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Alexandru Dragos Petru Papoiu, M.D., Ph.D.

Alexandru Dragos Petru Papoiu, M.D., Ph.D.

Instructor, Dermatology
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-716-3926
Office:
336-716-3926
Fax:
336-716-9258
Email: apapoiu@wakehealth.edu
Languages
Russian , Romanian , French
Education & Training
  PhDRutgers State University-New Brunswick2004
Alexandru Dragos Petru Papoiu, M.D., Ph.D.

Alexandru Dragos Petru Papoiu, M.D., Ph.D.

Instructor, Dermatology
Contact Information
Appointment:
336-716-3926
Office:
336-716-3926
Fax:
336-716-9258
Email: apapoiu@wakehealth.edu
Recent Publications
Papoiu ADP, Coghill RC, Kraft RA, Wang H, Yosipovitch G. A tale of two itches. Common features and notable differences in brain activation evoked by cowhage and histamine induced itch. Neuroimage. 2012; 59(4):3611-3623.

Papoiu ADP, Tey HL, Coghill RC, Wang H, Yosipovitch G. Cowhage-induced itch as an experimental model for pruritus. A comparative study with histamine-induced itch. PLoS ONE. 2011; 6(3):e17786.

Kaplan I, Levin T, Papoiu ADP, Patel N, Patel T, Calderon S, Littner M, McGlone F, Yosipovitch G. Thermal sensory and pain thresholds in the tongue and chin change with age, but are not altered in burning mouth syndrome. Skin Res Technol. 2011; 17(2):196-200.

Papoiu AD, Coghill R, Banari L, Kraft R, Yosipovitch G. Functional MRI investigations of brain processing of itch sensation in end-stage-renal-disease patients with chronic pruritus [abstract]. J Invest Dermatol. 2011; 131(Suppl 1):S91.

Papoiu ADP, Wang H, Coghill RC, Chan Y-H, Yosipovitch G. Contagious itch in humans: a study of visual 'transmission' of itch in atopic dermatitis and healthy subjects. Br J Dermatol. 2011; 164(6):1299-1303.

Papoiu A, Coghill R, Kraft R, Yosipovitch G. Differential processing of cowhage and histamine itch in health and disease. Insights into brain processing of chronic pruritus revealed by arterial spin labeling FMRI [abstract]. Acta Derm Venereol. 2011; 91(5):623.

Papoiu ADP, Wang H, Nattkemper L, Tey HL, Ishiuji Y, Chan Y-H, Schmelz M, Yosipovitch G. A study of serum concentrations and dermal levels of NGF in atopic dermatitis and healthy subjects. Neuropeptides. 2011; 45(6):417-422.

Papoiu A, Yosipovitch G, Shihabi Z. Epidermal tryptase-like activity of stratum corneum layers obtained by tape stripping and analyzed by capillary electrophoresis [abstract]. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2010; 40(2):203.

Wang H, Papoiu ADP, Coghill RC, Patel T, Wang N, Yosipovitch G. Ethnic differences in pain, itch and thermal detection in response to topical capsaicin: African Americans display a notably limited hyperalgesia and neurogenic inflammation. Br J Dermatol. 2010; 162(5):1023-1029.

Papoiu AD, Yosipovitch G. Topical capsaicin. The fire of a 'hot' medicine is reignited. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2010; 11(8):1359-1371.

Tran BW, Papoiu ADP, Russoniello CV, Wang H, Patel TS, Chan Y-H, Yosipovitch G. Effect of itch, scratching and mental stress on autonomic nervous system function in atopic dermatitis. Acta Derm Venereol. 2010; 90(4):354-361.

Papoiu AD, Wang H, Coghill RC, Yosipovitch G. Modulation of pruritus by visual stimuli. Atopic eczema patients display intensified itch perception and scratching in comparison to healthy controls when exposed to visual imagery of itch [abstract]. J Invest Dermatol. 2010; 130(Suppl 1):S56.

Shihabi Z, Papoiu AD, Yosipovitch G. Analysis by capillary electrophoresis of epidermal tryptase-like activity of stratum corneum layers obtained by tape stripping [abstract]. J Invest Dermatol. 2010; 130(Suppl 1):S81.

Wang H, Papoiu AD, Ishiuji Y, Yosipovitch G, Schmelz M. A study of NGF levels in atopic dermatitis. NGF does not seem to be a reliable marker for severity of atopic dermatitis [abstract]. J Invest Dermatol. 2010; 130(Suppl 1):S101.

Yosipovitch G, Papoiu AD, Coghill RC, Wang H, Kraft RA. A comparative fMRI study of brain activation patterns induced by cowhage and histamine itch in atopic eczema patients vs. healthy subjects [abstract]. J Invest Dermatol. 2010; 130(Suppl 1):S56.

Papoiu ADP, Yosipovitch G, Shihabi Z. Capillary electrophoresis of the proteolytic activity of the stratum corneum obtained by tape stripping. Electrophoresis. 2010; 31(19 Special Issue):3346-3351.

Dawn A, Papoiu ADP, Chan YH, Rapp SR, Rassette N, Yosipovitch G. Itch characteristics in atopic dermatitis: results of a web-based questionnaire. Br J Dermatol. 2009; 160(3):642-644.

Wang H, Papoiu A, Coghill R, Patel T, Yosipovitch G. African Americans display a significant lack of hyperalgesia and neurogenic inflammation in response to topical capsaicin [abstract]. J Invest Dermatol. 2009; 129(Suppl 1):S52.

Papoiu ADP, Coghill RC, Wang H, Kraft RA, Yosipovitch G. A tale of two itches: common features and notable differences in brain activation revealed in a comparative fMRI study of cowhage and histamine induced itch [abstract]. Acta Derm Venereol. 2009; 89(6):692.
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