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Ginette A Okoye

Howard University College of Medicine
Verified email at howard.edu
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Cardiovascular toxicities associated with cancer immunotherapies

DY Wang, GD Okoye, TG Neilan, DB Johnson… - Current cardiology …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose of review We review the cardiovascular toxicities associated with cancer immune
therapies and discuss the cardiac manifestations, potential mechanisms, and management …

Squamous cell carcinoma complicating a chronic lesion of hidradenitis suppurativa: a case report and review of the literature

…, KM Waters, GA Okoye - International wound …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Squamous cell carcinoma ( SCC ) arising from chronic hidradenitis suppurativa ( HS ) is rare;
however, the morbidity associated with this presentation is high and management has not …

Pruritus in black skin: unique molecular characteristics and clinical features

…, E Boozalis, C Aguh, AC Eseonu, GA Okoye… - Journal of the National …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Chronic pruritus dramatically disrupts quality of life, impairs sleep, and is difficult
to treat. The pathogenesis and severity of chronic itch can vary significantly with race. Black …

Absence of images of skin of colour in publications of COVID‐19 skin manifestations

JC Lester, JL Jia, L Zhang, GA Okoye… - British Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
… GA Okoye , GA Okoye … Zhang, GA Okoye, E. Linos, Absence of images of skin of colour
in publications of COVID‐19 skin manifestations, British Journal of Dermatology, Volume 183, …

Neutrophil extracellular traps, B cells, and type I interferons contribute to immune dysregulation in hidradenitis suppurativa

…, LS Miller, S Kang, WH Robinson, GA Okoye… - Science translational …, 2019 - science.org
… Western blot analysis showed differential recognition of peptides by HS serum immunoglobulin
G (IgG) when compared to control IgG (Fig. 2A), suggesting that HS serum recognizes …

Angiopoietin 1 inhibits ocular neovascularization and breakdown of the blood–retinal barrier

…, SF Hackett, G Okoye, S Wiegand, G Yancopoulos… - Gene therapy, 2004 - nature.com
Several retinal and choroidal diseases are potentially treatable by intraocular delivery of genes
whose products may counter or neutralize abnormal gene expression that occurs as part …

Different effects of angiopoietin‐2 in different vascular beds in the eye: new vessels are most sensitive

…, RS Apte, E Duh, SF Hackett, G Okoye… - The FASEB …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we used double transgenic mice with inducible expression of angiopoietin‐2 (Ang2)
to investigate the role of Ang2 in the retinal and choroidal circulations and in three …

Increased expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor preserves retinal function and slows cell death from rhodopsin mutation or oxidative damage

G Okoye, J Zimmer, J Sung, P Gehlbach… - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
There are no effective treatments for inherited retinal degenerations, which are prevalent
causes of visual disability. Several proteins promote the survival of various types of neurons, …

[HTML][HTML] Noncoding dsRNA induces retinoic acid synthesis to stimulate hair follicle regeneration via TLR3

…, A Chien, GA Okoye, LS Miller, G Ghiaur… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
How developmental programs reactivate in regeneration is a fundamental question in biology.
We addressed this question through the study of Wound Induced Hair follicle Neogenesis …

Patterns of antimicrobial resistance in lesions of hidradenitis suppurativa

AH Fischer, A Haskin, GA Okoye - Journal of the American Academy of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Antibiotic therapy is commonly used to treat hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
Although concern for antibiotic resistance exists, data examining the association between …