Dr. Howard Mason Johnson MD
Family Practitioner
269 S Main St Norwood NC, 28128Rating
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Dr. Howard Johnson is a family practitioner practicing in Rockingham, NC. Dr. Johnson 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. Johnson 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.
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intramolecular epitope spreading induced by staphylococcal enterotoxin superantigen reactivation of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis.
- Lipid microdomains are required sites for the selective endocytosis and nuclear translocation of IFN-gamma, its receptor chain IFN-gamma receptor-1, and the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of STAT1alpha.
- Superantigen enhancement of specific immunity: antibody production and signaling pathways.
- The role of IFNgamma nuclear localization sequence in intracellular function.
- Interferon gene therapy for the treatment of cancer and viral infections.
- Signal transduction mechanism of a peptide mimetic of interferon-gamma.
- Characterization of a peptide inhibitor of Janus kinase 2 that mimics suppressor
- Trafficking and signaling pathways of nuclear localizing protein ligands and their receptors.
- The IFNAR1 subunit of the type I IFN receptor complex contains a functional nuclear localization sequence.
- A SOCS-1 peptide mimetic inhibits both constitutive and IL-6 induced activation of STAT3 in prostate cancer cells.
- Peptide mimetics of gamma interferon possess antiviral properties against vaccinia virus and other viruses in the presence of poxvirus B8R protein.
- Treatment of mice with the suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 mimetic peptide, tyrosine kinase inhibitor peptide, prevents development of the acute form of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and induces stable remission in the chronic relapsing/
- IFN-gamma and its receptor subunit IFNGR1 are recruited to the IFN-gamma-activated sequence element at the promoter site of IFN-gamma-activated genes: evidence of transactivational activity in IFNGR1.
- The gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) mimetic peptide IFN-gamma (95-133) prevents encephalomyocarditis virus infection both in tissue culture and in mice.
- IFN mimetic as a therapeutic for lethal vaccinia virus infection: possible
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Practice At 921 S Long Dr Suite 101
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