Garret L. Yount, Ph.D.
Email: YountG@cpmcri.org
Introduction
Dr. Garret Yount directs a molecular and cellular biology laboratory at CPMC Research Institute focused primarily on helping people with cancers. He applies the most rigorous scientific standards to assess the effectiveness of novel cancer therapeutics, including complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches.
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Publications
Click to see List of publications by Garret L. Yount, Ph.D. in PubMed.
Selected publications:
Yount G, Mager, J, Moore, D, Bendl, D, Rachlin, K (2008) Evaluating Biofield Treatments in the Laboratory. in Measuring the Immeasurable: The Scientific Case for Spirituality, Compilation copyright, Sounds True Inc., Boulder, CO.
Vad NM, Yount G, Moridani, MY (2008) Biochemical mechanism of acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) selective toxicity toward melanoma cell lines. Melanoma Research, 18(6):386-99.
Yount G, Yang Y, Wong B, Wang HJ, Yang, LX (2007) A Novel Camptothecin Analog with Enhanced Antitumor Activity. Anticancer Research, 27:3173-3178
Mager J, Bendl D, Luu T, Rachlin K, Moore D, Aldape K, Yount G (2007) Evaluating Biofield Treatments in Cell Culture Model of Oxidative Stress. EXPLORE: The Journal of Science & Healing, 3(4):386-90.
Yount G, Taft RJ, Luu T, Rachlin K, Moore D, Zhang W (2006). Independent motile microplast formation correlates with glioma cell invasiveness. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 81(2):113-21.
Rossi E, Rossi K, Yount G, Cozzolino M, Iannotti S (2006). The Bioinformatics of Integrative Medical Insights: Proposals for an International PsychoSocial and Cultural Bioinformatics Project. Integrative Medicine Insights, 2:7-26.
Afshar G, Basila D, Furniss S, Yount GL, Arvold ND, Koller E, Haas-Kogan DA (2006). Radiation-induced caspase-8 expression mediates p53-independent apoptosis in glioma cells. Cancer Research, 66:4223-32.
McAllister SD, Chan C, Taft RJ, Luu T, Abood ME, Moore DH, Aldape K, Yount G (2005). Cannabinoids selectively inhibit proliferation and induce death of cultured human glioblastoma multiforme cells. Jounal of Neuro-Oncology, 74(1):31-40.
Yount G, Qian Y, Moore D, Basila D, West J, Aldape K, Arvold N, Shalev N, Haas-Kogan D (2004). Berberine Sensitizes Human Glioma Cells, but Not Normal Glial Cells, to Ionizing Radiation In Vitro. Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology, 4:137-143.
Yount G, Taft R, West J, Moore D (2004). Possible Influence of Infrasound on Glioma Cell Response to Chemotherapy: A Pilot Study. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, 10(2):47-250.
Yount G, Solfvin J, Moore D, Schlitz M, Reading M, Aldape K, Qian Y, (2004). In vitro test of external Qigong. BioMed Central Complementary and Alternative Medicine (15).
Yount G, Afshar G, Ries S, Korn M, Shalev N, Basila D, McCormick F and Haas-Kogan D (2001). Transcriptional activation of TRADD mediates p53-independent radiation-induced apoptosis of glioma cells. Oncogene, 20(22): 2826-2835.
Yount GL, Levine KS, and Israel MA (1999). Fas (APO-1/CD95) Signaling pathway is intact in radioresistant human glioma cells. Cancer Research, 59: 1362-1365.
Yount GL, Haas-Kogan DA, Levine KS, Aldape KD and Israel, MA (1998). Ionizing radiation inhibits chemotherapy-induced apoptosis in cultured glioma cells: Implications for combined modality therapy. Cancer Research, 8: 3819-3825.
Yount GL, Haas-Kogan DH, Vidair CA, Haas M, Dewey WC, Israel MA (1996). Cell cycle synchrony unmasks the influence of p53 function on radiosensitivity of human glioblastoma cells. Cancer Research, 56: 500-506.
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