Bismark Owusu Frimpong
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2025
Krüppel-Like Factor 6 Induces RNA Polymerase II Subunit RPB1 to Promote Kidney Injury.
Piret SE, DiMartino S, Hanubal M, Davis M, Wang J, Bahadur T, Rath A, Gujarati NA, Frimpong BO, Bronstein R, Revelo MP, Guo Y, Mallipattu SK. Krüppel-Like Factor 6 Induces RNA Polymerase II Subunit RPB1 to Promote Kidney Injury. J Am Soc Nephrol 2025 PMID: 40327838, DOI: 10.1681/ASN.0000000722.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Podocyte-specific KLF6 primes proximal tubule CaMK1D signaling to attenuate diabetic kidney disease.
Gujarati NA, Frimpong BO, Zaidi M, Bronstein R, Revelo MP, Haley JD, Kravets I, Guo Y, Mallipattu SK. Podocyte-specific KLF6 primes proximal tubule CaMK1D signaling to attenuate diabetic kidney disease. Nat Commun 2024, 15: 8038. PMID: 39271683, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52306-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Loss of Functional SCO2 Attenuates Oxidative Stress in Diabetic Kidney Disease.
Gujarati NA, Leonardo AR, Vasquez JM, Guo Y, Frimpong BO, Fozilov E, Revelo MP, Daehn IS, He JC, Bogenhagen D, Mallipattu SK. Loss of Functional SCO2 Attenuates Oxidative Stress in Diabetic Kidney Disease. Diabetes 2021 PMID: 34702781, DOI: 10.2337/db21-0316.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
3.18 Can Blood Cell Membrane Potential Ratio (MPR™) Help in the Assessment and Treatment of ADHD?
Stepanova E, Young A, Kaplin D, Frimpong B, Pikalova S, Findling R. 3.18 Can Blood Cell Membrane Potential Ratio (MPR™) Help in the Assessment and Treatment of ADHD? Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 57: s187. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2018.09.176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAn Examination of Blood Cell Membrane Potential as a Diagnostic Test of Attention Deficit Disorder in Children
Stepanova E, Findling R, Kaplin D, Frimpong B, Pikalova S, Young A. An Examination of Blood Cell Membrane Potential as a Diagnostic Test of Attention Deficit Disorder in Children. Journal Of Attention Disorders 2018, 25: 73-80. PMID: 29707999, DOI: 10.1177/1087054718772169.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Procedural Learning Perspectives of Pulmonary Fellows and Practitioners
Lee H, Coleman B, Lerner A, Feller-Kopman D, Semaan R, Frimpong B, Yarmus L. Procedural Learning Perspectives of Pulmonary Fellows and Practitioners. Journal Of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 2017, 24: 200-205. PMID: 28195967, DOI: 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCourse structurePreferences of learnersLow-fidelity simulationProcedural learningTeaching styleHigh-fidelity simulation trainingDidactic knowledgeLearning coursesLearning perceptionsLearning preferencesLikert stylePulmonary fellowsLearning perspectiveLearning factorsMultiple choiceLearningPerception survey
2016
Role of the Endobronchial Landmarks Guiding TBNA and EBUS‐TBNA in Lung Cancer Staging
Arias S, Liu Q, Frimpong B, Lee H, Feller-Kopman D, Yarmus L, Wang K. Role of the Endobronchial Landmarks Guiding TBNA and EBUS‐TBNA in Lung Cancer Staging. Canadian Respiratory Journal 2016, 2016: 1652178. PMID: 28058035, PMCID: PMC5183797, DOI: 10.1155/2016/1652178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndobronchial ultrasound-guided TBNATransbronchial needle aspirationMediastinal adenopathyAccurate stagingNeedle aspirationLung cancerEndobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirationUltrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirationStaging of lung cancerStages of NSCLCLymph node mappingLymph node stationsLung cancer stagingMalignancy related mortalityStation 2RNodal metastasisEBUS-TBNAMediastinal nodesCase seriesConsecutive casesMalignant cellsNode stationsPulmonary lesionsTherapeutic decisionsCancer stageStylet Use Does Not Improve Diagnostic Outcomes in Endobronchial Ultrasonographic Transbronchial Needle Aspiration A Randomized Clinical Trial
Scholten E, Semaan R, Illei P, Mallow C, Arias S, Feller-Kopman D, Oakjones-Burgess K, Frimpong B, Ortiz R, Lee H, Yarmus L. Stylet Use Does Not Improve Diagnostic Outcomes in Endobronchial Ultrasonographic Transbronchial Needle Aspiration A Randomized Clinical Trial. Chest 2016, 151: 636-642. PMID: 27769775, PMCID: PMC6026257, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEBUS-TBNADiagnostic yieldLymph nodesStylet useTransbronchial needle aspirationDiagnostic outcomesTissue sampling techniquesLymph node samplingA randomized clinical trialEBUS needleNeedle aspirationNo significant differenceMalignant cellsClinical indicationsNode samplingRespiratory epitheliaClinical trialsDegree of concordanceSampling adequacyAdequacy rateThoracic structuresDetermination of adequacySignificant differenceProcedural complexityStudy lymph nodeUse of One-Way Intrabronchial Valves in Air Leak Management After Tube Thoracostomy Drainage
Gilbert C, Casal R, Lee H, Feller-Kopman D, Frimpong B, Dincer H, Podgaetz E, Benzaquen S, Majid A, Folch E, Gorden J, Chenna P, Chen A, Abouzgheib W, Nonyane B, Yarmus L. Use of One-Way Intrabronchial Valves in Air Leak Management After Tube Thoracostomy Drainage. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2016, 101: 1891-1896. PMID: 26876341, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.10.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir leak managementIntrabronchial valve placementIntrabronchial valvesAir leakValve placementRetrospective reviewMulticenter studyLeak managementMulticenter study of patientsProspective randomized controlled studyProlonged air leakPersistent air leakTube thoracostomy drainageQuarter of patientsAir leak resolutionOff-label indicationsStudy of patientsOff-label usageReview outcome dataRandomized Controlled StudyMinimally invasive interventionsClinical management problemPulmonary resectionThoracostomy drainageLeak resolutionA Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Sheath Cryoprobe for Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy in a Porcine Model
Yarmus L, Semaan R, Arias S, Feller-Kopman D, Ortiz R, Bösmüller H, Illei P, Frimpong B, Oakjones-Burgess K, Lee H. A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Novel Sheath Cryoprobe for Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy in a Porcine Model. Chest 2016, 150: 329-336. PMID: 26836935, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.01.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung biopsy specimensBiopsy specimensBronchoscopic lung biopsy specimenNo significant bleeding eventsWorking channelSignificant bleeding eventsStandard pathologic processingTransbronchial forceps biopsyBronchoscopic lung biopsyRandomized Controlled TrialsForceps biopsyFluoroscopy timeLung biopsyCryoprobe biopsyBleeding eventsProcedure timeSpecimen retrievalSafety dataBiopsyHuman studiesControlled TrialsBronchoscopeHistology accessionsPorcine modelPorcine study