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Last published 2022
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Syed Z. Imam

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Researcher

Also affiliated: National Institutes of Health (2007); United States Food and Drug Administration (2001–2022); University of Ulster (1997); The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (2006–2013); Jamia Hamdard (1999–2002); Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital (2010); National Institute on Aging (2005–2007); South Texas Veterans Health Care System (2005–2007); The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2005–2013)

Faculty Researcher

30 h-index 61 pubs 2,903 cited

  • Animals
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Mice
  • Dopamine
  • Methamphetamine
  • Humans
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Corpus Striatum
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Tyrosine
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Parkinson Disease
  • Homovanillic Acid

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Syed Z. Imam is a faculty member at the National Center for Toxicological Research with a research focus on understanding the mechanisms of neurodegeneration. His work investigates the role of autophagy and protein aggregation in dopaminergic degeneration, particularly in primary human neuronal models. Imam has published 61 papers, accumulating 2,897 citations, and holds an h-index of 30, recognizing him as a highly cited researcher. His recent publication in 2022 addresses autophagy and protein aggregation in the context of dopaminergic degeneration. Imam collaborates with several researchers at the National Center for Toxicological Research, including Susan M. Burks, Manuel Alejandro Ramirez-Lee, Syed F. Ali, and Aída Guzmán, with whom he has co-authored publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 30
  • Publications: 61
  • Citations: 2,903

Selected Publications

  • Autophagy and protein aggregation as a mechanism of dopaminergic degeneration in a primary human dopaminergic neuronal model (2022)
    Toxicology Reports 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Amyloid Beta 25–35 induces blood-brain barrier disruption in vitro (2019)
    Metabolic Brain Disease 57 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Method for Sampling Rat Cerebrospinal Fluid with Minimal Blood Contamination: A Critical Tool for Biomarker Studies (2019)
    Neuromethods DOI OpenAlex
  • Cytotoxicity profile of pristine graphene on brain microvascular endothelial cells (2019)
    Journal of Applied Toxicology 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Drug discovery and development: Biomarkers of neurotoxicity and neurodegeneration (2018)
    Experimental Biology and Medicine 51 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterization of uniaxial high-speed stretch as an in vitro model of mild traumatic brain injury on the blood-brain barrier (2018)
    Neuroscience Letters 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ontogeny of Monoamine Neurotransmitters (2018)
    Elsevier eBooks 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Ontogeny of Second Messenger Systems (2018)
    Elsevier eBooks 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Blood–Brain Barrier: Physiological and Functional Considerations (2018)
    Elsevier eBooks 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Changes in the metabolome and microRNA levels in biological fluids might represent biomarkers of neurotoxicity: A trimethyltin study (2017)
    Experimental Biology and Medicine 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Characterization of Biaxial Stretch as an In Vitro Model of Traumatic Brain Injury to the Blood-Brain Barrier (2017)
    Molecular Neurobiology 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Monoaminergic toxicity induced by cathinone phthalimide: An in vitro study (2017)
    Neuroscience Letters 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and Neurodegenerative Disorders (2016)
    Oxidative stress in applied basic research and clinical practice 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Dopaminergic Damage: In vitro Pathways and In Vivo Imaging Reveals Mechanism of Neuronal Damage (2015)
    Molecular Neurobiology 97 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Bone marrow-derived microglia-based neurturin delivery protects against dopaminergic neurodegeneration in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease (2013)
    Neuroscience Letters 45 citations DOI OpenAlex

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