A. Ray Dillon

Auburn University — United States

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment(6), Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments(5), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments(4), Parasites and Host Interactions(4), Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling(4)

Publications26 total

A Case of Parasitic Twinning or Caudal Duplication in a Dog
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association·2018· 4 cited
The progression of heartworm associated respiratory disease (HARD) in SPF cats 18 months after Dirofilaria immitis infection
Parasites & Vectors·2017· 27 citedOpen Access
Effect of heartworm disease and heartworm-associated respiratory disease (HARD) on the right ventricle of cats
Parasites & Vectors·2017· 9 citedOpen Access
Heartworm-associated respiratory disease (HARD) induced by immature adult Dirofilaria immitis in cats
Parasites & Vectors·2017· 40 citedOpen Access
High-resolution CT evaluation of bronchial lumen to vertebral body, pulmonary artery to vertebral body and bronchial lumen to pulmonary artery ratios in <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i>-infected cats with and without selamectin administration
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·2017· 5 citedOpen Access
High-resolution computed tomography evaluation of the bronchial lumen to vertebral body diameter and pulmonary artery to vertebral body diameter ratios in anesthetized ventilated normal cats
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery·2016· 9 citedOpen Access
Chronic β1-adrenergic blockade enhances myocardial β3-adrenergic coupling with nitric oxide-cGMP signaling in a canine model of chronic volume overload: new insight into mechanisms of cardiac benefit with selective β1-blocker therapy
Basic Research in Cardiology·2014· 47 citedOpen Access
Effects of intravenous and subcutaneous heartworm homogenate from doxycycline-treated and untreated donor dogs on bronchial reactivity and lung in cats
Veterinary Parasitology·2014· 6 citedOpen Access
Effect of pre-cardiac and adult stages of Dirofilaria immitis in pulmonary disease of cats: CBC, bronchial lavage cytology, serology, radiographs, CT images, bronchial reactivity, and histopathology
Veterinary Parasitology·2014· 51 citedOpen Access
Volume overload induces differential spatiotemporal regulation of myocardial soluble guanylyl cyclase in eccentric hypertrophy and heart failure
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology·2013· 19 citedOpen Access
Lung histopathology, radiography, high-resolution computed tomography, and bronchio-alveolar lavage cytology are altered by Toxocara cati infection in cats and is independent of development of adult intestinal parasites
Veterinary Parasitology·2013· 46 citedOpen Access
Left ventricular remodeling in preclinical experimental mitral regurgitation of dogs
Journal of Veterinary Cardiology·2012· 31 cited
Isometric responses of isolated intrapulmonary bronchioles from cats with and without adult heartworm infection
American Journal of Veterinary Research·2012· 16 citedOpen Access
HIGH‐RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY BRONCHIAL LUMEN TO PULMONARY ARTERY DIAMETER RATIO IN ANESTHETIZED VENTILATED CATS WITH NORMAL LUNGS
Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound·2011· 22 cited
Chymase Inhibition Prevents Fibronectin and Myofibrillar Loss and Improves Cardiomyocyte Function and LV Torsion Angle in Dogs With Isolated Mitral Regurgitation
Circulation·2010· 47 citedOpen Access
Mast Cell Stabilization Decreases Cardiomyocyte and LV Function in Dogs With Isolated Mitral Regurgitation
Journal of Cardiac Failure·2010· 9 citedOpen Access
Microarray Identifies Extensive Downregulation of Noncollagen Extracellular Matrix and Profibrotic Growth Factor Genes in Chronic Isolated Mitral Regurgitation in the Dog
Circulation·2009· 97 citedOpen Access
Dissociation between cardiomyocyte function and remodeling with β-adrenergic receptor blockade in isolated canine mitral regurgitation
American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology·2008· 38 citedOpen Access
Experimental infection of cats (Felis catus) with Tritrichomonas foetus isolated from cattle
Veterinary Parasitology·2008· 53 cited
Mast Cell Stabilization added to Beta‐Adrenergic Receptor Blockade has beneficial effects on Left Ventricular Function, Remodeling and Isolated Cardiomyocyte function in Canine Mitral Regurgitation
The FASEB Journal·2008· 1 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Michael Tillson(12), Louis J. Dell’Italia(12), Sharron Barney(9), D. Michael Tillson(8), Thomas S. Denney(7), Betty Pat(6), Pamela C. Powell(6), Russell C. Cattley(6), Anne A. Wooldridge(5), John T. Hathcock(5), B. Welles(5), Tekla M. Lee‐Fowler(5), Cheryl R. Killingsworth(5), Junying Zheng(4), Yuanwen Chen(4), William R. Brawner(4), Ahsan Husain(3), Chih‐Chang Wei(3), Byron L. Blagburn(3), R. Garbarino(3)