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KARIM BITAR, M.D.
M.D.
Nephrology Physician
NPI: 1609032523IndividualAccepts Medicare
Specialties, Licenses & Credentials
Internal Medicine Physician
Internal Medicine
Code: 207R00000X
MT191448(PA)
Nephrology PhysicianPrimary
Internal Medicine — Nephrology
Code: 207RN0300X
MD444543(PA)
Education
OTHER
Class of 2004
Research & Publications (20)
Function of gastrointestinal smooth muscle: from signaling to contractile proteins.
PMID 12928070·Am J Med·2003
6-review
Aging and neural control of the GI tract: V. Aging and gastrointestinal smooth muscle: from signal transduction to contractile proteins.
PMID 12488230·Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol·2003
6-review
HSP27 phosphorylation and interaction with actin-myosin in smooth muscle contraction.
PMID 11960785·Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol·2002
7-preclinical
HSP27 modulates agonist-induced association of translocated RhoA and PKC-alpha in muscle cells of the colon.
PMID 11744641·J Appl Physiol (1985)·2002
7-preclinical
p70 Ribosomal S6 kinase is required for airway smooth muscle cell size enlargement but not increased contractile protein expression.
PMID 19648476·Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol·2010
7-preclinical
Airway smooth muscle hyperplasia and hypertrophy correlate with glycogen synthase kinase-3(beta) phosphorylation in a mouse model of asthma.
PMID 19011050·Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol·2009
7-preclinical
Bioengineered internal anal sphincter derived from isolated human internal anal sphincter smooth muscle cells.
PMID 19328796·Gastroenterology·2009
8-other
Direct association of calponin with specific domains of PKC-alpha.
PMID 18948438·Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol·2008
7-preclinical
VIP induces PKA-mediated rapid and sustained phosphorylation of HSP20.
PMID 18725196·Biochem Biophys Res Commun·2008
7-preclinical
Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3beta is sufficient for airway smooth muscle hypertrophy.
PMID 18252708·J Biol Chem·2008
7-preclinical
Cross-talk related to insulin and angiotensin II binding on myocardial remodelling in diabetic rat hearts.
PMID 17703431·J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst·2007
7-preclinical
Age effects on internal anal sphincter thickness and diameter in nulliparous females.
PMID 17665265·Dis Colon Rectum·2007
8-other
Effect of type-1 diabetes mellitus on the regulation of insulin and endothelin-1 receptors in rat hearts.
PMID 17487263·Can J Physiol Pharmacol·2007
7-preclinical
Ectopic expression of caveolin-1 restores physiological contractile response of aged colonic smooth muscle.
PMID 17431219·Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol·2007
7-preclinical
Transforming growth factor-beta induces airway smooth muscle hypertrophy.
PMID 16239645·Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol·2006
8-other
Phosphorylated HSP27 modulates the association of phosphorylated caldesmon with tropomyosin in colonic smooth muscle.
PMID 16627824·Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol·2006
7-preclinical
RhoA- and PKC-alpha-mediated phosphorylation of MYPT and its association with HSP27 in colonic smooth muscle cells.
PMID 16179599·Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol·2006
7-preclinical
Effect of insulin and angiotensin II receptor subtype-1 antagonist on myocardial remodelling in rats with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
PMID 15662227·J Hypertens·2005
4-observational
Agonist-induced association of tropomyosin with protein kinase Calpha in colonic smooth muscle.
PMID 15486343·Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol·2005
7-preclinical
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Contact & Hours
- Address
- 500 UNIVERSITY DR
HERSHEY, PA 17033 - Phone
- (717) 531-8885
Quick Facts
- NPI
- 1609032523
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Gender
- Male
- Medicare
- Accepted
- Specialties
- 2
- Locations
- 1
- Years in Practice
- 22
- Publications
- 20
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