Dr. Nowak's Publications
Mason H.R., Lake A.C., Wubben J.E., Nowak R.A., Castellot J.J. Jr. The growth arrest-specific gene CCN5 is deficient in human leiomyomas and inhibits the proliferation and motility of cultured human uterine smooth muscle cells. Molecular Human Reproduction 2004 10(3):181-7.
Mason H.R., Grove-Strawser D., Rubin B.S., Nowak R.A., Castellot J.J. Jr. Estrogen induces CCN5 expression in the rat uterus in vivo. Endocrinology 2004;145(2):976-82.
Gross K.L., Neskey D.M., Manchanda N., Weremowicz S., Kleinman M.S., Nowak R.A., Ligon A.H., Rogalla P., Drechsler K., Bullerdiek J., Morton C.C. HMGA2 expression in uterine leiomyomata and myometrium: quantitative analysis and tissue culture studies. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2003;38(1):68-79.
Mason H.R., Nowak R.A., Morton C.C., Castellot J.J. Jr. Heparin inhibits the motility and proliferation of human myometrial and leiomyoma smooth muscle cells. American Journal of Pathology 2003;162(6):1895-904.
Propst A.M., Quade B.J., Nowak R.A., Stewart E.A. Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor in adenomyosis and autologous endometrium. J Soc Gynecol Investig 2002;9(2):93-7.
Nowak, R.A. Identification of new therapies for leiomyomas: what in vitro studies can tell us. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001;44:327-334.
Lee, B.S., and R.A. Nowak. Human leiomyoma smooth muscle cells show increased expression of transforming growth factor-b3 (TGFb) and altered responses to the anti-proliferative effects of TGFb. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2001;86:913-920
Propst, A.M., B.J. Quade, A.R. Gargiulo, R.A. Nowak, and E.A. Stewart. Adenomyosis demonstrates increased expression of the basic fibroblast growth factor receptor/ligand system compared with autologous endometrium. Menopause 2001 Sep-Oct;8(5):368-71.
Nowak, R.A. Novel therapeutic strategies for leiomyomas: targeting of growth factors and their receptors. Environmental Health Perspectives 2000;108 (suppl 5):849-853.
Nowak, R.A. Fibroids: pathophysiology and current medical treatment. Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 1999 Jun;13(2):223-38. Review.
Nowak, R.A., F. Haimovici, J.D. Biggers, and G.T. Erbach. Transforming growth factor-b stimulates mouse blastocyst outgrowth through a mechanism involving parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP). Biology of Reproduction 1999;60:85-93.
Gattas, G.J.F., B.J. Quade, R.A. Nowak, and C.C. Morton. HMGI-C expression in human adult and fetal tissues and in uterine leiomyomas. Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer 1999;25:316-322.
Austin, D.J., R.A. Nowak, and E.A. Stewart. Onapristone suppresses prolactin production in explant cultures of leiomyoma. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1999;47(4):268-71.
Nowak, R.A., S. Mora, T. Diehl, A.R. Rhoades, and E.A. Stewart. Prolactin is an autocrine or paracrine growth factor for human myometrial and leiomyoma cells. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1999;48(2):127-32.
Lee, B.S., E. A. Stewart, M. Sahakian, and R.A. Nowak. Interferon-alpha is a potent inhibitor of basic fibroblast growth factor-stimulated cell proliferation in human uterine cells. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 1998;40:19-25.
Lee, B.S., S.B. Margolin, and R.A. Nowak. Pirfenidone: A novel pharmacological agent that inhibits leiomyoma cell proliferation and collagen production. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 1998;83:219-223.
Anania, C.A., E. A. Stewart, B.J. Quade, J.A. Hill, and R.A. Nowak. Expression of the fibroblast growth factor receptor in women with leiomyomas and abnormal uterine bleeding. Molecular Human Reproduction 1997;3:685-691.

  
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