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Azzarolo, Ana Maria
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- Pharmacist, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile, 1975
- M.Sc., University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. 1982
- Ph.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1994
- Hormonal and immunological interaction in conditions related to age, gender and eye diseases.
- Molecular and cellular mechanisms of sex hormones and sex-related hormones.
- Sex hormone regulation of lacrimal gland secretion.
- Prolactin as a lacrimal gland immunoregulator
- University of Southern California/ Research Assistant Professor, 1997-1999.
- Seamon, V., K. Vellala., C. Zylberberg., O. Ponamareva., Azzarolo, A.M.. Sex hormone regulation of tear lipocalin in the rabbit lacrimal gland. Experimental Eye Research. 87:184-190, 2008.
- Zylberberg, C., Seamon, V., Ponomareva, O., Vellala, K., Deighan, M., Azzarolo, A.M. Estrogen Upregulation of Metalloproteinase-2 and -9 Expression in Rabbit Lacrimal Glands. Experimental Eye Research. 84:960-972, 2007.
- Azzarolo, A.M., Brew, K., Kota, S., Ponomareva, 0., Schwartz, J., Zylberberg, C. Presence of tear lipocalin and other major proteins in lacrimal fluid of NZW rabbits. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B. 138:111-117, 2004.
- Azzarolo, A.M., Eihausen., H. and Schechter, J. Estrogen prevention of lacrimal gland cell death and lymphocytic infiltration. Exp. Eye Res. 77:347-354, 2003.
- Trousdale, M.D., Stevenson, D., Zhu, D., Kaslow, H.R., Schechter, J.E., Warren, D.W., Azzarolo, A.M., Ritter, T., Mircheff, A.K. Effect of anti-inflammatory cytokines on the activation of lymphocytes by lacrimal gland acinar cells in an autologous mixed cell reaction. Adv. Exp. Med. BioI. 506:789-704, 2002.
- Guo, Z., D. Song, A.M. Azzarolo,, J.E. Schechter, D.W. Warren, R.L. Wood, A.K. Mircheff, H.R. Kaslow. Autologous preparations inducing dacryoadenitis in rabbits. Exp. Eye Res. 71(1):23-31, 2000.
- Guo, Z., Azzarolo, A.M., Schechter, J.E., Warren, D.W., Wood, R.L. Mircheff, A.K.,and Kaslow, H.R. Lacrimal gland epithelial cells stimulate proliferation in autologous lymphocyte preparations. Exp.Eye Res. 71: 11-22, 2000.
- Schontal, A.H., Warren, D.W., Stevenson, D., Schechter, J.E., Azzarolo, A.M., Mircheff, A.K., and Trousdale, M.D. Proliferation of lacrimal gland acinar cells in primary culture. Stimulation by extracellular matrix, EGF, and DHT. Exp.Eye.Res. 70: 639-49, 2000.
- Azzarolo, A.M., Mircheff, A.K., Richters, A., Olsen, E., Huang, Z.M., Zolfgari, R., and Warren, D.W. Androgen influence on lacrimal gland apoptosis, necrosis and lymphocytic infiltration. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 40: 523-526, 1999.
- Azzarolo, A.M., Mircheff, A.k., Kaswan, R.L., Stanczyk, F.Z., Gentschein, E., Becker, L., Nassir, B., and Warren, D.W., The effect of ovariectomy and high dose estrogens on rabbit lacrimal gland function. Endocrine 6: 39-45, 1997.
- Azzarolo, A.M., Bjerrum, K., Maves, C.A., Becker, L., Wood, R.L., Mircheff, A.K., and Warren, D.W., Hypophysectomy-Induced regression of female rat lacrimal glands. Partial restoration/maintenance by dihydrotestosterone and prolactin. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 36: 216-226, 1995.
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