Auchampach Lab
John A. Auchampach, PhD
Principal Investigator; Professor, Vice Chair, Pharmacology and Toxicology
jauchamp@mcw.edu
Dr. Auchampach is a professor in the Department of Pharmacology. He leads an NIH-funded laboratory focused on ischemic heart disease, cardiac regeneration, and drug development.
Tina Wan, PhD
Research Scientist
twan@mcw.edu
Our laboratory studies adenosine signaling via its four G protein-coupled receptors during cardiovascular disease. We utilize mice and rats as our model system. I am involved in generating and characterizing new genetic mouse models with global and tissue-specific deletion of specific adenosine receptor subtypes. Other important aspects of my research involve assessing cardiac function (pressure-volume analyses; echocardiography) and conducting surgeries to induce myocardial infarction in rodents. Our laboratory has recently formed a new collaboration with Dr. John Lough in the Department of Cell Biology. The goal of this project using novel genetic mouse models is to test the hypothesis that inhibition of the acetyl transferase Tip60 during myocardial infarction will promote more efficient regeneration by permitting surviving cardiomyocytes to re-enter the cell cycle.
Elizabeth Gizewski, BS
Research Technologist III
egizewsk@mcw.edu
I received my Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I have been working with Dr. Auchampach’s research group for the past 10 years. My role has been to characterize new synthetic ligands for adenosine receptors utilizing various biochemical assays including radioligand binding, cAMP accumulation, and [35S]GTPγS binding assays. I have made several important contributions to our research program working with research chemists at the NIH and Leiden University in the Netherlands. I have assisted with the development of new selective agonists for the A3 adenosine receptor, which have promise as drug therapy for many different inflammatory disorders and chronic neuropathic pain. I have also contributed to the development and characterization of an exciting new class of ligands for the A3 adenosine receptor called positive A3 adenosine receptor allosteric modulators.
Shraddha Nayak, BS
Graduate Research Assistant
snayak@mcw.edu
I am a PhD graduate student in the Department of Pharmacology completing my thesis work in Dr. Auchampach’s laboratory. My project involves characterizing a new line of rats in which the A2B adenosine receptor gene has been genetically disrupted using the zinc finger nuclease strategy. The rat line was created on the Dahl salt-sensitive genetic background. My work has led to better understanding of the participation of A2B adenosine receptor signaling during cardiovascular diseases including hypertension and diabetes.
Recent Publications
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(Tosh DK, Rao H, Bitant A, Salmaso V, Mannes P, Lieberman DI, Vaughan KL, Mattison JA, Rothwell AC, Auchampach JA, Ciancetta A, Liu N, Cui Z, Gao ZG, Reitman ML, Gavrilova O, Jacobson KA.) J Med Chem. 2019 Feb 14;62(3):1502-1522.
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IL-13 promotes in vivo neonatal cardiomyocyte cell cycle activity and heart regeneration.
(Wodsedalek DJ, Paddock SJ, Wan TC, Auchampach JA, Kenarsary A, Tsaih SW, Flister MJ, O'Meara CC.) Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2019 Jan 01;316(1):H24-H34.
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(Yu J, Mannes P, Jung YH, Ciancetta A, Bitant A, Lieberman DI, Khaznadar S, Auchampach JA, Gao ZG, Jacobson KA.) Medchemcomm. 2018 Nov 01;9(11):1920-1932.
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(Tosh DK, Ciancetta A, Mannes P, Warnick E, Janowsky A, Eshleman AJ, Gizewski E, Brust TF, Bohn LM, Auchampach JA, Gao ZG, Jacobson KA.) ACS Omega. 2018 Oct 31;3(10):12658-12678.
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Activation of adenosine A or A receptors causes hypothermia in mice.
(Carlin JL, Jain S, Duroux R, Suresh RR, Xiao C, Auchampach JA, Jacobson KA, Gavrilova O, Reitman ML.) Neuropharmacology. 2018 09 01;139:268-278.
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Species differences and mechanism of action of A adenosine receptor allosteric modulators.
(Du L, Gao ZG, Paoletta S, Wan TC, Gizewski ET, Barbour S, van Veldhoven JPD, IJzerman AP, Jacobson KA, Auchampach JA.) Purinergic Signal. 2018 03;14(1):59-71.
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(Duroux R, Ciancetta A, Mannes P, Yu J, Boyapati S, Gizewski E, Yous S, Ciruela F, Auchampach JA, Gao ZG, Jacobson KA.) Medchemcomm. 2017 Aug 01;8(8):1659-1667.
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(Tosh DK, Janowsky A, Eshleman AJ, Warnick E, Gao ZG, Chen Z, Gizewski E, Auchampach JA, Salvemini D, Jacobson KA.) J Med Chem. 2017 04 13;60(7):3109-3123.
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(Carlin JL, Jain S, Gizewski E, Wan TC, Tosh DK, Xiao C, Auchampach JA, Jacobson KA, Gavrilova O, Reitman ML.) Neuropharmacology. 2017 03 01;114:101-113.
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(Densmore JC, Schaid TR, Jeziorczak PM, Medhora M, Audi S, Nayak S, Auchampach J, Dwinell MR, Geurts AM, Jacobs ER.) Exp Lung Res. 2017 02;43(1):38-48.
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(Fisher JB, Horst A, Wan T, Kim MS, Auchampach J, Lough J.) PLoS One. 2016;11(10):e0164855.
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(Duroux R, Ciancetta A, Mannes P, Yu J, Boyapati S, Gizewski E, Yous S, Ciruela F, Auchampach JA, Gao ZG, Jacobson KA.) Med Chem Commun. 2017 June 20;8: 1659-1667 .