The overall goal of the Clinical Pharmacology Research Program, headed by Joan T. Merrill, M.D., is to enhance translational research at OMRF, linking basic research discoveries to clinical trials in patients. The program currently focuses on cardiovascular and immune-modifying therapies.

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2012

* Castillejo-López C, Delgado-Vega AM, Wojcik J, Kozyrev SV, Thavathiru E, Wu YY, Sanchez E, Pöllmann D, Lopez-Egido JR, Fineschi S, Dominguez N, Lu R, James JA, Merrill JT, Kelly JA, Kaufman KM, Moser KL, Gilkeson G, Frostegård J, Pons-Estel BA, D’Alfonso S, Witte T, Callejas JL, Harley JB, Gaffney PM, Martin J, Guthridge JM, Alarcón-Riquelme ME. Genetic and physical interaction of the B-cell systemic lupus erythematosus-associated genes BANK1 and BLK. Ann Rheum Dis 71:136-142, 2012. [Abstract]

Hanly JG, Urowitz MB, Su L, Gordon C, Bae SC, Sanchez-Guerrero J, Romero-Diaz J, Wallace DJ, Clarke AE, Ginzler E, Merrill JT, Isenberg DA, Rahman A, Petri M, Fortin PR, Gladman D, Bruce IN, Steinsson K, Dooley M, Khamashta MA, Alarcon GS, Fessler BJ, Ramsey-Goldman R, Manzi S, Zoma AA, Sturfelt GK, Nived O, Aranow C, Mackay M, Ramos-Casals M, van Vollenhoven R, Kalunian KC, Ruiz-Irastorza G, Lim S, Kamen DL, Peschken CA, Inanc M, Theriault C, Thompson K, Farewell V. Seizure disorders in systemic lupus erythematosus results from an international, prospective, inception cohort study. Ann Rheum Dis 2012. [Abstract] EPub

* Hughes T, Adler A, Kelly JA, Kaufman KM, Williams A, Langefeld CD, Brown EE, Alarcon GS, Kimberly RP, Edberg JC, Ramsey-Goldman R, Petri M, Boackle SA, Stevens AM, Reveille JD, Sanchez E, Martin J, Niewold TB, Vila LM, Scofield RH, Gilkeson GS, Gaffney PM, Criswell LA, Moser KL, Merrill JT, Jacob CO, Tsao BP, James JA, Vyse TJ, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, on behalf of the BIOLUPUS network, Harley JB, Richardson BC, Sawalha AH. Evidence for gene-gene epistatic interactions among susceptibility loci for systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum 64:485-492,2012. [Abstract]

* Hughes T, Adler A, Merrill JT, Kelly JA, Kaufman KM, Williams A, Langefeld CD, Gilkeson GS, Sanchez E, Martin J, Boackle SA, Stevens AM, Alarcon GS, Niewold TB, Brown EE, Kimberly RP, Edberg JC, Ramsey-Goldman R, Petri M, Reveille JD, Criswell LA, Vila LM, Jacob CO, Gaffney PM, Moser KL, Vyse TJ, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, BIOLUPUS N, James JA, Tsao BP, Scofield RH, Harley JB, Richardson BC, Sawalha AH. Analysis of autosomal genes reveals gene-sex interactions and higher total genetic risk in men with systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 71:694-699, 2012. [Abstract]

* Izmirly PM, Shvartsbeyn M, Meehan S, Franks A, Braun A, Ginzler E, Xu SX, Yee H, Rivera T, Esmon C, Barisoni L, Merrill JT, Buyon JP, Clancy RM. Dysregulation of the microvasculature in nonlesional non-sun-exposed skin of patients with lupus nephritis. J Rheumatol 39:510-515, 2012. [Abstract]

Jolly M, Pickard AS, Block JA, Kumar RB, Mikolaitis RA, Wilke CT, Rodby RA, Fogg L, Sequeira W, Utset TO, Cash TF, Moldovan I, Katsaros E, Nicassio P, Ishimori ML, Kosinsky M, Merrill JT, Weisman MH, Wallace DJ. Disease-specific patient reported outcome tools for systemic lupus erythematosus. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2012. [Abstract] EPub

* Kim K, Brown EE, Choi CB, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, on behalf of BIOLUPUS, Kelly JA, Glenn SB, Ojwang JO, Adler A, Lee HS, Boackle SA, Criswell LA, Alarcon GS, Edberg JC, Stevens AM, Jacob CO, Gilkeson GS, Kamen DL, Tsao BP, Anaya JM, Guthridge JM, Nath SK, Richardson B, Sawalha AH, Kang YM, Shim SC, Suh CH, Lee SK, Kim CS, Merrill JT, Petri M, Ramsey-Goldman R, Vila LM, Niewold TB, Martin J, Pons-Estel BA, on behalf of GENLES, Vyse TJ, Freedman BI, Moser KL, Gaffney PM, Williams A, Comeau M, Reveille JD, James JA, Scofield RH, Langefeld CD, Kaufman KM, Harley JB, Kang C, Kimberly RP, Bae SC. Variation in the ICAM1-ICAM4-ICAM5 locus is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility in multiple ancestries. Ann Rheum Dis 2012. [Abstract]

* Lessard CJ, Adrianto I, Ice JA, Wiley GB, Kelly JA, Glenn SB, Adler AJ, Li H, Rasmussen A, Williams AH, Ziegler J, Comeau ME, Marion M, Wakeland BE, Liang C, Ramos PS, Grundahl KM, Gallant CJ, Marta E.Alarcon-Riquelme for the BIOLUPUS and GENLES Networks, Alarcon GS, Anaya JM, Bae SC, Boackle SA, Brown EE, Chang DM, Cho SK, Criswell LA, Edberg JC, Freedman BI, Gilkeson GS, Jacob CO, James JA, Kamen DL, Kimberly RP, Kim JH, Martin J, Merrill JT, Niewold TB, Park SY, Petri MA, Pons-Estel BA, Ramsey-Goldman R, Reveille JD, Scofield RH, Song YW, Stevens AM, Tsao BP, Vila LM, Vyse TJ, Yu CY, Guthridge JM, Kaufman KM, Harley JB, Wakeland EK, Langefeld CD, Gaffney PM, Montgomery CG, Moser KL. Identification of IRF8, TMEM39A, and IKZF3-ZPBP2 as Susceptibility Loci for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Large-Scale Multiracial Replication Study. Am J Hum Genet 64:485-492, 2012. [Abstract]

* Lin CP, Adrianto I, Lessard CJ, Kelly JA, Kaufman KM, Guthridge JM, Freedman BI, Anaya JM, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, on behalf of the BIOLUPUS and GENLES Networks, Pons-Estel BA, Martin J, Glenn S, Adler A, Bae SC, Park SY, Bang SY, Song YW, Boackle SA, Brown EE, Edberg JC, Alarcon GS, Petri MA, Criswell LA, Ramsey-Goldman R, Reveille JD, Vila LM, Gilkeson GS, Kamen DL, Ziegler J, Jacob CO, Rasmussen A, James JA, Kimberly RP, Merrill JT, Niewold TB, Scofield RH, Stevens AM, Tsao BP, Vyse TJ, Langefeld CD, Moser KL, Harley JB, Gaffney PM, Montgomery CG. Role of MYH9 and APOL1 in African and non-African populations with lupus nephritis. Genes Immun 13:232-238, 2012. [Abstract]

Lockshin MD, Kim M, Laskin CA, Guerra M, Branch DW, Merrill J, Petri M, Porter F, Sammaritano L, Stephenson MD, Buyon J, Salmon JE. Lupus anticoagulant, but not anticardiolipin antibody, predicts adverse pregnancy outcome in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies. Arthritis Rheum 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Manzi S, Sanchez-Guerrero J, Merrill JT, Furie R, Gladman D, Navarra SV, Ginzler EM, D’Cruz DP, Doria A, Cooper S, Zhong ZJ, Hough D, Freimuth W, Petri MA, on behalf of the BLISS-. Effects of belimumab, a B lymphocyte stimulator-specific inhibitor, on disease activity across multiple organ domains in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: combined results from two phase III trials. Ann Rheum Dis 2012. [Abstract] EPub

* Niewold TB, Kelly JA, Kariuki SN, Franek BS, Kumar AA, Kaufman KM, Thomas K, Walker D, Kamp S, Frost JM, Wong AK, Merrill JT, Alarcon-Riquelme ME, Tikly M, Ramsey-Goldman R, Reveille JD, Petri MA, Edberg JC, Kimberly RP, Alarcon GS, Kamen DL, Gilkeson GS, Vyse TJ, James JA, Gaffney PM, Moser KL, Crow MK, Harley JB. IRF5 haplotypes demonstrate diverse serological associations which predict serum interferon alpha activity and explain the majority of the genetic association with systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 71:463-469, 2012. [Abstract]

* Sawalha AH, Wang L, Nadig A, Somers EC, McCune WJ, the Michigan Lupus Consortium, Hughes T, Merrill JT, Scofield RH, Strickland FM, Richardson B. Sex-specific differences in the relationship between genetic susceptibility, T cell DNA demethylation and lupus flare severity. J Autoimmun 38:J216-J222,2012. [Abstract]

Steinman L, Merrill JT, McInnes IB, Peakman M. Optimization of current and future therapy for autoimmune diseases. Nat Med 18:59-65, 2012. [Abstract]

Stohl W, Gomez-Reino J, Olech E, Dudler J, Fleischmann RM, Zerbini CA, Ashrafzadeh A, Grzeschik S, Bieraugel R, Green J, Francom S, Dummer W. Safety and efficacy of ocrelizumab in combination with methotrexate in MTX-naive subjects with rheumatoid arthritis: the phase III FILM trial. Ann Rheum Dis 2012. [Abstract] EPub

Urowitz M, Gladman D, Ibanez D, Fortin P, Bae S, Gordon C, Clarke A, Bernatsky S, Hanly J, Isenberg D, Rahman A, Sanchez-Guerrero J, Wallace D, Ginzler E, Alarcon G, Merrill J, Bruce I, Sturfelt G, Nived O, Steinsson K, Khamashta M, Petri M, Manzi S, Ramsey-Goldman R, Dooley M, van Vollenhoven R., Ramos M, Stoll T, Zoma A, Kalunian K, Aranow C. Evolution of disease burden over 5 years in a multicentre inception SLE cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 64:132-137, 2012. [Abstract]

*Wang S, Adrianto I, Wiley GB, Lessard CJ, Kelly JA, Adler AJ, Glenn SB, Williams AH, Ziegler JT, Comeau ME, Marion MC, Wakeland BE, Liang C, Kaufman KM, Guthridge JM, Alarcón-Riquelme ME, on behalf of the BIOLUPUS and GENLES Networks, Alarcon GS, Anaya JM, Bae SC, Kim JH, Joo YB, Boackle SA, Brown EE, Petri MA, Ramsey-Goldman R, Reveille JD, Vila LM, Criswell LA, Edberg JC, Freedman BI, Gilkeson GS, Jacob CO, James JA, Kamen DL, Kimberly RP, Martin J, Merrill JT, Niewold TB, Pons-Estel BA, Scofield RH, Stevens AM, Tsao BP, Vyse TJ, Langefeld CD, Harley JB, Wakeland EK, Moser KL, Montgomery CG, Gaffney PM. A functional haplotype of UBE2L3 confers risk for systemic lupus erythematosus. Genes Immun 2012. [Abstract] EPub

* Indicates publications by more than one department.

Clinical Pharmacology Research Program
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