Boopathi Ettickan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Contact Information
1020 Locust Street
Room 541
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-503-5127
215-503-5731 fax
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Research & Clinical Interests
My laboratory studies the intracellular signaling regulating the contraction of bladder smooth muscle (BSM) with particular emphasis on JNK2 and NFkB mediated signaling. In these studies, we are investigating 1) the mechanism(s) by which the increased expression of desmin and vimentin enhances the JNK2 phosphorylation and increases the mitochondrial ROS levels in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) induced obstructed BSM and 2) identifying the mechanism(s) by which JNK2 and NFκB induces the BSM contractile dysfunction in high fat diet (HFD) induced obesity. My laboratory also studies the role of epigenetics in radiation therapy (RT) induced cardiopulmonary fibrosis. In this study, we are investigating the role of DNA methylation, histone modification, non-coding RNAs and micro RNAs in RT induced cardiopulmonary fibrosis in lung and breast cancer murine models and human patients.
Education
PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1998
Publications
- Innate Immune System in the Context of Radiation Therapy for Cancer
- Bone Health Management in the Continuum of Prostate Cancer Disease
- Dark side of cancer therapy: Cancer treatment-induced cardiopulmonary inflammation, fibrosis, and immune modulation
- CDK4/6 inhibition protects normal cells against cancer therapy-induced damage
- Increased expression of desmin and vimentin reduces bladder smooth muscle contractility via JNK2
Professional Societies
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)