Faculty Fellows

Dennis Petersen

Dennis R. Petersen


University of Colorado Denver
4200 E. 9th Ave, C238
Denver, CO 80262
phone: (303) 315-6159
lab: (303) 315-6160
fax: (303) 315-0274
email:
Dennis.Petersen@uchsc.edu
websiteWebsite
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Research Interests:

Biochemical pharmacology and toxicology of alcohols and aldehydes. Research focus on enzyme systems in liver, kidney and brain that are involved in the biotransformation of endogenous and exogenous aldehydes.

 

Publication Highlights:

1. Petersen DR.(2005). Alcohol, iron-associated oxidative stress, and cancer. Alcohol, 35, 243-249. | pubmed abstract |

2. Reichard JF, Petersen DR. (2006). Involvement of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and extracellular-regulated kinase in hepatic stellate cell antioxidant response and myofibroblastic transdifferentiation. Arch Biochem Biophys, 446, 111-118.
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3.Vasiliou V, Ziegler TL, Bludeau P, Petersen DR, Gonzalez FJ, Deitrich RA.(2006). CYP2E1 and catalase influence ethanol sensitivity in the central nervous system. Pharmacogenet Genomics, 16, 51-58. | pubmed abstract |