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Jasmina Varagic, M.D., Ph.D.

Jasmina Varagic, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Surgical Sciences-Hypertension
Contact Information
Office:
336-716-2738
Fax:
336-716-2456
Languages
Serbo-Croatian
Education & Training
  MDUnivesity Belgrade Faculty of Medicine-Yugoslavia1985
  MScUnivesity Belgrade Faculty of Medicine-Yugoslavia1991
  PhDUnivesity Belgrade Faculty of Medicine-Yugoslavia1997
FellowshipNutrition and EpidemiologyUnivesity Belgrade Faculty of Medicine-Yugoslavia1991
  Cardiovascular PhysiologyUnivesity Belgrade Faculty of Medicine-Yugoslavia1997
  Cardiovascular PhysiologyUnivesity Belgrade Faculty of Medicine-Yugoslavia2000
Memberships
American Heart Association
American Physiological Society
Council For High Blood Pressure Research
Jasmina Varagic, M.D., Ph.D.

Jasmina Varagic, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Surgical Sciences-Hypertension
Contact Information
Office:
336-716-2738
Fax:
336-716-2456
Research Interests
diabetes , women's health issues
Recent Publications
Moniwa N, Varagic J, Ahmad S, VonCannon JL, Ferrario CM. Restoration of the blood pressure circadian rhythm by direct renin inhibition and blockade of angiotensin II receptors in mRen2.Lewis hypertensive rats. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2012; 6(1):15-29.

Ahmad S, Varagic J, Westwood BM, Chappell MC, Ferrario CM. Uptake and metabolism of the novel peptide angiotensin-(1-12) by neonatal cardiac myocytes. PLoS ONE. 2011; 6(1):e15759.

Varagic J, Ahmad S, Habibi J, Sowers JR, Ferrario CM. Differential regulation of NOS in kidney and heart of SHR fed high salt diet [abstract]. FASEB J. 2011; 25(Meeting Abstracts):643.7.

Varagic J, Ahmad S, Moniwa N, Brosnihan KB, Ferrario CM. Olmesartan reduces angiotensin II without affecting ACE activity in kidneys of mRen2.Lewis rats [abstract]. FASEB J. 2011; 25(Meeting Abstracts):1b358.

Ahmad S, Simmons T, Varagic J, Moniwa N, Chappell MC, Lively M, Ferrario CM. Localization and metabolism of angiotensin-(1-12) in human atrial tissue [abstract]. Hypertension. 2011; 58(5):e50.

Moniwa N, Varagic J, Ahmad S, Ferrario CM. RAS blockade restores circadian rhythm of arterial pressure in a renin-dependent model of experimental hypertension [abstract]. Hypertension. 2011; 58(5):e151.

Santiago NM, Yamaleyeva LM, Campagnole-Santos MJ, Chappell M, Varagic J. Early diabetes is associated with lower cardiac ACE2 activity but not altered blood pressure in female hypertensive mRen2.Lewis rats [abstract]. Hypertension. 2011; 58(5):e126-e127.

Varagic J, Ahmad S, Gallagher PE, Habibi J, Sowers J, Ferrario CM. Nebivolol reduces cardiac angiotensin II, associated oxidative stress and fibrosis but not arterial pressure in salt-loaded SHR [abstract]. Hypertension. 2011; 58(5):e80.

Ahmad S, Simmons T, Varagic J, Moniwa N, Chappell MC, Ferrario CM. Chymase-dependent generation of angiotensin II from angiotensin-(1-12) in human atrial tissue. PLoS ONE. 2011; 6(12):e28501.

Varagic J, Ahmad S, Brosnihan KB, Groban L, Chappell MC, Tallant EA, Gallagher PE, Ferrario CM. Decreased cardiac Ang-(1-7) is associated with salt-induced cardiac remodeling and dysfunction. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2010; 4(1):17-25.

Trask AJ, Groban L, Westwood BM, Varagic J, Ganten D, Gallagher PE, Chappell MC, Ferrario CM. Inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 exacerbates cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in Ren-2 hypertensive rats. Am J Hypertens. 2010; 23(6):687-693.

Ferrario CM, Varagic J. The ANG-(1-7)/ACE2/mas axis in the regulation of nephron function. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2010; 298(6):F1297-305.

Susic D, Varagic J, Frohlich ED. Cardiovascular effects of inhibition of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system components in hypertensive rats given salt excess. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2010; 298(4):H1177-81.

Ahmad S, Varagic J, Westwood B, Chappell MC, Strawn WB, Simmons T, Ferrario CM. Chymase-dependent generation of angiotensin II from angiotensin-(1-12) in human atrial tissue [abstract]. FASEB J. 2010; 24(1 Meeting Abstracts):605.4.

Ferrario CM, Ahmad S, Joyner J, Varagic J. Advances in the renin angiotensin system focus on angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and angiotensin-(1-7). Adv Pharmacol. 2010; 59():197-233.

Santiago NM, Yamaleyeva LM, Campagnole-Santos MJ, Chappell M, Varagic J. Cardiac remodeling is associated with altered cardiac AT(1) receptor/eNOS pathway in ovariectomized mRen2 Lewis diabetic rats [abstract]. Hypertension. 2010; 56(5):e81.

Varagic J, Ahmad S, Brosnihan KB, Habibi J, Sowers JR, Ferrario CM. The effects of nebivolol on salt-induced renal injury [abstract]. Hypertension. 2010; 56(5):e155.

Varagic J, Ahmad S, Brosnihan KB, Habibi J, Tilmon RD, Sowers JR, Ferrario CM. Salt-induced renal injury in spontaneously hypertensive rats: effects of nebivolol. Am J Nephrol. 2010; 32(6):557-566.

Ferrario CM, Varagic J, Habibi J, Nagata S, Kato J, Chappell MC, Trask AJ, Kitamura K, Whaley-Connell A, Sowers JR. Differential regulation of angiotensin-(1-12) in plasma and cardiac tissue in response to bilateral nephrectomy. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2009; 296(4):H1184-1192.

Ahmad S, Varagic J, Westwood B, Chappell MC, Ferrario CM. Uptake of novel peptide angiotensin-(1-12) by cardiac myocytes [abstract]. Hypertension. 2009; 54(4):e111.

Varagic J, Ahmad S, Brosnihan KB, Ferrario CM. Spironolactone and angiotensin-(1-7) in salt-induced cardiac injury [abstract]. Hypertension. 2009; 54(4):e26.

Varagic J, Frohlich ED, Susic D, Ahn J, Matavelli L, Lopez B, Diez J. AT1 receptor antagonism attenuates target organ effects of salt excess in SHRs without affecting pressure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008; 294(2):H853-858.

Varagic J, Trask AJ, Jessup JA, Chappell MC, Ferrario CM. New angiotensins. J Mol Med. 2008; 86(6):663-671.

Diz DI, Varagic J, Groban L. Aging and the brain renin-angiotensin system: relevance to age-related decline in cardiac function. Future Cardiol. 2008; 4(3):237-245.

Ferrario CM, Varagic J, Chappell MC, Trask AJ, Nagata S, Kato J. Bilateral nephrectomy augments the cardiac content of angiotensin-(1-12) and angiotensin I in Wistar Kyoto rats [abstract]. Hypertension. 2008; 52(4):e126.

Trask AJ, Groban L, Varagic J, Ferrario CM. Inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 aggravates cardiac hypertrophy in Ren-2 hypertensive rats [abstract]. Hypertension. 2008; 52(4):e126.

Varagic J, Brosnihan KB, Groban L, Gallagher PE, Ferrario CM. Decreased expression of cardiac ACE2 is associated with salt-induced cardiac remodeling and dysfunction [abstract]. Hypertension. 2007; 50(4):e150.

Matavelli LC, Zhou X, Varagic J, Susic D, Frohlich ED. Salt loading produces severe renal hemodynamic dysfunction independent of arterial pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007; 292(2):H814-H819.

Susic D, Varagic J, Ahn J, Matavelli L, Frohlich ED. Long-term mineralocorticoid receptor blockade reduces fibrosis and improves cardiac performance and coronary hemodynamics in elderly SHR. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007; 292(1):H175-H179.
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Last Updated 4/11/2012
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