
Dr. George C Tsokos M.D.
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
503 Robert Grant Ave Silver Spring MD, 20910About
Dr. George Tsokos is a rheumatologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Tsokos specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Tsokos treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
University Athens-Faculty Medical, School Of Health & Science 1975
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D0B is a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein.
- Antiinflammatory effects of soluble complement receptor type 1 promote rapid recovery of ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat small intestine.
- Immune cell signaling defects in lupus: activation, anergy and death.
- Abnormal NF-kappa B activity in T lymphocytes from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with decreased p65-RelA protein expression.
- Biochemical requirements for the expression of heat shock protein 72 kda in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells.
- Characterization of distinct heat shock- and thapsigargin-induced cytoprotective proteins in FRTL-5 thyroid cells.
- Regulation of heat shock protein 72 kDa and 90 kDa in human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells.
- Enhanced and sustained activation of human B cells by anti-immunoglobulin conjugated to the EBV glycoprotein gp350.
- Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein D0 contains transactivator and DNA-binding domains.
- Serum regulates the expression of complement receptor 2 on human B cell lines.
- Heat stress downregulates TCR zeta chain expression in human T lymphocytes.
- Immune cell signaling in lupus.
- Molecular basis of deficient IL-2 production in T cells from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Polymorphisms/mutations of TCR-zeta-chain promoter and 3' untranslated region and selective expression of TCR zeta-chain with an alternatively spliced 3' untranslated region in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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