Dr. James Martin

Laboratoire Meakins-Christie
Université McGill
3626, rue Saint-Urbain
Montréal (Québec)
MONTREAL (QC)
H2X 2P2

Fax : (514) 398-7483

Affiliated institution : U. College Cork, Medicine Departement

E-mail : james.martin@mcgill.ca

FRSQ Research Center: MUHC - Royal Victoria Hospital

TRAINING AND CREDENTIALS

Diploma / Credential | Specialty | Year | Institution

M.D.	Respiratory Medicine	1983	U. College Cork
M.D.	Medicine	1973	U. College Cork
Bachelor	Physiology	1970	U. College Cork

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Research field: RESPIRATION

Research sub-field: Cardiopulmonary Physiology

Research field: IMMUNOLOGY

Research sub-field: Animal Respiration

TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATION

Technological Application: Clinical biological analyses

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

Key words: Asthma, allergy, T cells, eosinophils, cytokines

Research interests: The mechanisms of allergic inflammation will be explored, in particular the role
of the T cell. The gamma-delta subset of CD8 cells will be examined for
potential antiinflammatory effects.

RECENT AND REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Authors

Title (article or book chapter)

Maghni K, Taha R, Afif W, Hamid Q, Martin JG
«Dichotomy between neurokinin receptor actions in modulating allergic airway responses in an animal model of helper T cell type 2 cytokine-associated inflammation»
2000 162 pp. 1068-1074 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Zacour ME, Martin JG
«Protein kinase C is involved in enhanced airway smooth muscle cell growth in hyperresponsive rats»
2000 278 pp. L59-L67 American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cell Molecular Physiology

Suzuki M, Taha R, Ihaku D, Hamid Q, Martin JG
«CD8+ T cells modulate late allergic airway responses in Brown Norway rats»
1999 163 pp. 5574-5581 Journal of Immunology

LITTERARY OR ARTISTIC WORKS

LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES

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Français