Dr. Edward R Block MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1600 SW Archer Rd Gainesville FL, 32610Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Edward Block practices Pulmonology in Gainesville, FL. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Block manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1968
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Enhanced apoptosis in prolonged cultures of senescent porcine pulmonary artery endothelial cells.
- Microtubule-active agents modify nitric oxide production in pulmonary artery endothelial cells.
- Activation of multiple signaling modules is critical in angiotensin IV-induced lung endothelial cell proliferation.
- NO upregulation of a cyclic nucleotide-gated channel contributes to calcium elevation in endothelial cells.
- Down-regulation of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase in senescent porcine pulmonary artery endothelial cells.
- Classical isoforms of PKC as regulators of CAT-1 transporter activity in pulmonary artery endothelial cells.
- Regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by the actin cytoskeleton.
- Metabolism of dynorphins by peptidases of pulmonary artery endothelial cells.
- Senescence-enhanced oxidative stress is associated with deficiency of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase in vascular endothelial cells.
- Thioredoxin restores nitric oxide-induced inhibition of protein kinase C activity in lung endothelial cells.
- Pertussis toxin activates L-arginine uptake in pulmonary endothelial cells through downregulation of PKC-alpha activity.
- Autoinhibitory domain fragment of endothelial NOS enhances pulmonary artery vasorelaxation by the NO-cGMP pathway.
- Cigarette smoke extract inhibits angiogenesis of pulmonary artery endothelial
- Nitric oxide-induced persistent inhibition and nitrosylation of active site cysteine residues of mitochondrial cytochrome-c oxidase in lung endothelial cells.
- Nitric oxide-modulated marker gene expression of signal transduction pathways in lung endothelial cells.
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