J. Gary Meszaros, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology

Northeastern Ohio Universities
Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy
4209 State Route 44, P.O. Box 95
Rootstown, Ohio 44272-0095
Phone: (330) 325-6432
E-Mail: jgmeszar@neoucom.edu

 

Education:

1996 Ph.D., University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
1989 B.A., College of Wooster, OH.

 

Professional Experience:

July 2007-Present Associate Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rootstown, OH.
Aug. 2000-June 2007 Assistant Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH.
Oct. 1996-Aug. 2000 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California San Diego.
Aug. 1991-Aug. 1996 Doctoral Student, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Aug.1989-Aug. 1991 Research Assistant, Baylor College of Medicine.
May 1989-Aug. 1991 Research Assistant, Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

 

Recent Publications:

Dr. Meszaros'publications listed in PubMed

Olson, E.R., Shamhart, P.E., Naugle, J.E., and J.G. Meszaros (2007). Angiotensin II-induced ERK1/2 activation is mediated by PKCdelta and intracellular calcium in adult rat cardiac fibroblasts. Hypertension (In Press).

Grobe, J.L., Der Sarkissian, S., Lihui, Y., Stewart, J.M., Meszaros, J.G., Raizada, M.K., and M.J. Katovich (2007). ACE2 overexpression inhibits hypoxia-induced collagen production by cardiac fibroblasts. Clin. Sci. (Lond). 113:357-364.

Jenkins, C., Milsted, A., Doane, K., Meszaros, G., Toot, J., and D. Ely (2007). A cell culture model using rat coronary artery adventitial fibroblasts to measure collagen production. BMC Cardiovasc. Disord. 7:13.

Naugle, J.E., Olson, E.R., Zhang, X., Mase, S.E., Pilati, C.F., Maron, M.B., Folkesson, H.G., Horne, W.I, Doane, K.D and J.G. Meszaros (2006). Type VI collagen induces cardiac myofibroblast differentiation: implications for post-infarction remodeling. Am. J. Physiol. Heart and Circ. Physiol. 290:H323-330.

Olson, E.R., Naugle, J.E., Zhang, X., and Bomser, J.A. and J.G. Meszaros (2005). Inhibition of cardiac fibroblast proliferation and myofibroblast differentiation by resveratrol. Am. J. Physiol. Heart and Circ. Physiol. 288:H1131-1138.

Swaney, J., Naugle, J.E., Olson, E.R., Meszaros, J.G., Roth, D., and P.A. Insel (2005). Inhibition of cardiac myofibroblast formation and collagen synthesis by activation and overexpression of adenylyl cyclase. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 102:437-442.

Rennolds S. Ostrom, Jennifer E. Naugle, Miki Hase, Caroline Gregorian, James S. Swaney, Paul A. Insel, Laurence L. Brunton, and J.G. Meszaros (2003). Ang II enhances adenylyl cyclase signaling via calcium-calmodulin: Gq-Gs crosstalk regulates collagen production in cardiac fibroblasts. J. Biol. Chem. 278:24461-24468.

Stockand, J.D. and J.G. Meszaros (2003). Aldosterone stimulates proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts by activating Ki-RasA and MAPK1/2 signaling. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol., 284: H176-184.

Reiner, D.S., Hetski, M.L., Meszaros, J.G., Sun, C.H., Morrison, H.G., Brunton, L.L. and Gillin, F.D. (2003). Calcium signaling in excystation of the early-diverging eukaryote, Giardia lamblia. J. Biol. Chem. 278:2533-2540.

Meszaros, J.G., Raphael, R.R., Lio, F.M. and Brunton, L.L. (2000). Desensitization of Ang II-linked Gq signaling is mediated by protein kinase C in adult rat cardiac fibroblasts. Am. J. Physiol. Cell Physiol. 279:C1978-C1985.