Nitin Kumar, PhD
Research Investigator
Internal Medicine
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Available to mentor
Nitin Kumar, PhD
Research Investigator
  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Recent Publications
    • Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      University of Michigan Medical School, Internal Medicine, 2022
    • Postdoctoral Fellow
      Henry Ford Health System, Internal Medicine, 2017
    • PhD
      University of Verona, Verona, 2013
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Samuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Oxidative Stress in Kidney Injury and Hypertension
      Arendshorst WJ, Vendrov AE, Kumar N, Ganesh SK, Madamanchi NR. Antioxidants, 13 (12): 1454 DOI:10.3390/antiox13121454
    • Journal Article
      Genetic variation in CCDC93 is associated with elevated central systolic blood pressure, impaired arterial relaxation, and mitochondrial dysfunction.
      Kumar N, Yang M-L, Sun P, Hunker KL, Li J, Jia J, Fan F, Wang J, Ning X, Gao W, Xu M, Zhang J, Chang L, Chen YE, Huo Y, Zhang Y, Ganesh SK. PLoS Genet, 2024 Sep; 20 (9): e1011151 DOI:10.1371/journal.pgen.1011151
      PMID: 39250516
    • Journal Article
      Abstract P195: Vascular MAPK/ERK Activation in sFTL-1-Induced Preeclampsia In Vivo
      Kumar N, Hunker K, Ganesh S. Hypertension, 2024 Sep; 81 (Suppl_1): ap195 - ap195. DOI:10.1161/hyp.81.suppl_1.p195
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Peripartum dapagliflozin improves late life cardiovascular outcomes in a mouse model of superimposed preeclampsia
      Hesson A, Sangtani A, Langen ES, Hunker K, Kumar N, Ganesh SK. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2024 Feb; 230 (1): s4 - s4. DOI:10.1016/j.ajog.2023.11.019
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Abstract 008: Genetic Studies Identify A Novel Role Of CCDC93 In Arterial Relaxation And Central Systolic Blood Pressure
      Kumar N, Yang M-L, Sun P, Hunker K, Zhang Y, Ganesh SK. Hypertension, 2022 Sep; 79 (Suppl_1): DOI:10.1161/hyp.79.suppl_1.008
    • Journal Article
      SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein S1-Mediated Endothelial Injury and Pro-Inflammatory State Is Amplified by Dihydrotestosterone and Prevented by Mineralocorticoid Antagonism.
      Kumar N, Zuo Y, Yalavarthi S, Hunker KL, Knight JS, Kanthi Y, Obi AT, Ganesh SK. Viruses, 2021 Nov 3; 13 (11): DOI:10.3390/v13112209
      PMID: 34835015
    • Journal Article
      Epidemiologic and Genetic Associations of Erythropoietin With Blood Pressure, Hypertension, and Coronary Artery Disease.
      Sun P, Kumar N, Tin A, Zhao J, Brown MR, Lin Z, Yang M-L, Zheng Q, Jia J, Bielak LF, Yu B, Boerwinkle E, Hunker KL, Coresh J, Chen YE, Huo Y, Kardia SLR, Khoriaty R, Zhou X, Morrison AC, Zhang Y, Ganesh SK. Hypertension, 2021 Nov; 78 (5): 1555 - 1566. DOI:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17597
      PMID: 34488438
    • Presentation
      Sex differences in endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19 and mineralocorticoid antagonism as a therapeutic strategy
      Kumar N. 2021 Jan 26;
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