| Glucagon-like peptide 1 inhibits cell apoptosis and improves glucose responsiveness of freshly isolated human islets L Farilla, A Bulotta, B Hirshberg, S Li Calzi, N Khoury, H Noushmehr, ... Endocrinology 144 (12), 5149-5158, 2003 | 937 | 2003 |
| Stromal cell–derived factor 1 promotes angiogenesis via a heme oxygenase 1–dependent mechanism J Deshane, S Chen, S Caballero, A Grochot-Przeczek, H Was, S Li Calzi, ... The Journal of experimental medicine 204 (3), 605-618, 2007 | 344 | 2007 |
| Ischemic vascular damage can be repaired by healthy, but not diabetic, endothelial progenitor cells S Caballero, N Sengupta, A Afzal, KH Chang, S Li Calzi, DL Guberski, ... Diabetes 56 (4), 960-967, 2007 | 311 | 2007 |
| Diabetic retinopathy is associated with bone marrow neuropathy and a depressed peripheral clock JV Busik, M Tikhonenko, A Bhatwadekar, M Opreanu, N Yakubova, ... Journal of Experimental Medicine 206 (13), 2897-2906, 2009 | 270 | 2009 |
| Nitric oxide cytoskeletal–induced alterations reverse the endothelial progenitor cell migratory defect associated with diabetes MS Segal, R Shah, A Afzal, CM Perrault, K Chang, A Schuler, E Beem, ... Diabetes 55 (1), 102-109, 2006 | 262 | 2006 |
| EPCs and pathological angiogenesis: when good cells go bad SL Calzi, MB Neu, LC Shaw, JL Kielczewski, NI Moldovan, MB Grant Microvascular research 79 (3), 207-216, 2010 | 161 | 2010 |
| IGF binding protein-3 regulates hematopoietic stem cell and endothelial precursor cell function during vascular development KH Chang, T Chan-Ling, EL McFarland, A Afzal, H Pan, LC Baxter, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (25), 10595-10600, 2007 | 157 | 2007 |
| N-3 polyunsaturated Fatty acids prevent diabetic retinopathy by inhibition of retinal vascular damage and enhanced endothelial progenitor cell reparative function M Tikhonenko, TA Lydic, M Opreanu, S Li Calzi, S Bozack, KM McSorley, ... PloS one 8 (1), e55177, 2013 | 120 | 2013 |
| Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 mediates vascular repair by enhancing nitric oxide generation JL Kielczewski, YPR Jarajapu, EL McFarland, J Cai, A Afzal, S Li Calzi, ... Circulation research 105 (9), 897-905, 2009 | 101 | 2009 |
| SARS-CoV-2 infections and ACE2: clinical outcomes linked with increased morbidity and mortality in individuals with diabetes AG Obukhov, BR Stevens, R Prasad, S Li Calzi, ME Boulton, MK Raizada, ... Diabetes 69 (9), 1875-1886, 2020 | 83 | 2020 |
| PEDF regulates vascular permeability by a γ-secretase-mediated pathway J Cai, L Wu, X Qi, S Li Calzi, S Caballero, L Shaw, Q Ruan, MB Grant, ... PLoS One 6 (6), e21164, 2011 | 81 | 2011 |
| Inhibition of protein kinase CK2 suppresses angiogenesis and hematopoietic stem cell recruitment to retinal neovascularization sites AA Kramerov, M Saghizadeh, S Caballero, LC Shaw, S Li Calzi, ... Molecular and cellular biochemistry 316, 177-186, 2008 | 76 | 2008 |
| Bone marrow-derived cells restore functional integrity of the gut epithelial and vascular barriers in a model of diabetes and ACE2 deficiency Y Duan, R Prasad, D Feng, E Beli, S Li Calzi, ALF Longhini, ... Circulation research 125 (11), 969-988, 2019 | 75 | 2019 |
| Endothelial progenitor dysfunction in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy: treatment concept to correct diabetes-associated deficits S Li Calzi, MB Neu, LC Shaw, MB Grant EPMA Journal 1, 88-100, 2010 | 75 | 2010 |
| Per2 Mutation Recapitulates the Vascular Phenotype of Diabetes in the Retina and Bone Marrow AD Bhatwadekar, Y Yan, X Qi, JS Thinschmidt, MB Neu, S Li Calzi, ... Diabetes 62 (1), 273-282, 2013 | 71 | 2013 |
| Carbon monoxide and nitric oxide mediate cytoskeletal reorganization in microvascular cells via vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation: evidence for blunted … S Li Calzi, DL Purich, KH Chang, A Afzal, T Nakagawa, JV Busik, ... Diabetes 57 (9), 2488-2494, 2008 | 66 | 2008 |
| Loss of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 exacerbates diabetic retinopathy by promoting bone marrow dysfunction Y Duan, E Beli, S Li Calzi, JL Quigley, RC Miller, L Moldovan, D Feng, ... Stem Cells 36 (9), 1430-1440, 2018 | 57 | 2018 |
| Effects of VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, and IGF-IR hammerhead ribozymes on glucose-mediated tight junction expression in cultured human retinal endothelial cells PE Spoerri, A Afzal, S Li Calzi, LC Shaw, J Cai, H Pan, M Boulton, ... Mol Vis 12 (12), 32-42, 2006 | 54 | 2006 |
| Differential effect of pp120 on insulin endocytosis by two variant insulin receptor isoforms SL Calzi, CV Choice, SM Najjar American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 273 (4), E801-E808, 1997 | 54 | 1997 |
| Bone marrow-CNS connections: implications in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy JY Douglas, AD Bhatwadekar, SL Calzi, LC Shaw, D Carnegie, ... Progress in retinal and eye research 31 (5), 481-494, 2012 | 53 | 2012 |
