- 1999 -

Li, R. K., Jia, Z. Q., Weisel, R. D., Merante, F., & Mickle, D. A. (1999). Smooth muscle cell transplantation into myocardial scar tissue improves heart function. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 31(3), 513–522.

Li, R. K., Jia, Z. Q., Weisel, R. D., Mickle, D. A., Choi, A., & Yau, T. M. (1999). Survival and function of bioengineered cardiac grafts. Circulation, 100(19 Suppl), II63-69.

Liu, M., Montazeri, S., Jedlovsky, T., Van Wert, R., Zhang, J., Li, R. K., & Yan, J. (1999). Bio-stretch, a computerized cell strain apparatus for three-dimensional organotypic cultures. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology. Animal, 35(2), 87–93.

Sakai, T., Li, R. K., Weisel, R. D., Mickle, D. A., Jia, Z. Q., Tomita, S., … Yau, T. M. (1999). Fetal cell transplantation: a comparison of three cell types. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 118(4), 715–724.

Sakai, T., Li, R. K., Weisel, R. D., Mickle, D. A., Kim, E. J., Tomita, S., … Yau, T. M. (1999). Autologous heart cell transplantation improves cardiac function after myocardial injury. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 68(6), 2074–2080; discussion 2080-2081.

Tomita, S., Li, R. K., Weisel, R. D., Mickle, D. A., Kim, E. J., Sakai, T., & Jia, Z. Q. (1999). Autologous transplantation of bone marrow cells improves damaged heart function. Circulation, 100(19 Suppl), II247-256.

- 1998 -

Cohen, G., Shirai, T., Weisel, R. D., Rao, V., Merante, F., Tumiati, L. C., … Mickle, D. A. (1998). Optimal myocardial preconditioning in a human model of ischemia and reperfusion. Circulation, 98(19 Suppl), II184-194; discussion II194-196.

Li, G., Li, R. K., Mickle, D. A., Weisel, R. D., Merante, F., Ball, W. T., … Williams, W. G. (1998). Elevated insulin-like growth factor-I and transforming growth factor-beta 1 and their receptors in patients with idiopathic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. A possible mechanism. Circulation, 98(19 Suppl), II144-149; discussion II149-150.

Li, R. K., Sole, M. J., Mickle, D. A., Schimmer, J., & Goldstein, D. (1998). Vitamin E and oxidative stress in the heart of the cardiomyopathic syrian hamster. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 24(2), 252–258.

Merante, F., Mickle, D. A., Weisel, R. D., Li, R. K., Tumiati, L. C., Rao, V., … Robinson, B. H. (1998). Myocardial aerobic metabolism is impaired in a cell culture model of cyanotic heart disease. The American Journal of Physiology, 275(5 Pt 2), H1673-1681.

Rao, V., Merante, F., Weisel, R. D., Shirai, T., Ikonomidis, J. S., Cohen, G., … Robinson, B. H. (1998). Insulin stimulates pyruvate dehydrogenase and protects human ventricular cardiomyocytes from simulated ischemia. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 116(3), 485–494.

Shirai, T., Rao, V., Weisel, R. D., Ikonomidis, J. S., Li, R. K., Tumiati, L. C., … Mickle, D. A. (1998). Preconditioning human cardiomyocytes and endothelial cells. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 115(1), 210–219.

- 1997 -

Ikonomidis, J. S., Shirai, T., Weisel, R. D., Derylo, B., Rao, V., Whiteside, C. I., … Li, R. K. (1997). Preconditioning cultured human pediatric myocytes requires adenosine and protein kinase C. The American Journal of Physiology, 272(3 Pt 2), H1220-1230.

Jia, Z. Q., Mickle, D. A., Weisel, R. D., Mohabeer, M. K., Merante, F., Rao, V., … Li, R. K. (1997). Transplanted cardiomyocytes survive in scar tissue and improve heart function. Transplantation Proceedings, 29(4), 2093–2094.

Li, R. K., Li, G., Mickle, D. A., Weisel, R. D., Merante, F., Luss, H., … Williams, W. G. (1997). Overexpression of transforming growth factor-beta1 and insulin-like growth factor-I in patients with idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Circulation, 96(3), 874–881.

Li, R. K., Mickle, D. A., Weisel, R. D., Mohabeer, M. K., Zhang, J., Rao, V., … Jia, Z. Q. (1997). Natural history of fetal rat cardiomyocytes transplanted into adult rat myocardial scar tissue. Circulation, 96(9 Suppl), II-179–186; discussion 186-187.

Luss, H., Li, R. K., Shapiro, R. A., Tzeng, E., McGowan, F. X., Yoneyama, T., … Billiar, T. R. (1997). Dedifferentiated human ventricular cardiac myocytes express inducible nitric oxide synthase mRNA but not protein in response to IL-1, TNF, IFNgamma, and LPS. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 29(4), 1153–1165.

- 1996 -

Li, R. K., Jia, Z. Q., Weisel, R. D., Mickle, D. A., Zhang, J., Mohabeer, M. K., … Ivanov, J. (1996). Cardiomyocyte transplantation improves heart function. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 62(3), 654–660; discussion 660-661.

Li, R. K., Mickle, D. A., Weisel, R. D., Carson, S., Omar, S. A., Tumiati, L. C., … Williams, W. G. (1996). Human pediatric and adult ventricular cardiomyocytes in culture: assessment of phenotypic changes with passaging. Cardiovascular Research, 32(2), 362–373.

Li, R. K., Mickle, D. A., Weisel, R. D., Zhang, J., & Mohabeer, M. K. (1996). In vivo survival and function of transplanted rat cardiomyocytes. Circulation Research, 78(2), 283–288.

- 1995 -

Fremes, S. E., Furukawa, R. D., Zhang, J., Li, R. K., Tumiati, L. C., Weisel, R. D., & Mickle, D. A. (1995). Cardiac storage with University of Wisconsin solution and a nucleoside-transport blocker. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 59(5), 1127–1133.

Li, R. K., Cowan, D. B., Mickle, D. A., Weisel, R. D., & Burton, G. W. (1996). Effect of vitamin E on human glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX1) expression in cardiomyocytes. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 21(4), 419–426.

- 1994 -

Ikonomidis, J. S., Tumiati, L. C., Weisel, R. D., Mickle, D. A., & Li, R. K. (1994). Preconditioning human ventricular cardiomyocytes with brief periods of simulated ischaemia. Cardiovascular Research, 28(8), 1285–1291.

Li, R. K., Shaikh, N., Weisel, R. D., Williams, W. G., & Mickle, D. A. (1994). Oxyradical-induced antioxidant and lipid changes in cultured human cardiomyocytes. The American Journal of Physiology, 266(6 Pt 2), H2204-2211.

- 1993 -

Fremes, S. E., Furukawa, R. D., Li, R. K., Weisel, R. D., Mickle, D. A., & Tumiati, L. C. (1993). Comparison of two experimental models for assessment of cardiac preservation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 55(1), 144–150.

Zielenski, J., Wu, T. W., Fung, K. P., Zeng, L. H., Li, R. K., Mickle, D. A., & Wu, J. (1993). Chemical syntheses of Trolox conjugates which protect human ventricular myocytes against in situ-generated oxyradicals. European Journal of Pharmacology, 248(4), 313–318.

- 1992 -

Fremes, S. E., Furukawa, R. D., Li, R. K., Tumiati, L. C., Weisel, R. D., & Mickle, D. A. (1992). In vitro assessment of the effects of glucose added to the University of Wisconsin solution on myocyte preservation. Circulation, 86(5 Suppl), II289-294.

Li, R. K., Shaikh, N., Weisel, R., Tumiati, L., Wu, T. W., & Mickle, D. (1992). Cultured vascular endothelial cell susceptibility to extracellularly generated oxidant injury. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 24(6), 595–604.

Shi, Q., Li, R. K., Mickle, D. A., & Jackowski, G. (1992). Analysis of the upstream regulatory region of human ventricular myosin light chain 1 gene. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 24(11), 1221–1229.

Teoh, K. H., Mickle, D. A., Weisel, R. D., Li, R. K., Tumiati, L. C., Coles, J. G., & Williams, W. G. (1992). Effect of oxygen tension and cardiovascular operations on the myocardial antioxidant enzyme activities in patients with tetralogy of Fallot and aorta-coronary bypass. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 104(1), 159–164.

- 1991 -

Fremes, S. E., Furukawa, R. D., Li, R. K., Weisel, R. D., Mickle, D. A., & Tumiati, L. C. (1991). Prolonged preservation with University of Wisconsin Solution. The Journal of Surgical Research, 50(4), 330–334.

Fremes, S. E., Li, R. K., Weisel, R. D., Mickle, D. A., Furukawa, R. D., & Tumiati, L. C. (1991). The limits of cardiac preservation with University of Wisconsin solution. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 52(4), 1021–1025.

Fremes, S. E., Li, R. K., Weisel, R. D., Mickle, D. A., & Tumiati, L. C. (1991). Prolonged hypothermic cardiac storage with University of Wisconsin solution. An assessment with human cell cultures. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 102(5), 666–672.

Wu, T. W., Wu, J., Li, R. K., Mickle, D., & Carey, D. (1991). Albumin-bound bilirubins protect human ventricular myocytes against oxyradical damage. Biochemistry and Cell Biology = Biochimie Et Biologie Cellulaire, 69(10–11), 683–688.

- 1990 -

Mickle, D. A., Li, R. K., Weisel, R. D., Tumiati, L. C., & Wu, T. W. (1990). Water-soluble antioxidant specificity against free radical injury using cultured human ventricular myocytes and fibroblasts and saphenous vein endothelial cells. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 22(11), 1297–1304.

Wu, T. W., Hashimoto, N., Wu, J., Carey, D., Li, R. K., Mickle, D. A., & Weisel, R. D. (1990). The cytoprotective effect of Trolox demonstrated with three types of human cells. Biochemistry and Cell Biology = Biochimie Et Biologie Cellulaire, 68(10), 1189–1194.