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David G. Ray

The Nature Conservancy
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PPARγ agonists inhibit TGF-β induced pulmonary myofibroblast differentiation and collagen production: implications for therapy of lung fibrosis

…, TH Thatcher, HF Lakatos, DM Ray… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive life-threatening disease for which no effective therapy
exists. Myofibroblasts are one of the key effector cells in pulmonary fibrosis and are the primary …

Human bone marrow megakaryocytes and platelets express PPARγ, and PPARγ agonists blunt platelet release of CD40 ligand and thromboxanes

F Akbiyik, DM Ray, KF Gettings, N Blumberg… - Blood, 2004 - ashpublications.org
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is a ligand-activated transcription factor
important in lipid metabolism, diabetes, and inflammation. We evaluated whether human …

Understanding the entrepreneur: entrepreneurial attributes, experience and skills

DM Ray - Entrepreneurship & regional development, 1993 - Taylor & Francis
… In 1988, Ray and Turpin surveyed over 55 entrcprt:lleurs ill cacli of foul. countrics: Canada,
France, Japan ancl the USA. They sought to unclcrstancl ho\v entrepreneurs perceived …

The role of risk-taking in Singapore

DM Ray - Journal of Business Venturing, 1994 - Elsevier
This study explores the differences between entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs in the
city-state of Singapore with regard to the risks involved in the decision to become an …

More than structural cells, fibroblasts create and orchestrate the tumor microenvironment

CJ Baglole, DM Ray, SH Bernstein… - Immunological …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
The tumor microenvironment comprises many cell types including infiltrating immune cells
such as lymphocytes, endothelial cells and a complex stroma consisting mainly of fibroblasts. …

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ and retinoid X receptor transcription factors are released from activated human platelets and shed in microparticles

DM Ray, SL Spinelli, SJ Pollock… - Thrombosis and …, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
… because they are potent insulin sensitizers used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Furthermore,
rosiglitazone reduces the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in at risk patients (12). …

Carbon inputs and water uptake in deep soils of an eastern Amazon forest

E Davidson, PA Lefebvre, PM Brando, DM Ray… - Forest …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Rooting depth affects soil profiles of water uptake and carbon inputs. Here we explore the
importance of deep roots in a mature tropical forest of eastern Amazonia, where a throughfall …

Activated human T lymphocytes express cyclooxygenase-2 and produce proadipogenic prostaglandins that drive human orbital fibroblast differentiation to adipocytes

SE Feldon, CW O'loughlin, DM Ray… - The American journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
The differentiation of preadipocyte fibroblasts to adipocytes is a crucial process to many disease
states including obesity, cardiovascular, and autoimmune diseases. In Graves' disease, …

Corporate boards and corporate democracy

DM Ray - Journal of corporate Citizenship, 2005 - JSTOR
Ray received his doctorate in international relations and economics in International Studies
at the University of Denver and taught Political Science at California State University at Los …

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) ligands 15-deoxy-Δ12, 14-prostaglandin J2 and ciglitazone induce human B lymphocyte and B cell …

DM Ray, F Akbiyik, RP Phipps - The Journal of Immunology, 2006 - journals.aai.org
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is a transcription factor important for
adipogenesis and more recently has been shown to be an anticancer target. PPARγ ligands, …