Publications

Original Communications
Lasdun A, Reznik S, Molineaux, CJ and Orlowski M.  Inhibition of Endopeptidase 24.15 Slows the in Vivo Degradation of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone.  J Pharm Exp Ther 251:  439-447 (1989).

Orlowski M, Reznik S, Ayala J and Pierotti AR.  Endopeptidase 24.15 From Rat Testes.  Isolation of the Enzyme and Its Specificity Toward Synthetic and Natural Peptides, Including Enkephalin-Containing Peptides.  Biochem J 261:  951-958 (1989).

Reznik S.  Endopeptidase 24.15, A Neuropeptide Metabolizing Enzyme: Isolation, Localization, Possible Function.  Ph.D. Dissertation (1990).

Reznik S.  Skinny Lips.  Mod Pathol 7: 714-715 (1994).

Reznik S, Salafia CM, Lage J and Fricker LD.  The Distribution of Carboxypeptidases E and D in the Placenta and Umbilical Cord.  J Histochem Cytochem 46:  1359-1367 (1998).

Novikova E, Reznik S, Varlamov O and Fricker LD.  Carboxypeptidase Z is Present in the Regulated Secretory Pathway and Extracellular Matrix in Cultured Cells and in Human Tissues.  J Biol Chem 275:  4865-5870 (2000).

Ahmad Z and Reznik SE.  Immunohistochemical Localization of ECE-1 in the Human Placenta.  Placenta 21:  226-233 (2000).

Novikova E, Fricker LD and Reznik SE.  Metallocarboxypeptidase Z is Dynamically Expressed in Mouse Development.  Mech Devel 202:  259-262 (2001).

Saksenberg V, Bauch B and Reznik SE.  Massive Acute Thymic Hemorrhage and Cerebral Haemorrhage in an Intrauterine Fetal Death.  J Clin Path 54:  796-797 (2001).

Feng Y, Reznik SE and Fricker LD.  The Distribution of Pro-SAAS-Derived Peptides in Rat Neuroendocrine Tissues.  Neuroscience 105:  469-478 (2001).

Feng Y, Reznik SE and Fricker LD.  ProSAAS-Derived Peptides and Prohormone Convertase 1 are Broadly Expressed During Mouse Development.  Gene Express Patterns 1:  135-140 (2002).

Shanske AL, Pande S, Arel K, Vega-Rich C, Brion L, Reznik S and Timor-Tritsch LE.  Omphalocele-Exstrophy-Imperforate Anus-Spinal Defects (OEIS) in Triplet Pregnancy After IVF and CVS.  Birth Defects Research (Part A) 67:  467-471 (2003).

Reznik SE.  Sample Expert Witness Report in:  The Medical Record As Evidence, EB Oppenheim, Lexis Law Pub. Co., Charlottesville, VA, Supplement:  175-178 (2003).

Koscica K, Sylvestre G and Reznik SE.  The Effect of Phosphoramidon on Inflammation-Mediated Preterm Delivery in a Mouse Model.  Am J Obstet Gynecol 190:  528-531 (2004).

Koscica K, Ananth CV, Placido J and Reznik SE.  The Effect of a Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor on Inflammation-Mediated Preterm Delivery.  Am J Obstet Gynecol 196:  551.e1-551.e3 (2007).

Bhavsar TM, Cerreta JM, Liu M, Reznik SE and Cantor JO.  Phosphoramidon, an Endothelin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor, Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury.  Exper Lung Res 34:  141-154 (2008).

Vu T-D, Feng Y, Placido J and Reznik SE.  Placental Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Is Up-Regulated in Labor.  Reprod Sci 15:  420-424 (2008).

Klugman SD, Gross SJ, Khabele D, Liang J, Livne K, Lopez-Jones M, Gross B, Cordero D and Reznik SE.  Expression of Keratin 8 and TRAIL in Down Syndrome Placentas, Placenta 29:  382-384 (2008).

Olgun N, Patel H, Wang W, Yen H, Stephani R and Reznik SE.  The Role of a 1,3,6-Trisubstituted-2-Carboxy-Quinol-4-one, a Novel Putative Selective ETA Antagonist, in Controlling Preterm Labor in a Mouse Model.  Can J Physiol Pharmacol 86:  571-575 (2008).

Wang W, Yen H, Chen C-H, Soni R, Jasani N, Sylvestre G and Reznik SE.  The Endothelin Converting Enzyme-1 (ECE-1)/Endothelin-1 (ET-1) Pathway Plays a Critical Role in Infection-Associated Premature Delivery in a Mouse Model.  Am J Path 173: 1-8 (2008).

Wang W, Yen H, Chen C-H, Jasani N, Soni R, Koscica K and Reznik SE.  Endothelin-1 and Matrix Metalloproteinase-1 Function in the Same Molecular Pathway in Infection-Associated Preterm Birth, Molec Med (2010), in press.

Olgun NS, Stephani RA, Patel HJ and Reznik SE.  Blockade of Endothelin-1 With a Novel Series of 1,3,6,-Trisubstituted-2-carboxy-quinol-4-one’s Controls Infection-Associated Preterm Birth, Am J Path (2010), in press.

Dai M, Reznik SE, Spray DC, Weiss LM, Tanowitz HB, Gulinello M and Desruisseaux MS. Persistent Cognitive and Motor Deficits After Successful Antimalarial Treatment in Murine Cerebral Malaria, Microbes Infect (2010), in press.

Patel M, Beckerman KP, Reznik S, Madan RP and Goldman D.  Vertical Transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans to an HIV-exposed Premature Neonate, submitted.

Patel HJ, Olgun NS, Lengyel I, Reznik SE and Stephani RA.  Synthesis and Pharmacological Activity of 1,3,6-Trisubstituted-4-Oxo-1,4-Dihydroquinoline-2-Carboxylic Acids as Selective ETA Antagonists, Bioorg Med Chem Lett (2010), in press.


Review Articles
Reznik SE and Fricker LD.  Carboxypeptidases from A to Z: Implications in Embryonic Development and Wnt Binding.  Cell Mol Life Sci 58:  1790-1804 (2001).

Reznik SE. “Plan B:” How It Works. Science Shows It Is Not An Abortifacient. Health Prog 91:  59-61 (2010).

Olgun NS and Reznik SE.  The Matrix Metalloproteases and Endothelin-1 in Preterm Birth. Obstet Gynecol Internat, 2010, in press.