The Lentz Laboratory

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Rochelle (Shelly) A. Erger, B.S.

Shelly received her Bachelors of Science in Microbiology from the University of Iowa in 1986. Moved to San Diego to work for Dr. Pojen Chen in Dr. Dennis Carson's lab at Scripps Research Clinic studying Rheumatoid Arthritis. In 1989, she moved back to Iowa and worked for Dr. Thomas Casale in the Allergy division, investigating the migration of eosinophils into the airways in response to allergens. In 1997, she came to work for Dr. Steven Lentz.

Independent Publications

Lentz SR. Piegors DJ. Fernandez JA. Erger RA. Arning E. Malinow MR. Griffin JH. Bottiglieri T. Haynes WG. Heistad DD. Effect of hyperhomocysteinemia on protein C activation and activity.[see comment]. [Journal Article] Blood. 100(6):2108-12, 2002 Sep 15.

Lentz SR. Miller FJ Jr. Piegors DJ. Erger RA. Fernandez JA. Griffin JH. Heistad DD. Anticoagulant responses to thrombin are enhanced during regression of atherosclerosis in monkeys. [Journal Article] Circulation. 106(7):842-6, 2002 Aug 13.

Lentz SR. Erger RA. Dayal S. Maeda N. Malinow MR. Heistad DD. Faraci FM. Folate dependence of hyperhomocysteinemia and vascular dysfunction in cystathionine beta-synthase-deficient mice. [Journal Article] American Journal of Physiology - Heart & Circulatory Physiology. 279(3):H970-5, 2000 Sep.

Casale TB, Erger RA, Rozell MD. Eosinophils isolated by magnetic cell sorting respond poorly to lipid chemoattractants. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 1999 Aug;83(2):127-31. PMID: 10480585 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Lentz SR. Fernandez JA. Griffin JH. Piegors DJ. Erger RA. Malinow MR. Heistad DD. Impaired anticoagulant response to infusion of thrombin in atherosclerotic monkeys associated with acquired defects in the protein C system. [Journal Article] Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis & Vascular Biology. 19(7):1744-50, 1999 Jul.

Raife TJ. Lager DJ. Peterson JJ. Erger RA. Lentz SR. Keratinocyte-specific expression of human thrombomodulin in transgenic mice: effects on epidermal differentiation and cutaneous wound healing. [Journal Article] Journal of Investigative Medicine. 46(4):127-33, 1998 Apr.

Erger RA, Casale TB. Interleukin-8 plays a significant role in IgE-mediated lung inflammation. Eur Respir J. 1998 Feb;11(2):299-305. PMID: 9551728 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Erger RA, Casale TB. Tumor necrosis factor alpha is necessary for granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating-factor-induced eosinophil transendothelial migration. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 1998 Jan;115(1):24-32. PMID: 9430492 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Joyce DE. Chen Y. Erger RA. Koretzky GA. Lentz SR. Functional interactions between the thrombin receptor and the T-cell antigen receptor in human T-cell lines. [Journal Article] Blood. 90(5):1893-901, 1997 Sep 1.
UI: 9292522

Erger RA, Sahl B, Casale TB. Human lung anaphylaxis results in rapid release of interleukin-4. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 1997 Jun;78(6):566-8. PMID: 9207719 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Rozell MD, Erger RA, Casale TB. Isolation technique alters eosinophil migration response to IL-8. J Immunol Methods. 1996 Oct 16;197(1-2):97-107. PMID: 8890897 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Erger RA, Casale TB. Eosinophil migration in response to three molecular species of platelet activating factor. Inflamm Res. 1996 Jun;45(6):265-7. PMID: 8814455 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Bittleman DB, Erger RA, Casale TB. Cytokines induce selective granulocyte chemotactic responses. Inflamm Res. 1996 Feb;45(2):89-95. PMID: 8907590 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Erger RA, Casale TB. Interleukin-8 is a potent mediator of eosinophil chemotaxis through endothelium and epithelium. Am J Physiol. 1995 Jan;268(1 Pt 1):L117-22. PMID: 7840216 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Erger RA, Casale TB. Comparative studies indicate that platelet-activating factor is a relatively weak eosinophilotactic mediator. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 1995 Jan;12(1):65-70. PMID: 7811471 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Casale TB, Erger RA, Little MM. Platelet-activating factor-induced human eosinophil transendothelial migration: evidence for a dynamic role of the endothelium. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 1993 Jan;8(1):77-82. PMID: 8380250 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Erger RA, Casale TB. Comparison of methodologies to measure human lung histamine. J Immunol Methods. 1992 Jul 31;152(1):115-21. PMID: 1640106 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Crowley JJ, Mageed RA, Silverman GJ, Chen PP, Kozin F, Erger RA, Jefferis R, Carson DA. The incidence of a new human cross-reactive idiotype linked to subgroup VHIII heavy chains. Mol Immunol. 1990 Jan;27(1):87-94. PMID: 2107394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Chen PP, Siminovitch KA, Olsen NJ, Erger RA, Carson DA. A highly informative probe for two polymorphic Vh gene regions that contain one or more autoantibody-associated Vh genes.J Clin Invest. 1989 Aug;84(2):706-10. PMID: 2569476 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]