Publications and Research

• Watson LE, Mock J, Lal H, Lu G, Bourdeau RW, Tang W-J, Leppla SH, Dostal DE, Frankel AE.  Lethal and edema toxins of anthrax induce distinct hemodynamic dysfunction. Front Biosci  2007; 12:4670-75.
• H Watson LE, Kuo S, Katki K, Dang T, Park SK, Dostal DE, Tang W, Leppla SH, Frankel AE.  Anthrax toxins induce shock in rats by depressed cardiac ventricular function. PLoS ONE 2007;2:e466.
• Lal, H, Guleria RS, Foster DM, Lu G, Watson LE, Sanghi S, Smith M, Dostal DE. Intergins: Novel therapeutic targets for cardiovascular diseases.  Cardiovasc Hematol Agents Med Chem. 2007;5:109-132.
• Jewell C, Watson LE, Sanghi S, Dostal DE.
  Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists: A Changing of the Guard? Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2006;4:129-153.
• Dostal DE, Watson LE.
  Understanding diastolic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: choosing the right model. Hypertension. 2006;47(5):830-2.
• Sanghi S, MacLaughlin EJ, Jewell CW, Chaffer S, Naus PJ, Watson LE and Dostal DE.
  Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors: A Painful Lesson. Cardiovascular & Hematological Disorders-Drug Targets , 2006;6(2):85-100.
• Hind L, Guleria R, Foster DM, Lu G, Watson LE, Sanghi S, Dostal DE.
  Integrins: Novel Theraeutic Targets for Cardiovascular Diseases. Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2006 (In Press).
• Jewell CW, Waatson LE, Mock J, Dostal DE.
  Eplerenone and Cardiovascular Disease: Is Less Better:
  Current Medicinal Chemistry Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents
  Accepted December 2004.
• Watson LE, Sheth M, Denyer RF, Dostal DE.
  Baseline echocardiographic values for adult male rats. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2004; 17[2]:161-167.