Christopher J Benson MD FACP
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Christopher Benson is a cardiologist practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Benson specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Benson also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
University of Mn Med Sch 1991
University of Minnesota Medical School 1991
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Percutaneous penetration and genotoxicity of 4,4'-methylenedianiline through rat and human skin in vitro.
- PSD-95 and Lin-7b interact with acid-sensing ion channel-3 and have opposite effects on H+- gated current.
- Stomatin modulates gating of acid-sensing ion channels.
- Acid-sensing ion channel 3 (ASIC3) cell surface expression is modulated by PSD-95 within lipid rafts.
- ASIC2 subunits target acid-sensing ion channels to the synapse via an association with PSD-95.
- ASIC2a and ASIC3 heteromultimerize to form pH-sensitive channels in mouse cardiac dorsal root ganglia neurons.
- Extracellular chloride modulates the desensitization kinetics of acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a).
- Selective targeting of ASIC3 using artificial miRNAs inhibits primary and secondary hyperalgesia after muscle inflammation.
- ASICs Do Not Play a Role in Maintaining Hyperalgesia Induced by Repeated Intramuscular Acid Injections.
- Simultaneous disruption of mouse ASIC1a, ASIC2 and ASIC3 genes enhances cutaneous mechanosensitivity.
- Coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR) mediates trafficking of acid sensing ion channel 3 (ASIC3) via PSD-95.
- Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) in mouse skeletal muscle afferents are heteromers composed of ASIC1a, ASIC2, and ASIC3 subunits.
- Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are differentially modulated by anions dependent on their subunit composition.
- Effect of deep tissue incision on pH responses of afferent fibers and dorsal root
- ASIC2 subunits facilitate expression at the cell surface and confer regulation by PSD-95.
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Atrial Flutter
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Fellowships
- OHSU, PORTLAND, OR, Cardiology 1996
- OHSU, PORTLAND, OR,, Cardiology 1995
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