Dr. Paul John Higgins M.D.
Family Practitioner
2100 Second St, S. W. Uscghq Washington DC, 20593About
Dr. Paul Higgins is a family practitioner practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Higgins specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Higgins possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1984
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hypothermia from prolonged immersion: biophysical parameters of a survivor.
- MEK/ERK pathway mediates cell-shape-dependent plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 gene expression upon drug-induced disruption of the microfilament and microtubule networks.
- Epithelial monolayer wounding stimulates binding of USF-1 to an E-box motif in the plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 gene.
- Pp60c-src mediates ERK activation/nuclear localization and PAI-1 gene expression in response to cellular deformation.
- A quantifiable in vitro model to assess effects of PAI-1 gene targeting on epithelial cell motility.
- PAI-1 expression is required for epithelial cell migration in two distinct phases
- Upstream stimulatory factor regulates E box-dependent PAI-1 transcription in human epidermal keratinocytes.
- Plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 gene expression and induced migration in TGF-beta1-stimulated smooth muscle cells is pp60(c-src)/MEK-dependent.
- TGF-beta 1-induced PAI-1 expression is E box/USF-dependent and requires EGFR signaling.
- PAI-1 transcriptional regulation during the G0 --> G1 transition in human epidermal keratinocytes.
- Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is a critical downstream target of p53 in the induction of replicative senescence.
- The TGF-beta1/upstream stimulatory factor-regulated PAI-1 gene: potential involvement and a therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease.
- PAI-1 is a Critical Upstream Regulator of the TGF-beta1/EGF-Induced Invasive Phenotype in Mutant p53 Human Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
- Regulation of extracellular matrix remodeling following transforming growth factor-beta1/epidermal growth factor-stimulated epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human premalignant keratinocytes.
- SERPINE1 (PAI-1) is a prominent member of the early G0 --> G1 transition "wound repair" transcriptome in p53 mutant human keratinocytes.
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