Maria Trojanowska, PhD
Professor, Medicine
Biography
Dr. Trojanowska’s research is aimed at understanding the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate ECM synthesis in healthy tissues and in pathological conditions such as fibrosis and tumorigenesis. The majority of her studies focus on the pathogenesis of scleroderma, an autoimmune disease characterized by vascular abnormalities and a prominent fibrosis of the skin. Her laboratory uses molecular and cellular approaches and various experimental models to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for uncontrolled ECM deposition and vessel degeneration in scleroderma. The second area of investigation is related to activation of tumor stroma. These studies examine the molecular mechanisms that mediate controlled regulation of ECM turnover in healthy connective tissue and are responsible for dysregulation of this process during tumorigenesis. Recent studies together with Dr. Lafyatis are examining the role of ER stress in systemic sclerosis.
Other Positions
- Director , Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine
- Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center, Boston University
- Member, Pulmonary Center, Boston University
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
- Member, Genome Science Institute, Boston University
- Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
Education
- Polish Academy of Sciences, PhD
- University of Warsaw, MSc
Publications
- Published on 5/27/2021
Lenna S, Tan FK, Trojanowska M. Letter of Retraction. J Immunol. 2021 Jun 01; 206(11):2763. PMID: 34045319.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/8/2021
Miura S, Watanabe Y, Saigusa R, Yamashita T, Nakamura K, Hirabayashi M, Miyagawa T, Yoshizaki A, Trojanowska M, Sato S, Asano Y. Fli1 deficiency suppresses RALDH1 activity of dermal dendritic cells and related induction of regulatory T cells: a possible role in scleroderma. Arthritis Res Ther. 2021 05 08; 23(1):137. PMID: 33964960.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/19/2021
Farina A, Rosato E, York M, Gewurz BE, Trojanowska M, Farina GA. Innate Immune Modulation Induced by EBV Lytic Infection Promotes Endothelial Cell Inflammation and Vascular Injury in Scleroderma. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:651013. PMID: 33953718.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/30/2020
Nakamura K, Taniguchi T, Hirabayashi M, Yamashita T, Saigusa R, Miura S, Takahashi T, Toyama T, Ichimura Y, Yoshizaki A, Trojanowska M, Fujiu K, Nagai R, Sato S, Asano Y. Altered Properties of Endothelial Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Underlying the Development of Scleroderma-like Vasculopathy in KLF5+/- ;Fli-1+/- Mice. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 12; 72(12):2136-2146. PMID: 32627966.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/9/2020
Mazzotta C, Marden G, Farina A, Bujor A, Trojanowski MA, Trojanowska M. FLI1 and ERG protein degradation is regulated via Cathepsin B lysosomal pathway in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells. Microcirculation. 2021 01; 28(1):e12660. PMID: 32979864.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/31/2020
Marden G, Wan Q, Wilks J, Nevin K, Feeney M, Wisniacki N, Trojanowski M, Bujor A, Stawski L, Trojanowska M. The role of the oncostatin M/OSM receptor ß axis in activating dermal microvascular endothelial cells in systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2020 07 31; 22(1):179. PMID: 32736577.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/19/2020
Bujor AM, El Adili F, Parvez A, Marden G, Trojanowska M. Fli1 Downregulation in Scleroderma Myeloid Cells Has Profibrotic and Proinflammatory Effects. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:800. PMID: 32508810.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/4/2020
Huang M, Cai G, Baugh LM, Liu Z, Smith A, Watson M, Popovich D, Zhang T, Stawski LS, Trojanowska M, Georgakoudi I, Black LD, Pioli PA, Whitfield ML, Garlick J. Systemic Sclerosis Dermal Fibroblasts Induce Cutaneous Fibrosis Through Lysyl Oxidase-like 4: New Evidence From Three-Dimensional Skin-like Tissues. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2020 05; 72(5):791-801. PMID: 31705627.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/1/2020
Stochmal A, Czuwara J, Trojanowska M, Rudnicka L. Antinuclear Antibodies in Systemic Sclerosis: an Update. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2020 Feb; 58(1):40-51. PMID: 30607749.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/30/2018
Yamashita T, Asano Y, Saigusa R, Taniguchi T, Hirabayashi M, Miyagawa T, Nakamura K, Miura S, Yoshizaki A, Trojanowska M, Sato S. Cyclophosphamide Pulse Therapy Normalizes Vascular Abnormalities in a Mouse Model of Systemic Sclerosis Vasculopathy. J Invest Dermatol. 2019 05; 139(5):1150-1160. PMID: 30508546.
Read at: PubMed
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