P.F. Firozi

Baylor College of Medicine — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment(10), Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food(5), Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms(4), Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism(3), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways(3)

Publications19 total

Epidermal Merkel cells are mechanosensory cells that tune mammalian touch receptors
Nature·2014· 587 cited
Identification and removal of colanic acid from plasmid DNA preparations: implications for gene therapy
Gene Therapy·2010· 19 cited
Hdm2 is regulated by K-Ras and mediates p53-independent functions in pancreatic cancer cells
Oncogene·2008· 23 cited
Polymorphisms of phase II xenobiotic-metabolizing and DNA repair genes and in vitro N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea-induced O6-ethylguanine levels in human lymphocytes
Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis·2006· 6 citedOpen Access
Widespread, Exceptionally High Levels of Histone H3 Lysine 4 Trimethylation Largely Mediate “Privileged” Gene Expression
Gene Expression·2006· 6 citedOpen Access
Overexpression of oncogenic STK15/BTAK/Aurora A kinase in human pancreatic cancer.
PubMed·2003· 336 cited
Aromatic DNA adducts and polymorphisms of CYP1A1, NAT2, and GSTM1 in breast cancer
Carcinogenesis·2002· 90 citedOpen Access
DNA adducts, genetic polymorphisms, and K-ras mutation in human pancreatic cancer
Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis·2002· 78 cited
Characterization of a major aromatic DNA adduct detected in human breast tissues
Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis·2002· 64 cited
In vitro BPDE‐induced DNA adducts in peripheral lymphocytes as a risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
International Journal of Cancer·2001· 2 cited
Sensitivity to DNA damage induced by benzo(a)pyrene diol epoxide and risk of lung cancer: a case-control analysis.
PubMed·2001· 76 cited
In vitro BPDE-induced DNA adducts in peripheral lymphocytes as a risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
International Journal of Cancer·2001· 41 cited
Characterization of the major DNA adducts in the liver of rats chronically exposed to tamoxifen for 18 months
Chemico-Biological Interactions·2000· 6 cited
Action of curcumin on the cytochrome P450-system catalyzing the activation of aflatoxin B1
Chemico-Biological Interactions·1996· 49 cited
Modulation by some natural carotenoids of DNA adduct formation by aflatoxin B1 in vitro
Cancer Letters·1989· 20 cited
Effect of plant flavonoids on microsome catalyzed reactions of aflatoxin B1 leading to activation and DNA adduct formation
Cancer Letters·1988· 57 cited
Action of vitamin A on DNA adduct formation by aflatoxin B1 in a microsome catalyzed reaction
Cancer Letters·1987· 28 cited
Modulation by certain factors of metabolic activation of aflatoxin b1 as detected in vitro in a simple fluorimetric assay
Chemico-Biological Interactions·1986· 33 cited
Factors modulating the formation of DNA adduct by aflatoxin B<sub>1</sub> <i>in vitro</i>
Carcinogenesis·1984· 55 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Donghui Li(7), R.K. Bhattacharya(6), James L. Abbruzzese(4), V.S. Aboobaker(4), John DiGiovanni(3), Margaret R. Spitz(3), Qingyi Wei(3), Ping Chang(3), Douglas B. Evans(2), Helmut Friess(2), Manal M. Hassan(2), Suryanarayana V. Vulimiri(2), Ping Xiong(2), Erich M. Sturgis(2), Susan A. Eicher(2), Srdjan Maksimovic(1), Masashi Nakatani(1), Yoshichika Baba(1), Aislyn M. Nelson(1), Kara L. Marshall(1)