Radu Iliescu

Radu Iliescu

Affiliate Faculty

Department:
SOM-Physiology & Biophysics

Education

Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine, PhD, Pharmacology2005
University of Medicine and Pharmacology "Gr. T. Popa", MD, General Medicine2001
"M. Eminescu" College, BS, Physics - Chemistry1994
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Physiology and Biophysics

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Graduate, Department of Physiology And Biophysics2008 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

School of Medicine, Department of Physiology And Biophysics
Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Graduate, Department of Physiology And Biophysics2005 - 2007

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, Program Project Grant, National Institute of Health01/2008 - 12/2011
Extramural, Scientist Development Grant, American Heart Association01/2008 - 12/2011
Extramural, Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, American Heart Association07/2005 - 07/2007

Publications

Journal Article

Iliescu R, Cazan R, McLemore Jr. G, Venegas-Pont M, Ryan MJ Renal blood flow and dynamic autoregulation in conscious mice Am. J. Physiol. Renal Physiol. 2008; 295(3):F734-402008
Iliescu R, Reckelhoff JF Sex and the kidney Hypertension. 2008; 51(4):1000-12008
Lopez-Ruiz A, Sartori-Valinotti J, Yanes LL, Iliescu R, Reckelhoff JF Sex differences in control of blood pressure: role of oxidative stress in hypertension in females Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 2008; 295(2):H466-742008
Sartori-Valinotti JC, Iliescu R, Yanes LL, Dorsett-Martin W, Reckelhoff JF Sex differences in the pressor response to angiotensin II when the endogenous renin-angiotensin system is blocked Hypertension. 2008; 51(4):1170-62008
Rentzsch B, Todiras M, Iliescu R, Popova E, Campos LA, Oliveira ML, Baltatu OC, Santos RA, Bader M Transgenic angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 overexpression in vessels of SHRSP rats reduces blood pressure and improves endothelial function Hypertension. 2008; 52(5):967-732008
20. Iliescu R, Cazan R, McLemore Jr. G,Venegas-Pont M, Ryan MJ. Renal Blood Flow and Dynamic Autoregulation in Conscious Mice Am. J. Physiol. Renal Physiol. 2008; 295(3):F734-40.2008
21. Rentzsch B, Todiras M, Iliescu R, Popova E, Campos LA, Oliveira ML, Baltatu OC, Santos RA, Bader M. Transgenic angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 overexpression in vessels of SHRSP rats reduces blood pressure and improves endothelial function Hypertension. 2008; 52(5):967-732008
Iliescu R, Cucchiarelli VE, Yanes LL, Iles JW, Reckelhoff JF Impact of androgen-induced oxidative stress on hypertension in male SHR Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. 2007; 292(2):R731-52007
Cayla C, Todiras M, Iliescu R, Saul VV, Gross V, Pilz B, Chai G, Merino VF, Pesquero JB, Baltatu OC, Bader M Mice deficient for both kinin receptors are normotensive and protected from endotoxin-induced hypotension FASEB J. 2007; 21(8):1689-982007
Sartori-Valinotti JC, Iliescu R, Fortepiani LA, Yanes LL, Reckelhoff JF Sex differences in oxidative stress and the impact on blood pressure control and cardiovascular disease Clin. Exp. Pharmacol. Physiol. 2007; 34(9):938-452007
Ojeda NB, Grigore D, Yanes LL, Iliescu R, Robertson EB, Zhang H, Alexander BT Testosterone contributes to marked elevations in mean arterial pressure in adult male intrauterine growth restricted offspring Am. J. Physiol. Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol. 2007; 292(2):R758-632007
23. Lohmeier TE, Hildebrandt DA, Dwyer TM, Iliescu R, Irwin ED, Cates AW, Rossing MA. Prolonged activation of the baroreflex decreases arterial pressure even during chronic adrenergic blockade. Hypertension. 2009;53(5):833-8.
22. Yanes LL, Sartori-Valinotti JC, Iliescu R, Romero DG, Racusen LC, Zhang H, Reckelhoff JF. Testosterone-dependent hypertension and upregulation of intrarenal angiotensinogen in Dahl salt-sensitive rats Am. J. Physiol. Renal Physiol. 2009; 296(4):F771-9.

Abstracts

TE Lohmeier, DA Hildebrandt, TM Dwyer, R Iliescu, ED Irwin, AW Cates, MA Rossing Decreased Activation of Postsynaptic α2-Adrenoceptors Contributes to the Chronic Blood Pressure-Lowering Effects of the Carotid Baroreflex During Adrenergic Blockade Hypertension2009
T.E. Lohmeier, R. Iliescu and T.M. Dwyer Chronic lowering of blood pressure by baroreflex activation: It's still the kidneys Autonomic Neuroscience, 149:39-40, 20092009
SR Fernandez, R Iliescu, AR Chade Renoprotective Effects of Exogenous VEGF in Experimental Renovascular Disease. Hypertension2008
R. Iliescu, O.C. Baltatu Antidiuretic effects of endothelin B receptor antagonism The FASEB Journal2008
T.E. Lohmeier, T.M. Dwyer, R. Iliescu, E.D. Irwin, A.W. Cates, M.A. Rossing Differential long-term cardiovascular compensations to sustained activation of carotid baroreceptor afferents The FASEB Journal2008
R. Iliescu, R. Cazan, G.R. McLemore, J.F. Reckelhoff, M.J. Ryan Dynamic renal autoregulation in conscious, freely moving mice The FASEB Journal2008
R. Iliescu, J.F. Reckelhoff, A.R. Chade Obesity increases renal cortical neovascularization in Zucker rats The FASEB Journal2008
L.L. Yanes, J. Sartori, R. Iliescu, J.F. Reckelhoff Aging ovariectomized female SHR exhibit features of the metabolic syndrome Hypertension 2007, 50(4).2007
B. Rentzch, R. Iliescu, M. Todiras, E. Popova, O.C. Baltatu, R.A. Santos, M. Bader Transgenic ACE2 overexpression in vascular smooth muscle of SHR-SP rats reduces blood pressure and improves endothelial function Hypertension 2007, 50(4).2007

Book Chapter

JF Reckelhoff, LL Yanes, R Iliescu, LA Fortepiani, JC Sartori-Vallinotti Sex steroids - estrogens and testosterone in pathogenesis of hypertension - renal and neurohumoral mechanisms Comprehensive Hypertension, Mosby 20072007

Presentations

State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Lowering of blood pressure during chronic suppression of central sympathetic outflow: insights from numerical simulations, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Jackson, MS05/2009
Invited Symposia, Blood pressure variability and renal autoregulation in hypertension and obesity., Experimental Biology, American Physiological Society, New Orleans, LA04/2009
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Systemic and Renal Hemodynamics in Obesity, Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Jackson, MS06/2008
Poster Presentation, 20-HETE contributes to hypertension in postmenopausal rats, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA04/2008
Poster Presentation, Antidiuretic effects of endothelin B receptor antagonism, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA04/2008
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Differential long-term cardiovascular compensations to sustained activation of carotid baroreceptor afferents, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA04/2008
Poster Presentation, Dynamic renal autoregulation in conscious, freely moving mice, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA04/2008
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Obesity increases renal cortical neovascularization in Zucker rats, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA04/2008
Poster Presentation, Aging ovariectomized female SHR exhibit features of the metabolic syndrome, Hypertension, 61st Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research10/2007
Poster Presentation, Transgenic ACE2 overexpression in vascular smooth muscle of SHR-SP rats reduces blood pressure and improves endothelial function, Hypertension, 61st Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research10/2007

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Caroline tum Suden Professional Opportunity Award, American Physiological Society2007

Professional Membership and Service

Reviewer, Conference Paper, American Heart Association, Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research2009 - Present
American Heart Association, Committee Member, Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease2009 - 2012
American Physiological Society, Experiemental Biology Meeting, Session Chair, Imaging in Renal Physiology and Pathophysiology2009
AJP: Heart and Circ. Physiology, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer2007 - Present
AJP: Renal Physiology, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer2007 - Present
Am. J. Pathol., Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer2007 - Present
American Journal of Physiology - Regul. Integr. Comp. Physiol., Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer2007 - Present
American Physiological Society, Member2007 - Present
American Physiological Society, Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Region IV Consortium Peer Review Committee2007 - Present
Council for High Blood Pressure Research, Member2007 - Present
Hypertension, Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer2007 - Present
J. Pharm. Exp. Ther., Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer2007 - Present
Society for Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine, Member2007 - Present