
Dr. David C. Rishikof M.D.
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
115 Lincoln St 2nd Floor Framingham MA, 01702About
Dr. David Rishikof practices Pulmonology in Framingham, MA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Rishikof manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
Univ Of Toronto Fac Of Med 1992
University Of Toronto Faculty Of Medicine 1992
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Amino acid availability regulates type I procollagen accumulation in human lung fibroblasts.
- Regulation of connective tissue growth factor expression by prostaglandin E(2).
- Des-Arg(10)-kallidin engagement of the B1 receptor stimulates type I collagen synthesis via stabilization of connective tissue growth factor mRNA.
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent stabilization of alpha1(I) collagen mRNA in human lung fibroblasts.
- Apigenin decreases expression of the myofibroblast phenotype.
- Coordinate expression of fibulin-5/DANCE and elastin during lung injury repair.
- Altered bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in osteopontin-deficient mice.
- Regulation of type I collagen mRNA in lung fibroblasts by cystine availability.
- The effect of prostaglandin E2 on cystine uptake and glutathione synthesis by human lung fibroblasts.
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