Robert Irons

University of Pittsburgh — United States

Nursing · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Selenium in Biological Systems(18), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment(13), Trace Elements in Health(11), Immune Response and Inflammation(7), Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research(5)

Publications61 total

Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Benzene Exposure Among Petroleum Workers: An International Pooled Analysis
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute·2012· 193 citedOpen Access
Papel de las selenoproteínas en la función de células T y macrófagos
Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja)·2011
Role of selenium-containing proteins in T-cell and macrophage function
Proceedings of The Nutrition Society·2010· 145 citedOpen Access
Deficiency in the 15-kDa Selenoprotein Inhibits Tumorigenicity and Metastasis of Colon Cancer Cells
Cancer Prevention Research·2010· 82 citedOpen Access
Role of the 15kDa selenoprotein (Sep15) in colon cancer prevention
The FASEB Journal·2010
Alteration of Thioredoxin Reductase 1 Levels in Elucidating Cancer Etiology
Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology·2010· 16 cited
Analysis of hydroquinone and catechol in peripheral blood of benzene-exposed workers
Chemico-Biological Interactions·2009· 57 cited
Selenoproteins regulate macrophage invasiveness and extracellular matrix-related gene expression
BMC Immunology·2009· 92 citedOpen Access
Sep15 knockdown decreases tumorigenicity and metastasis of a colon cancer cell line
The FASEB Journal·2009· 1 cited
Knockout of the selenocysteine tRNA <sup>[Ser]Sec</sup> gene ( <i>Trsp</i> ) in mouse macrophages
The FASEB Journal·2009
Selenoproteins Mediate T Cell Immunity through an Antioxidant Mechanism
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2008· 166 citedOpen Access
Gene environment interactions
Occupational and Environmental Medicine·2007· 4 cited
Selenophosphate synthetase 2 is essential for selenoprotein biosynthesis
Biochemical Journal·2007· 187 citedOpen Access
Targeted removal of the selenocysteine tRNA <sup>[Ser]Sec</sup> gene ( <i>trsp</i> ) in mouse macrophages
The FASEB Journal·2007
Selenoprotein deficiency adversely affects T cell development, proliferation, TCR signaling and cell mediated immunity
The FASEB Journal·2007· 1 cited
Mouse models for assessing the role of selenoproteins in health and development
2007· 1 cited
Mammalian and other eukaryotic selenocysteine tRNAs
2007· 3 cited
Both Selenoproteins and Low Molecular Weight Selenocompounds Reduce Colon Cancer Risk in Mice with Genetically Impaired Selenoprotein Expression
Journal of Nutrition·2006· 158 cited
PU.1 phosphorylation correlates with hydroquinone-induced alterations in myeloid differentiation and cytokine-dependent clonogenic response in human CD34+ hematopoietic progenitor cells
Cell Biology and Toxicology·2006· 17 cited
<i>n</i>−3 PUFA fail to affect<i>in vivo</i>, antigen-driven CD8<sup>+</sup>T-cell proliferation in the spleen of naïve mice
British Journal Of Nutrition·2006· 8 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Wayne S. Stillman(13), Bradley A. Carlson(11), Dolph L. Hatfield(11), Vadim N. Gladyshev(9), Min‐Hyuk Yoo(6), Cindy D. Davis(5), Kevin L. Fritsche(5), David W. Pyatt(4), A. Robert Schnatter(3), Rajeev Shrimali(3), Jin Mo Park(3), Petra A. Tsuji(3), Richard W. Pfeifer(3), Patrick J. Kerzic(3), Anh T. Le(3), Xueming Xu(2), Heiko Mix(2), Nianxin Zhong(2), Yasuyo Sano(2), Aniruddha Sengupta(2)