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List of works by Robert R. Mercer

A life cycle approach to engineered nanomaterial toxicity to provide context to potential health effects ⬇️

abstract published in 2017

A novel stereological method used to quantify muscle damage induced by injurious stretch-shortening cycles ⬇️

abstract published in 2004

Absence of lung tumor promotion with reduced tumor size in mice after inhalation of copper welding fumes

journal article published in 2024

Accumulation of ubiquitin and sequestosome-1 implicate protein damage in diacetyl-induced cytotoxicity

journal article published in 2016

Acute inflammatory reaction in rats after intratracheal instillation of material collected from a nylon flocking plant

journal article published in 1999

Acute pulmonary dose-responses to inhaled multi-walled carbon nanotubes

journal article published in 2013

Acute response of rats to intratracheal instillation of airborne dust collected at a nylon flocking plant ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 1999

Acute stretch-shortening cycle contractions effects on skeletal muscle morphology in young and old rats ⬇️

abstract published in 2005

Adaptive stretch-shortening contractions: diminished regenerative capacity with aging

journal article published in 2008

Aerosolized fluorescent microspheres detected in the lung using confocal scanning laser microscopy

journal article published in 1993

Age affects skeletal muscle response to an acute exposure of stretch-shortening contractions

abstract published in 2007

Alteration of deposition pattern and pulmonary response as a result of improved dispersion of aspirated single-walled carbon nanotubes in a mouse model

journal article published in 2008

Altered ubiquitin expression in the airways of diacetyl-exposed mice ⬇️

abstract published in 2014

Analysis of distribution and clearance of silicon nanowires after pulmonary exposure in rats

abstract published in 2010

Apoptosis and bax expression are increased by coal dust in the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon - exposed lung

journal article published in 2006

Apoptosis induction after silica inhalation in rats ⬇️

abstract published in 1999

Apoptosis revealed by epifluorescence can be compared with silica localization by SEM backscatter using paraffin sections on carbon planchets ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2000

Apoptotic alveolar macrophages play a role in the development of pulmonary inflammatory disease in rats ⬇️

abstract published in 2003

Apoptotic cell instillation results in elevated TGF-B and apoptosis- induced-apoptosis in rat lung ⬇️

abstract published in 2004

Architecture of the gas exchange region of the lungs

chapter published in 2015

Assessment of fibrogenic biomarkers induced by multi wall carbon nanotubes ⬇️

abstract published in 2011

Assessment of pulmonary fibrogenic potential of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in human lung cells

journal article published in 2012

Association of pulmonary and cardiovascular health metrics with carbon nanotube and nanofiber exposure among U.S. workers: a cross-sectional study

abstract published in 2017

Association of pulmonary, cardiovascular, and hematologic metrics with carbon nanotube and nanofiber exposure among U.S. workers: a cross-sectional study

journal article published in 2018

Biodistribution of quantum dots after pulmonary exposure in rats ⬇️

abstract published in 2009

Biological effects of inhaled hydraulic fracturing sand dust. III. Cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory responses in cultured murine macrophage cells

journal article published in 2020

Biological effects of inhaled hydraulic fracturing sand dust. IV. Pulmonary effects

journal article published in 2020

Brief 95% O2 exposure effects on surfactant protein and mRNA in rat alveolar and bronchiolar epithelium

journal article published in 1999

Brief exposure to 95% oxygen alters surfactant protein D and mRNA in adult rat alveolar and bronchiolar epithelium

journal article published in 1999

CD95-induced cell death is mediated by reactive oxygen species

abstract published in 2004

Carbon nanotube and nanofiber exposure and blood and sputum biomarkers of effect among U.S. workers

abstract published in 2017

Carbon nanotube and nanofiber exposure and sputum and blood biomarkers of early effect among U.S. workers

journal article published in 2018

Cellular and connective tissue changes in alveolar septal walls in emphysema

journal article published in 1999

Cellular responses of the lungs to hyperoxia

chapter published in 2004

Cerium oxide nanoparticle-induced pulmonary inflammation and alveolar macrophage functional change in rats

journal article published in 2011

Cerium oxide nanoparticles induced lung fibrosis involving epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) ⬇️

abstract published in 2014

Cerium oxide, a diesel fuel catalyst, induces pulmonary fibrosis ⬇️

abstract published in 2010

Characterization of lung toxicity following pulmonary exposure to graphene nanoparticles in different oxidized forms ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Characterization of pulmonary responses following treatment of rats with fluorescently-labeled quantum dots with different surface functional groups ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2008

Chronic exposure to stretch-shortening contractions results in skeletal muscle adaptation in young rats and maladaption in old rats

journal article published in 2006

CoO and La2O3 nanoparticle-induced pulmonary response in mice after whole-body inhalation exposure ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

CoO and La2O3 nanoparticle-induced pulmonary response in mice after whole-body inhalation exposure ⬇️

abstract published in February 2016

Coal dust increases bax expression, increases apoptosis, and supresses CYP1A1 induction in a rat model of mixed exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and respirable particles ⬇️

abstract published in 2004

Comparative in vivo assessment of alveolar fibrosis, histopathology, and systemic translocation induced by carbon nanotubes and nanofibers from US facilities ⬇️

abstract published in 2019

Comparative microscopic study of human and rat lungs after exposure to welding fume ⬇️

abstract published in 2013

Comparative microscopic study of human and rat lungs after overexposure to welding fume

journal article published in 2013

Comparative toxicity of nanomaterials in vitro and in vivo ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2005

Developing a solution for nasal and olfactory transport of nanomaterials

journal article published in 2022

Developing a solution for nasal and olfactory transport of nanomaterials (dataset) ⬇️

research dataset published in 2023

Diacetyl Increases Sensory Innervation and Substance P Production in Rat Trachea ⬇️

scientific article published on July 11, 2013

Diacetyl increases sensory innervation and substance P production in rat trachea

abstract published in 2010

Diacetyl-induced respiratory and olfactory toxicity in mice: influence of ubiquitination, gender, and dicarbonyl/L-xylulose reductase gene knockout ⬇️

abstract published in 2013

Differential mouse pulmonary dose and time course responses to titanium dioxide nanospheres and nanobelts

journal article published in 2013

Differential pulmonary effects of CoO and La2O3 metal oxide nanoparticle responses during aerosolized inhalation in mice

journal article published in 2016

Diffuse fibrotic response due to deposition of submicron single walled carbon nanotubes

conference abstract published in 2005

Direct and indirect effects of single walled carbon nanotubes on RAW 264.7 macrophages: role of iron

journal article published in 2006

Direct fibrogenic effects of dispersed single walled carbon nanotubes on human lung fibroblasts ⬇️

abstract published in 2008

Direct fibrogenic effects of dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes on human lung fibroblasts

journal article published in 2010

Direct interaction between multiwalled carbon nanotubes and the coronary microcirculation ⬇️

abstract published in 2013

Dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes by a natural lung surfactant for pulmonary in vitro and in vivo toxicity studies

journal article published in 2010

Dispersion significantly enhances the pulmonary toxicity of single walled carbon nanotubes ⬇️

abstract published in 2007

Dispersion status of single walled carbon nanotubes is a key determinant of their biological activities ⬇️

abstract published in 2010

Distribution and fibrotic response following inhalation exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes

journal article published in 2013

Distribution and persistence of pleural penetrations by multi-walled carbon nanotubes

abstract published in 2010

Distribution and persistence of pleural penetrations by multi-walled carbon nanotubes ⬇️

scientific article published on October 4, 2010

Distribution of injury and microdosimetry of ozone in the ventilatory unit of the rat ⬇️

journal article published in 1992

Effect of fiber length on carbon nanotube-induced fibrogenesis

journal article published in 2014

Effects of amorphous silica coating on cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticle-induced pulmonary responses ⬇️

abstract published in 2015

Effects of amorphous silica coating on cerium oxide nanoparticles induced pulmonary responses

journal article published in 2015

Effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles on diesel exhaust particles-induced pulmonary responses ⬇️

abstract published in 2012

Effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles on fibroblast function in relation to lung fibrosis ⬇️

abstract published in 2013

Effects of pre-exposure dispersion status on nanoparticle distribution and fibrosis in the lung ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Effects of pulmonary exposure to chemically-distinct welding fumes on neuroendocrine markers of toxicity

journal article published in 2017

Effects of range of motion on skeletal muscle morphology due to stretch-shortening cycle-induced injury ⬇️

abstract published in 2004

Effects of repetitive stretch-shortening cycles on muscle morphology in rats ⬇️

abstract published in 2004

Evaluation of molecular responses following workplace-relevant inhalation exposure to MWCNT

abstract published in 2015

Evaluation of pulmonary and systemic toxicity following lung exposure to graphite nanoplates: a member of the graphene-based nanomaterial family

journal article published in 2016

Exposure assessments for a cross-sectional epidemiologic study of US carbon nanotube and nanofiber workers

journal article published in 2018

Extrapulmonary transport of MWCNT following inhalation exposure

journal article published in 2013

Factoring-in agglomeration of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers for better prediction of their toxicity versus asbestos

journal article published in 2012

Functional and molecular responses to inhalation of MWCNT from the perspective of occupationally-relevant depositions ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Genotoxicity of pristine, heat-treated and nitrogen-doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes at occupationally relevant doses ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Genotoxicity of pristine, heat-treated, and nitrogen-doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes at occupationally relevant doses ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Habituation in nitric oxide stimulation of cyclic GMP production ⬇️

abstract published in 1998

Histopathology of the broad class of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers used or produced in U.S. facilities in a murine model

journal article published in 2021

Hydrogen peroxide mediates the apoptotic effect of cisplatin by downregulating bcl-2 through ubiquitin-proteasomal degradation ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2007

Identification of TGF-beta receptor-1 as a key regulator of carbon nanotube-induced fibrogenesis

journal article published in 2015

Impact of repetition number on muscle performance and histological response

journal article published in 2007

Impaired clearance and enhanced pulmonary inflammatory/fibrotic response to carbon nanotubes in myeloperoxidase-deficient mice

journal article published in 2012

Impairment of coronary arteriolar endothelium-dependent dilation after multi-walled carbon nanotube inhalation: a time-course study

journal article published in 2012

In vitro assessment of nano-cerium oxide (nCeO2) and nano-ferric oxide (nFe2O3) on fibrogenic and carcinogenic potential ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2014

In vivo toxicity assessment of occupational components of the carbon nanotube life cycle to provide context to potential health effects

journal article published in 2017

In vivo toxicological assessment of sanding dust generated from micronized copper azole pressure treated wood ⬇️

abstract published in 2017

Induction of apoptosis by chronically inhaled silica ⬇️

abstract published in 2001

Induction of apoptosis from instillation of agricultural dust ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2002

Induction of pulmonary fibrosis by cerium oxide nanoparticles ⬇️

scientific article published on May 18, 2012

Induction of stromelysin by pulmonary instillation of toxic dust ⬇️

abstract published in 2003

Inflammation and fate of quantum dots following pulmonary treatment of rats ⬇️

abstract published in 2007

Inhalation of carbon nanotubes induces oxidative stress and cytokine response causing respiratory impairment and pulmonary fibrosis in mice ⬇️

abstract published in 2008

Inhalation toxicity of the flavoring agent, diacetyl (2,3-butanedione), in the upper respiratory tract of rats ⬇️

abstract published in 2004

Inhalation vs. aspiration of single-walled carbon nanotubes in C57BL/6 mice: inflammation, fibrosis, oxidative stress, and mutagenesis

journal article published in 2008

Interactive effects of cerium oxide and diesel exhaust nanoparticles on inducing pulmonary fibrosis

journal article published in 2014

Investigation of the role of osteopontin in pulmonary granuloma formation and fibrosis following carbon nanotube exposure ⬇️

abstract published in 2017

Iron-rich single walled carbon nanotubes are effective catalysts of oxidative stress in RAW 264.7 macrophage cell culture model: interactions with inflammatory response and in vivo implications

abstract published in 2004

Lack of lung tumor promotion after inhalation of a copper-nickel welding fume in A/J mice ⬇️

abstract published in 2019

Lessening genotoxicity using nitrogen-doping of multiwalled carbon nanotubes ⬇️

abstract published in 2015

Lung bioactivity of vapor grown carbon nanofibers

journal article published in 2017

Lung inflammation and damage after silica inhalation in rats: is there recovery? ⬇️

abstract published in 2000

Lung toxicity and biodistribution of Cd/Se-ZnS quantum dots with different surface functional groups after pulmonary exposure in rats ⬇️

scientific article published on March 4, 2013

Matrix metalloproteinase-induction in fibrosis and fibrotic nodule formation due to silica inhalation ⬇️

abstract published in 2001

Matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9 and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase 1 in cerium oxide induced pulmonary fibrosis ⬇️

abstract published in 2011

Mechanisms of repetitive strain injury in an aging model

conference abstract published in 2006

Mitsui-7, heat-treated, and nitrogen-doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes elicit genotoxicity in human lung epithelial cells

journal article published in 2019

Mouse pulmonary dose- and time course-responses induced by exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes

journal article published in 2010

Mouse pulmonary response induced by exposure to dust from sawing corian, a solid-surface composite material ⬇️

abstract published in 2019

Mouse pulmonary response to dust from sawing Corian, a solid-surface composite material

journal article published in 2019

Nanoparticle dispersion method natural lung surfactant ⬇️

abstract published in 2009

Nanoparticulate pathology ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2011

Nanoparticulates

chapter published in 2013

Nanoparticulates

chapter published in 2023

Nanotechnology: toxicologic pathology

journal article published in 2013

Nanotoxicology—A Pathologist’s Perspective ⬇️

scientific article published on December 14, 2010

Necrosis of nasal and airway epithelium in rats inhaling vapors of artificial butter flavoring

journal article published in 2002

Nitric oxide inhalation transiently elevates pulmonary levels of cGMP, iNOS mRNA, and TNF-α ⬇️

scientific article published on September 1, 1998

Non-injurious stretch-shortening contractions: age effects on muscle physiology and morphology

abstract published in 2007

Oxidative interactions of single walled carbon nanotubes with RAW 264.7 macrophages: role of iron ⬇️

abstract published in 2006

Oxidative stress and pulmonary toxicity of carbon nanotubes

abstract published in 2004

Particle characterization and toxicological evaluation of pulmonary exposure to graphenes of different sizes ⬇️

abstract published in 2015

Peroxide is a key mediator of Bcl-2 down-regulation and apoptosis induction by cisplatin in human lung cancer cells

journal article published in 2008

Persistent Pulmonary Fibrosis, Migration to the Pleura, and Other Preliminary New Findings after Subchronic Exposure to Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes ⬇️

NIOSH Science Blog post published in 2009

Persistent pulmonary inflammation, airway mucous metaplasia and migration of multiwalled carbon nanotubes from the lung after subchronic exposure ⬇️

abstract published in 2009

Physical chemical properties and cell toxicity of sanding copper-treated lumber

journal article published in 2018

Potential role of apoptotic macrophages in pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis

journal article published in 2003

Promotion of lung adenocarcinoma following inhalation exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes

journal article published in 2014

Pulmonary and cardiovascular responses of rats to inhalation of a commercial antimicrobial spray containing titanium dioxide nanoparticles

journal article published in 2012

Pulmonary effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes: inhalation vs aspiration ⬇️

abstract published in 2009

Pulmonary fibrotic response from inhaled multiwalled carbon nanotube exposure in mice ⬇️

abstract published in 2012

Pulmonary fibrotic response to aspiration of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

journal article published in 2011

Pulmonary fibrotic response to subchronic multi-walled carbon nanotube exposure ⬇️

abstract published in 2011

Pulmonary inflammation, epithelial hyperplasia, and lymph node translocation after multi-walled carbon nanotube inhalation ⬇️

abstract published in 2011

Pulmonary oxidative stress, inflammation, and fibrosis induced by carbon nanotubes ⬇️

abstract published in 2005

Pulmonary response, oxidative stress and genotoxicity induced by carbon nanofibers ⬇️

abstract published in 2010

Pulmonary toxicity associated with different aspect ratio silver nanowires after intratracheal instillation in rats ⬇️

abstract published in 2012

Pulmonary toxicity following acute coexposures to diesel particulate matter and alpha-quartz crystalline silica in the Sprague-Dawley rat

journal article published in 2017

Pulmonary toxicity of carbon nanotubes ⬇️

abstract published in 2005

Pulmonary toxicity, distribution, and clearance of intratracheally instilled silicon nanowires in rats

journal article published in 2012

Pulsed and continuous patterns of diacetyl (2,3butanedione) inhalation cause rhinitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, and bronchitis in rats ⬇️

abstract published in 2007

Quantifying lung structure: experimental design and biologic variation in various models of lung injury

journal article published in 1991

Quantitative histology and MGF gene expression in rats following SSC exercise in vivo ⬇️

journal article published in 2006

Raw single-walled carbon nanotube-induced cytotoxic effects in human bronchial epithelial cells: comparison to asbestos

journal article published in 2011

Reactive oxygen species- and nitric oxide-mediated lung inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction in wild-type and iNOS-deficient mice exposed to diesel exhaust particles

journal article published in 2009

Regulation of silica-induced apoptosis by the tumor supressor gene, p53 ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2002

Regulatory T cells modulate granulomatous inflammation in an HLA-DP2 transgenic murine model of beryllium-induced disease

journal article published in 2014

Repeated co-exposure to diesel exhaust particulate and crystalline silica in rats ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Repetitive exposures of stretch-shortening cycles affects muscle - performance differentially with age ⬇️

abstract published in 2007

Respiratory toxicologic pathology of inhaled diacetyl in Sprague-Dawley rats

journal article published in 2008

Responses of lung parenchyma to carbon nanotubes ⬇️

abstract published in 2005

Responses to pulmonary exposure to carbon nanotubes

chapter published in 2012

Role of apoptosis induction in development of lung injury from high burdens of titanium dioxide ⬇️

abstract published in 2002

Role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and fibroblast function in cerium oxide nanoparticles-induced lung fibrosis

journal article published in 2017

Role of lung surfactant in phagocytic clearance of apoptic cells by macrophages during the development of pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2002

Role of lung surfactant in phagocytic clearance of apoptotic cells by macrophages in rats

journal article published in 2006

Role of macrophage apoptosis in pulmonary inflammation ⬇️

abstract published in 2001

Role of neutrophil apoptosis in vanadium-induced pulmonary inflammation in mice ⬇️

journal article published in 2002

Silica exposure induces arginase I expression in rat lung ⬇️

conference abstract published in 2005

Skeletal muscle adaptation and stereological indices of degeneration and inflammation in young and old rats ⬇️

abstract published in 2005

Stereological analysis of muscle morphology following exposure to repetitive stretch-shortening cycles in a rat model

journal article published in 2006

Stereological analysis of rat skeletal muscle following dietary antioxidant supplementation and stretch-shortening cycle exercise ⬇️

abstract published in 2006

System-based identification of toxicity pathways associated with multi-walled carbon nanotube-induced pathological responses

journal article published in 2013

The fate of inhaled nanoparticles: detection and measurement by enhanced dark-field microscopy

journal article published in 2018

The fate of instilled apoptotic macrophages in the lungs ⬇️

abstract published in 2004

The occupational life cycle of MWCNT: toxicity evaluation from as-produced to post-production modifications and composites ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Thinking small: new approaches for evaluating the toxicologic pathology of nanotechnology products ⬇️

conference proceedings item published in 2013

Time course of pulmonary responses to inhaled multiwalled carbon nanotubes ⬇️

abstract published in 2013

Toxicities associated with the occupational life cycle of MWCNT ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Toxicological assessment of dust from sanding micronized copper-treated lumber in vivo

journal article published in 2019

Toxicological evaluation of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) 3D printer emissions ⬇️

abstract published in 2020

Toxicological evaluation of graphene nanomaterials that differ in size and oxidative form following pharyngeal aspiration in mice ⬇️

abstract published in 2016

Toxicological evaluation of pulmonary exposure to graphenes of different sizes ⬇️

abstract published in 2013

Transport of inhaled MWCNT to the pleura, respiratory muscles and systemic organs ⬇️

abstract published in 2013

Ultrastructural changes in the airways of rats inhaling butter flavoring vapors ⬇️

abstract published in 2002

Understanding nanotechnology: an emerging challenge for the toxicologic pathologist ⬇️

abstract published in 2014

Unusual inflammatory and fibrogenic pulmonary responses to single-walled carbon nanotubes in mice

journal article published in 2005

Use of labeled single walled carbon nanotubes to study acute translocation from the lungs ⬇️

abstract published in 2008

Use of labeled single walled carbon nanotubes to study translocation from the lungs ⬇️

abstract published in 2009

Vanadium-induced apoptosis and pulmonary inflammation in mice: role of reactive oxygen species

journal article published in 2003

Vanadium-induced pulmonary inflammation and apoptosis in mice ⬇️

abstract published in 2002

Workplace safety and food ingredients: the example of butter flavoring

conference abstract published in 2002

mRNA and miRNA regulatory networks reflective of multi-walled carbon nanotube-induced lung inflammatory and fibrotic pathologies in mice

journal article published in 2015

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