    • Anwar, Imran, Kayoko Miyata, and Andrea Zsombok. “Olanzapine Reduces Neuronal Activity in the Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus.” In Faseb Journal, Vol. 29, 2015.
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