| Peer-Reviewed Publications |
Appelt, D.M., Roupas, M., Hammond, C.J., Little, C.S., and Balin, B.J.: Apoptotic effects of
Chlamydophila pneumoniae following infection of neuronal cells. (Submitted BMC
Neuroscience), 2007.
Way, D., Albert, E., Hammond, C., Bell, M., Balin, B., Appelt, D. Caspase activity is inhibited
in neuronal cells infected with Chlamydia pneumoniae: implications for apoptosis in
Alzheimer's disease. In Alzheimer's disease: New Advances, Medimond Internatl
Proceedings, 295-99, 2006.
Hammond, C., Little, C.S., Longo, N., Procacci, C., Appelt, D., Balin, B. Antibiotic alters
inflammation in the mouse brain during persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae infection. In
Alzheimer's disease: New Advances, Medimond Internatl Proceedings,
537-540, 2006.
Balin, B., Hammond, C., Taylor, A., Tuitt, K., Abraham, J., Appelt, D. Immunodetection of
Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae in the Alzheimer brain. In Alzheimer's
disease: New Advances, Medimond Internatl Proceedings, 301-5, 2006.
Narins, S.C., Park, E.H., Ramakrishnan, R., Garcia, F.U., Diven, J.N., Balin, B.J., Hammond,
C.J., Sodam, B.R., Smith, P.R., Abedin, M.Z. Functional characterization of Na(+)/(H+)
exchangers in primary cultures of prairie dog gallbladder. J. Membr. Biol. 197:
123-134, 2004.
Abrams, J.T., Balin, B.J., and Vonderheid, E.C.: Association between Sezary T Cell
Activating Factor, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma. New York
Acad Sci 941:69-85, 2001.
Katsetos, C.D., Valle, L.D., Geddes, J.F., Assimakopoulou, M., Legido, A., Boyd, J.C., Balin,
B., Parikh, N.A., Maraziotis, T., de Chadarevian, J-P., Varakis, J.N., Matsas, R.,
Frankfurter, A., Herman, M.M., and Khalili, K.: Aberrant localization of the neuronal class
III beta-tubulin in astrocytomas. Arch Pathol Lab Med 125(5):613-624, 2001.
Abrams, J.T., Vonderheid, E.C., Kolby, S.J., Appelt, D.M., Arking, E.J., and Balin, B.J.:
Sezary T Cell Activating Factor is a Chlamydia pneumoniae associated protein. Clin.
Diag. Lab. Immuno. 6 (6):895-905, 1999.
Gerard H.C., Wang G.F., Balin, B.J., Schumacher H.R., and Hudson A.P.: Frequency of
apolipoprotein E (APOE) allele types in patients with Chlamydia-associated arthritis and
other arthritides. Microbial Pathogenesis 26:35-43, 1999.
Reed, L.A., Schmidt, M.L., Wszolek, Z.K., Balin, B.J., Sootorniyomkij, V., Lee, V.M.-Y.,
Trojanowski, J.Q., and Schelper, R.L.: The Neuropathology of Chromosome 17-linked
Autosomal Dominant Parkinsonism-Dementia (Pallido-ponto-nigral degeneration). J.
Neuropath. & Exper. Neurol. 57:588-601, 1998.
Lieberman, A.P., Trojanowski, J.Q., Lee, V.M.-Y., Balin, B.J., Ding, X.-S., and Grossman, M.:
Cognitive, Neuroimaging, and Pathological studies of Pick's Disease. Ann. Neurol. 43:
259-265, 1998.
Katsetos, C.D., Herman, M.M., Balin, B.J., Arking, E.J., Vinores, S.A., Karkavelas, G. and
Frankfurter, A.: Divergent neuronal and glial differentiation of the PC12 rat pheo-
chromocytoma cell line maintained in a gelfoam matrix system: An immunoperoxidase
and immunoblot study with antibodies to neuronal cytoskeletal proteins, synaptophysin,
GFAP and S100 protein. Anat. Record 250:351-365, 1998.
Appelt, D.M. and Balin, B.J.: The association of tissue transglutaminase with human
recombinant tau results in the formation of insoluble filamentous structures. Brain
Res. 745:21-31, 1997.
Mawal-Dewan, M., Schmidt, M.L., Balin, B.J., Perl D.P., Lee, M.-Y.L. and Trojanowski, J.Q.:
Identification of phosphorylated sites in PHF-tau from patients with Guam Amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis/Parkinsonism-Dementia Complex. J. Neuropathol. Exper. Neurol. 55:
1051-1059, 1996.
Appelt, D.M., Kopen, G.C., Boyne, L.J. and Balin, B.J.: Localization of transglutaminase in
hippocampal neurons: Implications for Alzheimer Disease. J. Histochem. Cytochem.
44: 1421-1427, 1996.
Balin, B.J. and Miller, M. E.: Assembly of the 66kDa neurofilament protein in vitro and its
association with NF-L, NF-M and NF-H purified from bovine spinal cord. J. Neurosci. Res.
40: 79-88, 1995.
Appelt, D.M. and Balin, B.J.: Analysis of paired helical filaments found in Alzheimer's Disease
using freeze-drying/rotary shadowing. J. Struct. Biol. 111: 85-95,1993.
Mulligan, L., Balin, B.J., Lee, V.M.-Y., Ip, W.: Antibody labeling of bovine neurofilaments:
Implications on the structure of neurofilament sidearms. J. Struct. Biol. 106:145-160,
1991.
Balin, B.J. and Lee, V.M.-Y.: Individual neurofilament subunits reassembled in vitro exhibit
unique biochemical, morphological and immunological properties. Brain Res. 556:
196-208, 1991.
Balin, B.J., Clark, E.A., Trojanowski, J.Q. and Lee, V.M-Y.: Neurofilament reassembly In
Vitro: Biochemical, Morphological and Immunoelectron microscopic studies employing
monoclonal antibodies to defined epitopes. Brain Res. 556: 181-195, 1991.
Lee, V.M.-Y., Balin, B.J., Otvos Jr., L., Hollosi, M. and Trojanowski, J.Q.: A68: A major
subunit of paired helical filaments and derivatized forms of normal Tau. Science 251:
675-678, 1991.
Broadwell, R.D., Balin, B.J., Salcman, M.: Transcytotic pathway for blood-borne protein
through the blood-brain barrier. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85: 632-636, 1988.
Balin, B.J. and Broadwell, R.D.: Transcytosis of protein through the mammalian cerebral
epithelium and endothelium. I. Choroid plexus and the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier.
J. Neurocytol. 17: 1-18, 1988.
Broadwell, R.D., Charlton, H.M., Balin, B.J. and Salcman, M: Angioarchitecture of the CNS,
Pituitary Gland, and Intracerebral Grafts Revealed with Peroxidase Cytochemistry. J.
Comp Neurol. 260: 47-62, 1987.
Broadwell, R.D., Balin, B.J. and Salcman, M.: Polarity of the blood-brain barrier to the
endocytosis of exogenous protein. Wiss. K.Marx-U. Math.-Naturwis. 36:171-175,
1987.
Balin, B.J., Broadwell, R.D. and Salcman,M.: Tubular profiles do not form transendo-thelial
channels through the blood-brain barrier. J. Neurocytol. 16: 721-735, 1987.
Balin, B.J. and Broadwell, R.D.: Lectin-labeled membrane is transferred to the Golgi
Complex in mouse pituitary cells in vivo. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 35: 489-498,
1987.
Balin, B.J., Broadwell, R.D., Salcman, M. and El-Kalliny, M.: Avenues for entry of
peripherally administered protein to the central nervous system in mouse, rat and
squirrel monkey. J. Comp. Neurol. 251(2): 260-280, 1986.
Broadwell, R.D. and Balin, B.J.: Endocytic and exocytic pathways of the neuronal secretory
process and trans-synaptic transfer of wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase
in vivo. J. Comp. Neurol. 242: 632-650, 1985.
Broadwell, R.D., Cataldo, A.M. and Balin, B.J.: Further studies of the secretory process in
hypothalamo-neurohypophysial neurons. An analysis using immunochemistry, wheat
germ agglutinin-peroxidase and native peroxidase. J. Comp. Neurol. 228:155-167,
1984.
Broadwell, R.D., Balin, B.J., Salcman, M. and Kaplan, R.S.: A brain-blood barrier? Yes and
no. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 80: 7352-7356, 1983.
| Publications: Chapters and Reviews |
Broadwell, R.D., Balin, B.J. and Cataldo, A.M.: Fine structure and cytochemistry of the
median eminence. In: Gross, P.M., (ed.): Circumventricular Organs and Body
Fluids. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 1987.
Balin, B.J., Loewy, A.R. and Appelt, D.M.: Analysis of Transglutaminase-catalyzed Isopeptide
Bonds in Paired Helical Filaments and Neurofibrillary Tangles From Alzheimer's Disease.
In: Amyloid and other protein deposition: methods and models. (Methods in
Enzymology 309:172-186, 1999; Academic Press, Orlando, Fl; edited by Ronald
Wetzel, Ph.D.).
Balin, B.J. and Binstock, R.H.: Perspectives on Changes in the Human Brain as a Function of
Aging. The Gerontologist 39: 745-749, 1999; Comparative book review.
Balin, B.J. and Appelt, D.M.: Transglutaminase-catalyzed Formation of Alzheimer-like
Insoluble Complexes From Recombinant Tau. In:Alzheimer's Disease: Methods and
Protocols. (In Methods in Molecular Medicine, pp 395-403, The Humana Press, Inc.,
Totowa, NJ; edited by Dr. Nigel M. Hooper, 2000).
Hudson, A.P., Gerard, H.C., Whittum-Hudson, J.A., Appelt, D.M., Balin, B.J.: Chlamydia
pneumoniae, APOE genotype, and Alzheimer's Disease. In: Chlamydia pneumoniae
and Chronic Diseases, pp 121-136, 2000; Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany; edited by
Johanna L'Age-Stehr).
Balin, B.J., Appelt, D.M.: The Role of Infection in Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of the
American Osteopathic Association 101 (12 Suppl PT 1): S1-S6, 2001.
Balin, B.J., Appelt, D.M., Whittum-Hudson, J.A., Hudson, A.P.: Infectious Agents and
Alzheimer's Disease. Recent Research Developments in Molecular and Cellular
Biochemistry 1:187-202, 2003.
Balin, B.J., Hammond, C.J., Little, C.S, MacIntyre, A., Appelt, D.M.: Chlamydia pneumoniae
in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. In:Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection and
Diseases. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, New York; Edited by Drs. M.
Bendinelli, Y. Yamamoto, and H. Friedman, 2004, pp. 211-226.
Young, L.H., Balin, B.J., and Weis, M.T.: Go 6983: A fast acting protein kinase C inhibitor
that attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. Cardiovascular Drug Reviews
23: 255-272, 2005.
Balin, B.J., Appelt, D.M., Little, C.S., Hammond, C.J., Whittum-Hudson, J.A., Hudson, A.P.:
Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) pneumoniae in Alzheimer's disease. In: Microbial
Infections of the Neurologic System. Springer Publishers; Edited by Andreas Seyfang,
H. Friedman, and M. Bendinelli, (in press), 2007.
