Michael J. Whitekus

Pfizer (United States) — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Air Quality and Health Impacts(2), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity(2), Trace Elements in Health(2), Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation(2), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact(1)

Publications7 total

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (Arnt) is required for tumor initiation by benzo[a]pyrene
Carcinogenesis·2009· 43 citedOpen Access
Identification of aldehyde oxidase 1 and aldehyde oxidase homologue 1 as dioxin-inducible genes
Toxicology·2004· 40 cited
Attenuation of CD95-induced apoptosis by inorganic mercury: caspase-3 is not a direct target of low levels of Hg2+
Toxicology Letters·2004· 30 cited
Diesel Exhaust Particles Suppress In Vivo IFN-γ Production by Inhibiting Cytokine Effects on NK and NKT Cells
The Journal of Immunology·2004· 57 citedOpen Access
Inorganic mercury attenuates CD95-mediated apoptosis by interfering with formation of the death inducing signaling complex
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology·2003· 33 cited
Thiol Antioxidants Inhibit the Adjuvant Effects of Aerosolized Diesel Exhaust Particles in a Murine Model for Ovalbumin Sensitization
The Journal of Immunology·2002· 198 citedOpen Access
Protection Against CD95-Mediated Apoptosis by Inorganic Mercury in Jurkat T Cells
The Journal of Immunology·1999· 53 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Allen J. Rosenspire(3), Michael J. McCabe(3), David Díaz-Sánchez(2), Oliver Hankinson(2), Kevin G. Eckles(2), Ning Li(1), Min Zhang(1), Meiying Wang(1), Marcus A. Horwitz(1), S. Kim Nelson(1), Lawrence D. Horwitz(1), Nicholas Brechun(1), André E. Nel(1), Fred D. Finkelman(1), Mingyan Yang(1), Tatyana Orekhova(1), Erin Clyne(1), Jonathan A. Bernstein(1), Suzanne C. Morris(1), R Santini(1)