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Christopher Ward

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Benjamin Prosser; Christopher Ward; Andrew P Ziman; Ramzi J Khairallah; William Lederer
X-ROS signaling in the heart and skeletal muscle: Stretch-dependent local ROS regulates [Ca(2+)]i.
Stephen J P Pratt; Sameer B Shah; Joseph Stains; Christopher Ward; Mario P Inacio; Richard M Lovering
Effects of in vivo injury on the neuromuscular junction in healthy and dystrophic muscles.
Ramzi J Khairallah; W Jonathan Lederer; Anup Mahurkar; Mark J Mazaitis; Benjamin Prosser; Roberto Raiteri; Fredrick Sachs; Francesca Sbrana; Guoli Shi; Yezhou Sun; Carlos Borroto; Yi-Wen Chen; Susan G Dorsey; Eric Hoffman; Christopher Ward
Microtubules underlie dysfunction in duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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2013: Benjamin Prosser; Christopher Ward; Andrew P Ziman; Ramzi J Khairallah; William Lederer
X-ROS signaling in the heart and skeletal muscle: Stretch-dependent local ROS regulates [Ca(2+)]i.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology 2013;58():172-81.
2013: Stephen J P Pratt; Sameer B Shah; Joseph Stains; Christopher Ward; Mario P Inacio; Richard M Lovering
Effects of in vivo injury on the neuromuscular junction in healthy and dystrophic muscles.
The Journal of physiology 2013;591(Pt 2):559-70.
2012: Ramzi J Khairallah; W Jonathan Lederer; Anup Mahurkar; Mark J Mazaitis; Benjamin Prosser; Roberto Raiteri; Fredrick Sachs; Francesca Sbrana; Guoli Shi; Yezhou Sun; Carlos Borroto; Yi-Wen Chen; Susan G Dorsey; Eric Hoffman; Christopher Ward
Microtubules underlie dysfunction in duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Science signaling 2012;5(236):ra56.
2012: Mariah H Goodall; Stephen J P Pratt; Christopher Ward; Robert J Bloch; Richard M Lovering
Structural and functional evaluation of branched myofibers lacking intermediate filaments.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 2012;303(2):C224-32.
2012: Rosemary A Schuh; Kathryn C Jackson; Ramzi J Khairallah; Christopher Ward; Espen E Spangenburg
Measuring mitochondrial respiration in intact single muscle fibers.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology 2012;302(6):R712-9.
2012: Malcolm Brodlie; Paul A Corris; James Lordan; Christopher Ward
Interleukin-17 and cystic fibrosis lung disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2012;185(1):108-9; author reply 109-10.
2012: Susan G Dorsey; Lino Tessarollo; Carmen C Leitch; Colleen Barrick; Cynthia L Renn; Sandra Ott; Luke J Tallon; Claire M Fraser-Liggett; Elizabeth Vernon-Pitts; Richard M Lovering; Abhishek Pratap; Ryan M Wyatt; Kevin Voelker; Kevan Shokat; Gianluca Fulgenzi; Lisa DeShong Sadzewicz; Robert Talmadge; Naomi Sengamalay; Kristie M Jones; Jodi Becker; Brandon K Harvey; Xinyue Liu; Rita J Balice-Gordon; Chao Zhang; Christopher Ward
Genetic deletion of trkB.T1 increases neuromuscular function.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 2012;302(1):C141-53.
2011: Maegen A Ackermann; April K Hartford; Aikaterini Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos; William R Randall; John Strong; Christopher Ward; Yinghua Zhang; Andrew P Ziman; Robert J Bloch
Integrity of the network sarcoplasmic reticulum in skeletal muscle requires small ankyrin 1.
Journal of cell science 2011;124(Pt 21):3619-30.
2011: Benjamin Prosser; Christopher Ward; W Jonathan Lederer
X-ROS signaling: rapid mechano-chemo transduction in heart.
Science (New York, N.Y.) 2011;333(6048):1440-5.
2011: Tyesha N Burks; Eva Andres-Mateos; RUTH MARX-RATTNER; Rebeca Mejias; Christel Van Erp; Jessica L Simmers; Jeremy Walston; Christopher Ward; Ronald D Cohn
Losartan restores skeletal muscle remodeling and protects against disuse atrophy in sarcopenia.
Science translational medicine 2011;3(82):82ra37.
2011: José M Eltit; Hongli Li; Christopher Ward; Tadeusz Molinski; Isaac N Pessah; Paul D Allen; Jose R Lopez
Orthograde dihydropyridine receptor signal regulates ryanodine receptor passive leak.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011;108(17):7046-51.
2011: D W Russ; J S Grandy; K Toma; Christopher Ward
Ageing, but not yet senescent, rats exhibit reduced muscle quality and sarcoplasmic reticulum function.
Acta physiologica (Oxford, England) 2011;201(3):391-403.
2011: Rotimi O Olojo; Martin F Schneider; Andrew P Ziman; Paul D Allen; Erick O Hernández-Ochoa; Christopher Ward
Mice null for calsequestrin 1 exhibit deficits in functional performance and sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium handling.
PloS one 2011;6(12):e27036.
2010: Alexander Shtifman; Christopher Ward; Derek R Laver; Mark L Bannister; Jose R Lopez; Masashi Kitazawa; Frank M LaFerla; Noriaki Ikemoto; Henry Querfurth
Amyloid-β protein impairs Ca2+ release and contractility in skeletal muscle.
Neurobiology of aging 2010;31(12):2080-90.
2010: Andrew P Ziman; Christopher Ward; George Rodney; William Lederer; Robert J Bloch
Quantitative measurement of Ca²(+) in the sarcoplasmic reticulum lumen of mammalian skeletal muscle.
Biophysical journal 2010;99(8):2705-14.
2010: Luke P Michaelson; Guoli Shi; Christopher Ward; George G Rodney
Mitochondrial redox potential during contraction in single intact muscle fibers.
Muscle & nerve 2010;42(4):522-9.
2010: Wei Feng; Gennady Cherednichenko; Christopher Ward; Isela T Padilla; Elaine Cabrales; José R Lopez; José M Eltit; Paul D Allen; Isaac N Pessah
Green tea catechins are potent sensitizers of ryanodine receptor type 1 (RyR1).
Biochemical pharmacology 2010;80(4):512-21.
2010: Benjamin Prosser; Christopher Ward; William Lederer
Subcellular Ca2+ signaling in the heart: the role of ryanodine receptor sensitivity.
The Journal of general physiology 2010;136(2):135-42.
2009: Richard M Lovering; Luke Michaelson; Christopher Ward
Malformed mdx myofibers have normal cytoskeletal architecture yet altered EC coupling and stress-induced Ca2+ signaling.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 2009;297(3):C571-80.
2009: Lindsay M Wohlers; Sean M Sweeney; Christopher Ward; Richard M Lovering; Espen E Spangenburg
Changes in contraction-induced phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinases in skeletal muscle after ovariectomy.
Journal of cellular biochemistry 2009;107(1):171-8.
2009: Gentaro Iribe; Christopher Ward; Patrizia Camelliti; Christian Bollensdorff; Fleur Mason; Rebecca A B Burton; Alan Garny; Mary K Morphew; Andreas Hoenger; W Jonathan Lederer; Tahir Mansoori
Axial stretch of rat single ventricular cardiomyocytes causes an acute and transient increase in Ca2+ spark rate.
Circulation research 2009;104(6):787-95.
2008: Sabrina Manni; Joseph R H Mauban; Christopher Ward; Meredith Bond
Phosphorylation of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) regulatory subunit modulates PKA-AKAP interaction, substrate phosphorylation, and calcium signaling in cardiac cells.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2008;283(35):24145-54.
2008: Stephan Lehnart; Marco Mongillo; Andrew Bellinger; Nicolas Lindegger; Bi-Xing Chen; William Hsueh; Steven Reiken; Anetta Wronska; Liam J Drew; Christopher Ward; William Lederer; Robert Kass; Gregory Morley; Andrew R Marks
Leaky Ca2+ release channel/ryanodine receptor 2 causes seizures and sudden cardiac death in mice.
The Journal of clinical investigation 2008;118(6):2230-45.
2008: Gennady Cherednichenko; Christopher Ward; Wei Feng; Elaine Cabrales; Luke Michaelson; Montserrat Samso; José R López; Paul D Allen; Isaac N Pessah
Enhanced excitation-coupled calcium entry in myotubes expressing malignant hyperthermia mutation R163C is attenuated by dantrolene.
Molecular pharmacology 2008;73(4):1203-12.
2008: Christopher Ward; George Rodney
Does a lack of RyR3 make mammalian skeletal muscle EC coupling a 'spark-less' affair?
The Journal of physiology 2008;586(2):313-4.
2008: Espen E Spangenburg; Derek Le Roith; Christopher Ward; Sue Bodine
A functional insulin-like growth factor receptor is not necessary for load-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy.
The Journal of physiology 2008;586(1):283-91.
2007: Ye Chen-Izu; Christopher Ward; Wayne Stark; Tamas Banyasz; Marius P Sumandea; C William Balke; Leighton Izu; Xander H T Wehrens
Phosphorylation of RyR2 and shortening of RyR2 cluster spacing in spontaneously hypertensive rat with heart failure.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology 2007;293(4):H2409-17.
2007: Lisa D Brown; George Rodney; Erick Hernandez-Ochoa; Christopher Ward; Martin F Schneider
Ca2+ sparks and T tubule reorganization in dedifferentiating adult mouse skeletal muscle fibers.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 2007;292(3):C1156-66.
2007: Ronald D Cohn; Christel van Erp; JENNIFER HABASHI; Arshia A Soleimani; Erin C Klein; Matthew T Lisi; Matthew Gamradt; Colette ApRhys; Tammy M Holm; Bart Loeys; Francesco Ramirez; Daniel P Judge; Christopher Ward; Harry C Dietz
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade attenuates TGF-beta-induced failure of muscle regeneration in multiple myopathic states.
Nature medicine 2007;13(2):204-10.
2006: Tonya C Walser; Salah Rifat; Xinrong Ma; Namita Kundu; Christopher Ward; Olga Goloubeva; Michael G Johnson; Julio C Medina; Tassie L Collins; Amy M Fulton
Antagonism of CXCR3 inhibits lung metastasis in a murine model of metastatic breast cancer.
Cancer research 2006;66(15):7701-7.
2006: Susan G Dorsey; Cynthia L Renn; Laura Carim-Todd; Colleen A Barrick; Linda L Bambrick; Bruce K Krueger; Christopher Ward; Lino Tessarollo
In vivo restoration of physiological levels of truncated TrkB.T1 receptor rescues neuronal cell death in a trisomic mouse model.
Neuron 2006;51(1):21-8.
2006: Ye Chen-Izu; Stacey L McCulle; Christopher Ward; Christian Soeller; Bryan M Allen; Cal Rabang; Mark Cannell; C William Balke; Leighton Izu
Three-dimensional distribution of ryanodine receptor clusters in cardiac myocytes.
Biophysical journal 2006;91(1):1-13.
2005: Christopher Ward; William Lederer
Ghost sparks.
Nature cell biology 2005;7(5):457-9.
2004: Christopher Ward; Wei Feng; Jian Cheng Tu; Isaac N Pessah; Paul F Worley; Martin F Schneider
Homer protein increases activation of Ca2+ sparks in permeabilized skeletal muscle.
The Journal of biological chemistry 2004;279(7):5781-7.
2004: Martin F Schneider; George Rodney; Christopher Ward
Local Ca2+ release events in skeletal muscle.
Journal of muscle research and cell motility 2004;25(8):587-9.
2003: Lois G Chun; Christopher Ward; Martin F Schneider
Ca2+ sparks are initiated by Ca2+ entry in embryonic mouse skeletal muscle and decrease in frequency postnatally.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 2003;285(3):C686-97.
2003: Christopher Ward; Steven Reiken; Andrew R Marks; Isabelle Marty; Guy Vassort; Alain Lacampagne
Defects in ryanodine receptor calcium release in skeletal muscle from post-myocardial infarct rats.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology 2003;17(11):1517-9.
2003: Steven Reiken; Alain Lacampagne; Hua Zhou; Aftab R Kherani; Stephan Lehnart; Christopher Ward; Fannie Huang; Marta Gaburjakova; Jana Gaburjakova; Nora Rosemblit; Michelle S Warren; Kun-Lun He; Geng-Hua Yi; Jie Wang; Daniel Burkhoff; Guy Vassort; Andrew R Marks
PKA phosphorylation activates the calcium release channel (ryanodine receptor) in skeletal muscle: defective regulation in heart failure.
The Journal of cell biology 2003;160(6):919-28.
2002: Martin F Schneider; Christopher Ward
Initiation and termination of calcium sparks in skeletal muscle.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library 2002;7():d1212-22.
2002: Alexander Shtifman; Christopher Ward; Takeshi Yamamoto; Jianli Wang; Beth Olbinski; Héctor H Valdivia; Noriaki Ikemoto; Martin F Schneider
Interdomain interactions within ryanodine receptors regulate Ca2+ spark frequency in skeletal muscle.
The Journal of general physiology 2002;119(1):15-32.
2001: Christopher Ward; Feliciano Protasi; D Castillo; Y Wang; S R Wayne Chen; Isaac N Pessah; P D Allen; Martin F Schneider
Type 1 and type 3 ryanodine receptors generate different Ca(2+) release event activity in both intact and permeabilized myotubes.
Biophysical journal 2001;81(6):3216-30.
2000: Alexander Shtifman; Christopher Ward; J Wang; Héctor H Valdivia; Martin F Schneider
Effects of imperatoxin A on local sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) release in frog skeletal muscle.
Biophysical journal 2000;79(2):814-27.
2000: Alain Lacampagne; Michael G Klein; Christopher Ward; Martin F Schneider
Two mechanisms for termination of individual Ca2+ sparks in skeletal muscle.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2000;97(14):7823-8.
2000: Christopher Ward; Martin F Schneider; D Castillo; Feliciano Protasi; Y Wang; S R Wayne Chen; P D Allen
Expression of ryanodine receptor RyR3 produces Ca2+ sparks in dyspedic myotubes.
The Journal of physiology 2000;525 Pt 1():91-103.
2000: W Aschenbach; J Ocel; L Craft; Christopher Ward; Espen E Spangenburg; J Williams
Effect of oral sodium loading on high-intensity arm ergometry in college wrestlers.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2000;32(3):669-75.
1999: Alain Lacampagne; Christopher Ward; Michael G Klein; Martin F Schneider
Time course of individual Ca2+ sparks in frog skeletal muscle recorded at high time resolution.
The Journal of general physiology 1999;113(2):187-98.
1998: Jay H Williams; Christopher Ward; Espen E Spangenburg; R M Nelson
Functional aspects of skeletal muscle contractile apparatus and sarcoplasmic reticulum after fatigue.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1998;85(2):619-26.
1998: Jay H Williams; Christopher Ward; Espen E Spangenburg; R Nelson; Stasinos Stavrianeas; Gary A Klug
Glucose 6-phosphate alters rat skeletal muscle contractile apparatus and sarcoplasmic reticulum function.
Experimental physiology 1998;83(4):489-502.
1998: Christopher Ward; Espen E Spangenburg; L M Diss; Jay H Williams
Effects of varied fatigue protocols on sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium uptake and release rates.
The American journal of physiology 1998;275(1 Pt 2):R99-R104.
1998: Christopher P Ingalls; Gordon L Warren; J H Williams; Christopher Ward; RB Armstrong
E-C coupling failure in mouse EDL muscle after in vivo eccentric contractions.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1998;85(1):58-67.
1998: Espen E Spangenburg; Christopher Ward; Jay H Williams
Effects of lactate on force production by mouse EDL muscle: implications for the development of fatigue.
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology 1998;76(6):642-8.
1998: Jay H Williams; Christopher Ward
Changes in skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum function and force production following myocardial infarction in rats.
Experimental physiology 1998;83(1):85-94.
1996: Gordon L Warren; J H Williams; Christopher Ward; H Matoba; Christopher P Ingalls; K M Hermann; RB Armstrong
Decreased contraction economy in mouse EDL muscle injured by eccentric contractions.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1996;81(6):2555-64.
1996: Susan C Kandarian; D G Peters; T G Favero; Christopher Ward; J H Williams
Adaptation of the skeletal muscle calcium-release mechanism to weight-bearing condition.
The American journal of physiology 1996;270(6 Pt 1):C1588-94.
1993: Jay H Williams; Christopher Ward; G A Klug
Fatigue-induced alterations in Ca2+ and caffeine sensitivities of skinned muscle fibers.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1993;75(2):586-93.
1993: W D Franke; M S Hickey; Christopher Ward; K P Davy
Effects of alpha 1-receptor blockade on the cardiovascular and thermoregulatory responses to severe exercise in the heat.
The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness 1993;33(2):146-51.
1992: Jay H Williams; Christopher Ward
Reduced Ca(2+)-induced Ca2+ release from skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum at low pH.
Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology 1992;70(6):926-30.
1992: Jay H Williams; M Holland; Christopher Ward; J C Lee
Altered mechanical responses of malignant hyperthermic skeletal muscle during repetitive stimulation.
Journal of physiology, Paris 1992;86(4):159-65.
1991: Jay H Williams; M Holland; J C Lee; Christopher Ward; C J McGrath
BAY K 8644 and nifedipine alter halothane but not caffeine contractures of malignant hyperthermic muscle fibers.
The American journal of physiology 1991;261(4 Pt 2):R782-6.
1991: Jay H Williams; M Holland; J C Lee; Christopher Ward; K P Davy
Effects of BAY K 8644, nifedipine, and low Ca2+ on halothane and caffeine potentiation.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 1991;71(2):721-6.
1991: Jay H Williams; Christopher Ward
Dihydropyridine effects on skeletal muscle fatigue.
Journal de physiologie 1991;85(4):235-8.
1991: Jay H Williams; Christopher Ward
Effects of the calcium channel agonist, Bay K 8644, on the mechanical output of skeletal muscle fibers.
General pharmacology 1991;22(4):735-40.
1990: Jay H Williams; Christopher Ward
Enhancement of skeletal muscle fatigue by the calcium channel antagonist diltiazem.
Research communications in chemical pathology and pharmacology 1990;69(1):107-10.