Karen Coschigano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Molecular/Cellular Biology
Department of Biomedical Sciences
coschigk@ohio.edu

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Publications (selected from total of 47)

 

Venken K, Moverare-Skrtic S, Kopchick JJ, Coschigano KT, Ohlsson C, Boonen S, Bouillon R, Vanderschueren D: Impact of Androgens, Growth Hormone and IGF-I on Bone and Muscle in Male Mice during Puberty. J Bone Miner Res, in press, 2006

 

Zhang X, Mehta RG, Lantvit DD, Coschigano KT, Kopchick JJ, Green JE, Hedayat S, Christov KT, Unterman TG, Swanson SM:  Inhibition of estrogen independent mammary carcinogenesis by disruption of growth hormone signaling.  Carcinogenesis, in press, 2006.

 

Coschigano, K.T..  (2006)  Aging-related characteristics of growth hormone receptor/binding protein gene-disrupted mice.  AGE 28:191-200.

 

Berryman, D.E., List, E.O., Kohn, D.T., Coschigano, K.T., Seeley, R.J., Kopchick, J.J.  (2006)  Effect of growth hormone on susceptibility to diet-induced obesity.  Endocrinology 147:2801-2808.

 

Venken, K., Schuit, F., Van Lommel, L., Tsukamoto, K., Kopchick, J.J., Coschigano, K., Ohlsson, C., Moverare, S., Boonen, S., Bouillon, R., Vanderschueren, D. (2005) Growth without growth hormone receptor: estradiol is a major growth hormone-independent regulator of hepatic igf-I synthesis. J Bone Miner Res 20, 2138-2149.

 

Machado, M.O., Hirata, R.D., Sellitti, D.F., Iotti, R., Iotti, A., Cusumano, A.M., Riordan, G.P., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., Zuhl, I., Nguyen, N., Hirata, M.H., Doi, S.Q. (2005) Growth hormone promotes glomerular lipid accumulation in bGH mice. Kidney Int 68, 2019-2028.

 

Boyce, K., Kriete, A., Nagatomi, S., Kelder, B., Coschigano, K., Kopchick, J.J. (2005) Phenotypical Enrichment Strategies for Microarray Data Analysis Applied in a Type II Diabetes Study. Omics 9, 251-265.

 

Wang, Z., Prins, G.S., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., Green, J.E., Ray, V.H., Hedayat, S., Christov, K.T., Unterman, T.G., Swanson, S.M. (2005) Disruption of growth hormone signaling retards early stages of prostate carcinogenesis in the c3(1)/t antigen mouse. Endocrinology 146, 5188-5196.

 

Itoh, E., Iida, K., Kim, D.S., Del Rincon, J.P., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., Thorner, M.O. (2004)  Lack of contribution of 11betaHSD1 and glucocorticoid action to reduced muscle mass associated with reduced growth hormone action. Growth Horm IGF Res 14, 462-466.

 

Iida, K., Itoh, E., Kim, D.S., del Rincon, J.P., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., Thorner, M.O. (2004)  Muscle mechano growth factor is preferentially induced by growth hormone in growth hormone-deficient lit/lit mice. J Physiol 560, 341-349.

 

Iida, K., del Rincon, J.P., Kim, D.S., Itoh, E., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., and Thorner, M.O. (2004).  Regulation of full-length and truncated growth hormone (GH) receptor by GH in tissues of lit/lit or bovine GH transgenic mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 287, E566-573.

 

Liu, J.L., Coschigano, K.T., Robertson, K., Lipsett, M., Guo, Y., Kopchick, J.J., Kumar, U., and Liu, Y.L. (2004).  Disruption of growth hormone receptor gene causes diminished pancreatic islet size and increased insulin sensitivity in mice. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 287, E405-413

 

Nass, R., Liu, J., Hellmann, P., Coschigano, K.T., Gaylinn, B., Berryman, D.E., Kopchick, J.J., and Thorner, M.O. (2004).  Chronic changes in peripheral growth hormone levels do not affect ghrelin stomach mRNA expression and serum ghrelin levels in three transgenic mouse models. J Neuroendocrinol 16, 669-675.

 

Young, W.G., Ramirez-Yanez, G.O., Daley, T.J., Smid, J.R., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., and Waters, M.J. (2004).  Growth hormone and epidermal growth factor in salivary glands of giant and dwarf transgenic mice.  J Histochem Cytochem 52, 1191-1197.

 

Berryman, D.E., List, E.O., Coschigano, K.T., Behar, K., Kim, J.K., and Kopchick, J.J. (2004). Comparing adiposity profiles in three GH mouse models. Growth Horm IGF Res 14, 309-318.

 

Iida, K., del Rincon, J.P., Kim, D.-S., Itoh, E., Nass, R., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., and Thorner, M.O. (2004). Tissue-specific regulation of growth hormone (GH) receptor and insulin-like growth factor-I gene expression in the pituitary and liver of GH deficient (lit/lit) mice and transgenic mice that overexpress bGH or a bGH antagonist. Endocrinology 145, 1564-1570.

 

 ADDIN EN.REFLIST Smid, J. R., Rowland, J. E., Young, W. G., Daley, T. J., Coschigano, K. T., Kopchick, J. J., and Waters, M. J. (2004). Mouse cellular cementum is highly dependent on growth hormone status. J Dent Res 83, 35-39.

Coschigano, K. T., Holland, A. N., Riders, M. E., List, E. O., Flyvbjerg, A., and Kopchick, J. J. (2003). Deletion, but not antagonism, of the mouse growth hormone receptor results in severely decreased body weights, insulin and IGF-1 levels and increased lifespan. Endocrinology 144, 3799-3810.

List, E. O., Coschigano, K. T., and Kopchick, J. J. (2001). Growth hormone receptor/binding protein (GHR/BP) knockout mice: a 3- year update. Mol Genet Metab 73, 1-10.

Kopchick, J. J., Okada, S., and Coschigano, K. T. (2001). Lessons from growth hormone (GH) antagonist and GH receptor 'knockout' mice. In Targets for growth hormone and IGF-1 action, R. Bouillon, ed. (Bristol, BioScientifica Ltd.).

Coschigano, K. T., Clemmons, D., Bellush, L. L., and Kopchick, J. J. (2000). Assessment of growth parameters and life span of GHR/BP gene-disrupted mice. Endocrinology 141, 2608-2613.

Kopchick, J. J., Bellush, L. L., and Coschigano, K. T. (1999). Transgenic models of growth hormone action. Annual Review of Nutrition 19, 437-461.

Zhou, Y., Xu, B. C., Maheshwari, H. G., He, L., Reed, M., Lozykowski, M., Okada, S., Cataldo, L., Coschigano, K., Wagner, T. E., et al. (1997). A mammalian model for Laron syndrome produced by targeted disruption of the mouse growth hormone receptor/binding protein gene (the Laron mouse). Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 94, 13215-13220.

 

Meeting Abstracts (selected from total of 31 since 2000)

 

Coschigano, K.T., Malgor, R., Keller, C.M.  (2006)  Testing the protective capabilities of Kidney Androgen Regulated Protein (KAP) against diabetic nephropathy in mice.  The Endocrine Society 88th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

 

Gosney, E.S., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J.  (2005)  Naked plasmid DNA injection of human growth hormone (hGH) into the tail vein of mice results in high serum levels of hGH:  A jaunt into hydrodynamics-based gene transfer.  The Endocrine Society 87th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

 

Zhang, X., Lantvit, D., Unterman, T.G., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., Green, J.E., Christov, K., Hedayat, S., Swanson, S.M.  (2005)  Disruption of growth hormone signaling prevents estrogen independent mammary carcinogenesis.  The Endocrine Society 87th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

 

Stevenson, A.E., Davies, J.S., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J., Wells, T.  (2005)  Adiposity profiles in rodent models of profound and moderate GH-deficiency.  The Endocrine Society 86th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

 

Keller, C.M., Holland, A.N., Kopchick, J.J., Coschigano, K.T.  (2004)  Kidney androgen-regulated protein (KAP) mRNA is decreased in two mouse models of diabetic nephropathy.  The Endocrine Society 86th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

 

Coschigano, K.T., Boyce, K.S., Matheny, G.E., Kriete, A., Dela Cruz, S., Braughler, M., Kopchick, J.J.  (2004)  Down-regulation of actin-related muscle genes in obesity-induced diabetic mice as revealed by microarray analysis.  The Endocrine Society 86th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

 

Coschigano, K.T., Boyce, K.S., Matheny, G.E., Kriete, A., Dela Cruz, S., Braughler, M., Kopchick, J.J.  (2004)  Microarray analysis of pancreatic tissue of obesity-induced diabetic mice reveals down-regulation of genes involved in glutathione metabolism.  The Endocrine Society 86th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

 

Gosney, E.S., Riders, M.E., Coschigano, K.T., Kopchick, J.J.  (2004)  Diverse expression patterns of three novel cDNAs indentified in the liver of GHR/BP gene-disrupted mice.  The Endocrine Society 86th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

 

Riders, M.E., Coschigano, K.T., and Kopchick, J.J.  (2003)  Growth hormone receptor/binding protein gene-disrupted (GHR/BP -/-)mice express a novel cDNA.  The Endocrine Society 85th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Coschigano, K.T., Rasch, R., Holland, A.N., Flyvbjerg, A., and Kopchick, J.J.  (2003)  Effects of a growth hormone antagonist and a high fat diet on glomerular morphology.  The Endocrine Society 85th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

 

Coschigano, K.T., Holland, A.N., Riders, M.E., and Kopchick, J.J.  (2002)  Phenotypic comparisons of two dwarf mice:  The bGH-antagonist mouse and the growth hormone receptor/binding protein gene-disrupted mouse.  The Endocrine Society 84th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

 

Coschigano, K.T., Riders, M.E., Holland, A.N., and Kopchick, J.J.  (2002)  Altered growth hormone signaling in two lines of dwarf mice results in diet-induced obesity and hyperinsulinemia but not diabetes.  The Endocrine Society 84th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

 

Coschigano, K.T., Holland, A.N., Rasch, R., Flyvbjerg, A., and Kopchick, J.J.  (2001).  Diet-induced obesity in growth hormone antagonist mice results in hyperglycemia but not diabetes.  The Endocrine Society 83rd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

 

Coschigano, K.T., Riders, M.E., Jessen, N., Lund, S., Flyvbjerg, A., and Kopchick, J.J.  (2001).  Regulation of major urinary protein gene expression in GHR/BP gene-disrupted, bGH and bGH antagonist transgenic mouse livers and experimentally induced cirrhotic rat livers.  The Endocrine Society 83rd Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

 

Patent Applications

 

Kopchick, J.J., Coschigano, K.T., Boyce, K.S., and Kriete, A.  Diagnosis and treatment methods related to aging, especially in muscle.  Filed 4/29/04

 

Kopchick, J.J., Coschigano, K.T., Boyce, K.S., and Kriete, A.  Diagnosis of hyperinsulinemia and type II diabetes and protection against same based on genes differentially expressed in muscle cells.  Filed 2/26/04

 

Kopchick, J.J., Coschigano, K.T., Boyce, K.S., and Kriete, A.  Diagnosis of hyperinsulinemia and type II diabetes and protection against same based on genes differentially expressed in pancreas cells (III).  Filed 11/6/03

 

Kopchick, J.J., Riders, M.E., and Coschigano, K.T.  Diagnosis and treatment methods related to aging (III).  Filed 7/8/03

 

Kopchick, J.J., Coschigano, K.T., and Holland, A.N.  Diagnosis of kidney damage and protection against same.  Filed 8/2/02

   
   
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