Epernicus: Paul E Polak

Paul E Polak

Position:
Research Specialist

Anesthesiology

Jesse Brown VA Hospital

University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)
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1976 Staff Sergant, U.S. Army Reserve, Airborne, Honorable Discharge

1972-1976 FAA licensed Parachute Rigger

1968 MVP Track and Field, Munster High School

1964 Eagle Scout

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Paul Polak's Publications (19)

P2x7 deficiency suppresses development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
Sharp AJ, Polak PE, Simonini V, Lin SX, Richardson JC, Bongarzone ER, Feinstein DL

Journal of neuroinflammation. 2008;5:33
Noradrenaline deficiency in brain increases beta-amyloid plaque burden in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease.
Kalinin S, Gavrilyuk V, Polak PE, Vasser R, Zhao J, Heneka MT, Feinstein DL

Neurobiology of aging. 2007 Aug;28(8):1206-14
The heat-shock protein 90 inhibitor 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin suppresses glial inflammatory responses and ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
Dello Russo C, Polak PE, Mercado PR, Spagnolo A, Sharp A, Murphy P, Kamal A, Burrows FJ, Fritz LC, Feinstein DL

Journal of neurochemistry. 2006 Dec;99(5):1351-62
Beta-amyloid-dependent expression of NOS2 in neurons: prevention by an alpha2-adrenergic antagonist.
Kalinin S, Polak PE, Madrigal JL, Gavrilyuk V, Sharp A, Chauhan N, Marien M, Colpaert F, Feinstein DL

Antioxidants & redox signaling. 2006 May-Jun;8(5-6):873-83
Protective effects of a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-beta/delta agonist in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
Polak PE, Kalinin S, Dello Russo C, Gavrilyuk V, Sharp A, Peters JM, Richardson J, Willson TM, Weinberg G, Feinstein DL

Journal of neuroimmunology. 2005 Nov;168(1-2):65-75
ELL and EAF1 are Cajal body components that are disrupted in MLL-ELL leukemia.
Polak PE, Simone F, Kaberlein JJ, Luo RT, Thirman MJ

Molecular biology of the cell. 2003 Apr;14(4):1517-28
ELL-associated factor 2 (EAF2), a functional homolog of EAF1 with alternative ELL binding properties.
Simone F, Luo RT, Polak PE, Kaberlein JJ, Thirman MJ

Blood. 2003 Mar 15;101(6):2355-62
The elongation domain of ELL is dispensable but its ELL-associated factor 1 interaction domain is essential for MLL-ELL-induced leukemogenesis.
Luo RT, Lavau C, Du C, Simone F, Polak PE, Kawamata S, Thirman MJ

Molecular and cellular biology. 2001 Aug;21(16):5678-87
EAF1, a novel ELL-associated factor that is delocalized by expression of the MLL-ELL fusion protein.
Simone F, Polak PE, Kaberlein JJ, Luo RT, Levitan DA, Thirman MJ

Blood. 2001 Jul 1;98(1):201-9
Differential expression of the heavy-chain ferritin gene in non-adhered and adhered oligodendrocytes.
Sanyal B, Polak PE, Szuchet S

Journal of neuroscience research. 1996 Oct 15;46(2):187-97
GRASP: a novel heparin-binding serum glycoprotein that mediates oligodendrocyte-substratum adhesion.
Schirmer EC, Farooqui J, Polak PE, Szuchet S

Journal of neuroscience research. 1994 Nov 1;39(4):457-73
Myelin palingenesis. 1. Electron microscopical localization of myelin/oligodendrocyte proteins in multilamellar structures by the immunogold method.
Arvanitis D, Polak PE, Szuchet S

Developmental neuroscience. 1992;14(5-6):313-27
Plasma membrane of cultured oligodendrocytes: I. Isolation, purification, and initial characterization.
Polak PE, Szuchet S

Glia. 1988;1(1):39-53
Plasma membrane of cultured oligodendrocytes: II. Possible structural and functional domains.
Szuchet S, Polak PE, Yim SH, Lange Y

Glia. 1988;1(1):54-63
Plasma membrane of cultured oligodendrocytes: III. Relatedness to myelin.
Szuchet S, Polak PE, Yim SH, Arvanitis D

Glia. 1988;1(2):141-50
Cultured oligodendrocytes. A role for cell-substratum interaction in phenotypic expression.
Yim SH, Szuchet S, Polak PE

The Journal of biological chemistry. 1986 Sep 5;261(25):11808-15
Mature oligodendrocytes cultured in the absence of neurons recapitulate the ontogenic development of myelin membranes.
Szuchet S, Polak PE, Yim SH

Developmental neuroscience. 1986;8(4):208-21
A simple cell disrupter designed for small cells with relatively large nuclei.
Szuchet S, Polak PE

Analytical biochemistry. 1983 Feb 1;128(2):453-8
Separation of ovine oligodendrocytes into two distinct bands on a linear sucrose gradient.
Szuchet S, Arnason BG, Polak PE

Journal of neuroscience methods. 1980 Oct;3(1):7-19

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Paul E Polak

Research Specialist

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Paul Polak's Publications (19)