Dr. Juan M Botto M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1213 Hermann Dr Suite 570 Houston TX, 77004Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Juan Botto practices Pulmonology in Houston, TX. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Botto 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
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Facultad de Medicina Alberto Hurtado 1985
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Involvement of the neurotensin receptor subtype NTR3 in the growth effect of neurotensin on cancer cell lines.
- Cotton honeydew (Gossypium hirsutum L.) extract offers very interesting properties for hair cosmetics and care products.
- Microarray profiling of gene expression in human keratinocytes suggests a new
- Evaluation of THP-1 cell line as an in vitro model for long-term safety assessment of new molecules.
- [3H]SR 48692, the first nonpeptide neurotensin antagonist radioligand:
- Thr-422 and Tyr-424 residues in the carboxyl terminus are critical for the internalization of the rat neurotensin receptor.
- Structure, functional expression, and cerebral localization of the levocabastine-sensitive neurotensin/neuromedin N receptor from mouse brain.
- Identification and expression of a variant isoform of the levocabastine-sensitive neurotensin receptor in the mouse central nervous system.
- Effects of SR 48692 on neurotensin-induced calcium-activated chloride currents in the Xenopus oocyte expression system: agonist-like activity on the levocabastine-sensitive neurotensin receptor and absence of antagonist effect on the levocabastine in
- Existence of two translation initiation sites leading to the expression of two proteins from the rat high-affinity neurotensin-receptor cDNA: possible regulation by the 5' end non-coding region.
- Identification in the rat neurotensin receptor of amino-acid residues critical for the binding of neurotensin.
- Stable expression of the mouse levocabastine-sensitive neurotensin receptor in HEK 293 cell line: binding properties, photoaffinity labeling, and internalization mechanism.
- Mutagenesis and modeling of the neurotensin receptor NTR1. Identification of residues that are critical for binding SR 48692, a nonpeptide neurotensin antagonist.
- Preferential expression of sst2A over sst2B somatostatin receptor splice variant in rat brain and pituitary.
- Pivotal role of an aspartate residue in sodium sensitivity and coupling to G proteins of neurotensin receptors.
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