Dr. Robert B Zurier M.D.
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
55 Lake Ave N Department Of Rheuma Worcester MA, 01655Rating
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Dr. Robert Zurier is a rheumatologist practicing in Worcester, MA. Dr. Zurier 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. Zurier 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 of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School 1962
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of gammalinolenic acid on interleukin-1 beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha secretion by stimulated human peripheral blood monocytes: studies in vitro and in vivo.
- Human peripheral blood T lymphocyte proliferation after activation of the T cell receptor: effects of unsaturated fatty acids.
- Oxidative metabolism of anandamide.
- Rheumatoid disease, an overview.
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Gammalinolenic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid with anti-inflammatory properties, blocks amplification of IL-1 beta production by human monocytes.
- The potential role of prostaglandins in skeletal and muscular disorders.
- Oral administration of gammalinolenic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid with anti-inflammatory properties, modulates interleukin-1beta production by human monocytes.
- Regulation of anandamide tissue levels by N-arachidonylglycine.
- Liver abnormalities in rheumatic diseases.
- Reduction of phagocytosis and lysosomal enzyme release from human leukocytes by serum from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Prospects for cannabinoids as anti-inflammatory agents.
- Suppression of human monocyte interleukin-1beta production by ajulemic acid, a nonpsychoactive cannabinoid.
- Correction of characteristic abnormalities of microtubule function and granule morphology in Chediak-Higashi syndrome with cholinergic agonists.
- Activation and binding of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma by synthetic cannabinoid ajulemic acid.
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