L. Gordon Letts

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

L. Gordon Letts is a scholar working on Physiology, Pharmacology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Gordon Letts has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Physiology, 18 papers in Pharmacology and 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in L. Gordon Letts's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (26 papers), Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (18 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (11 papers). L. Gordon Letts is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (26 papers), Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (18 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (11 papers). L. Gordon Letts collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. L. Gordon Letts's co-authors include Robert H. Gundel, Craig D. Wegner, Robert Rothlein, Nancy Haynes, Patricia L. Reilly, Priscilla J. Piper, David S. Garvey, David R. Janero, Gerald J. Gleich and Subhash P. Khanapure and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

L. Gordon Letts

58 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in the Pathogenesis of asthma

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William Kreutner United States

Roy J. Soberman United States

Gordon Dent United Kingdom

Aili L. Lazaar United States

M. Motasim Billah United States

James E. Smolen United States

Martha K. Cathcart United States

Cara Williams United States

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Khanapure, Subhash P., David S. Garvey, David R. Janero, & L. Gordon Letts. (2007). Eicosanoids in Inflammation: Biosynthesis, Pharmacology, and Therapeutic Frontiers. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 7(3). 311–340. 254 indexed citations

Dhawan, Vijay, James L. Ellis, David S. Garvey, et al.. (2005). Synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of a series of N-substituted naproxen glycolamides: Nitric oxide-donor naproxen prodrugs. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 14(8). 2589–2599. 22 indexed citations

Garvey, David S., David R. Janero, L. Gordon Letts, et al.. (2004). Synthesis and selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitory activity of a series of novel bicyclic pyrazoles. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 12(6). 1357–1366. 60 indexed citations

Earl, Richard A., David S. Garvey, David R. Janero, et al.. (2004). 3-(2-Methoxytetrahydrofuran-2-yl)pyrazoles: a novel class of potent, selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 14(24). 6049–6052. 43 indexed citations

Saha, J. K., et al.. (2001). Enhanced gastroprotective and anti-ulcerogenic activities in rats of a new class of proton pump inhibitor containing nitrosothiol nitric oxide donor. Gastroenterology. 120(5). A144–A145. 4 indexed citations

Kang, Bor‐Hwang, James D. Crapo, Craig D. Wegner, L. Gordon Letts, & Ling‐Yi Chang. (1993). Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Expression on the Alveolar Epithelium and Its Modification by Hyperoxia. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 9(4). 350–355. 72 indexed citations

Wegner, Craig D., et al.. (1993). Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Adhesion Molecules in Animal Models of Asthma. Birkhäuser Basel eBooks. 43. 151–162. 4 indexed citations

Souza, Donald, Robert H. Gundel, R W Barton, et al.. (1993). Changes in T Lymphocyte Subsets and Activation Following Chronic Antigen Inhalations in Monkeys. CHEST Journal. 103(2). 132S–133S. 4 indexed citations

Gundel, Robert H., Craig D. Wegner, H. Heuer, & L. Gordon Letts. (1992). A PAF receptor antagonist inhibits acute airway inflammation and late‐phase responses but not chronic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in a primate model of asthma. Mediators of Inflammation. 1(6). 379–384. 3 indexed citations

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Gundel, Robert H., Craig D. Wegner, Carol Torcellini, & L. Gordon Letts. (1992). The role of intercellular adhesion molecule‐1 in chronic airway inflammation. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 22(5). 569–575. 55 indexed citations

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Gundel, Robert H., Craig D. Wegner, & L. Gordon Letts. (1992). Antigen-induced Acute and Late-phase Responses in Primates. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 146(2). 369–373. 61 indexed citations

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Wegner, Craig D., et al.. (1992). Effects of single and multiple inhalations of platelet‐activating factor on airway cell composition and responsiveness in monkeys. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 22(1). 51–57. 5 indexed citations

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Wegner, Craig D., et al.. (1992). Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 contributes to pulmonary oxygen toxicity in mice: Role of leukocytes revised. Lung. 170(5). 267–279. 47 indexed citations

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Gundel, Robert H., Craig D. Wegner, & L. Gordon Letts. (1992). The onset and recovery from airway hyperresponsiveness: relationship with inflammatory cell infiltrates and release of cytotoxic granule proteins. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 22(2). 303–308. 11 indexed citations

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Gundel, Robert H., L. Gordon Letts, & Gerald J. Gleich. (1991). Human eosinophil major basic protein induces airway constriction and airway hyperresponsiveness in primates.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 87(4). 1470–1473. 260 indexed citations

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Noonan, Thomas C., Robert H. Gundel, S. Desai, et al.. (1991). The effects of an anti-CD18 antibody (R15.7) in antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness (AH) and cell influx in guinea pigs. Inflammation Research. 34(1-2). 211–213. 19 indexed citations

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Gundel, Robert H., Craig D. Wegner, Carol Torcellini, et al.. (1991). Endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule-1 mediates antigen-induced acute airway inflammation and late-phase airway obstruction in monkeys.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 88(4). 1407–1411. 194 indexed citations

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Gundel, Robert H., L. Gordon Letts, & Craig D. Wegner. (1991). The Role of Platelet Activating Factor in Airway Inflammation, Airway Hyperresponsiveness, and Pulmonary Function in Monkeys. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 629(1). 205–216. 5 indexed citations

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Wolyniec, Walter W., et al.. (1991). BI-L-239, a 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, blocks inhaled antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness in conscious guinea pigs. Inflammation Research. 34(1-2). 73–76. 1 indexed citations

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Foster, A., Brian J. Fitzsimmons, Joshua Rokach, & L. Gordon Letts. (1987). Metabolism and excretion of peptide leukotrienes in the anesthetized rat. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 921(3). 486–493. 20 indexed citations

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