ROBERT G. SITRIN, M.D.,
Professor of Internal Medicine

Education and Training: M.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Residency: University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI Clinical and Research Training: Fellowship, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco Major Clinical Interests: Acute lung injury and immunologically-mediated lung diseases Major Research Interests: Roles of coagulation and fibrinolytic factors in the pathogenesis of inflammatory lung injury. Leukocyte activation, adhesion, and movement.

• Sitrin RG, Pan PM, Blackwood RA, Huang J, Petty HR.  Cutting Edge: Evidence for a Signaling Partnership between Urokinase Receptors (CD87) And L-Selectin (CD62L) in Human Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils  J Immunol 2001; 166:4822-4825.
• Sitrin RG, Pan PM, Harper HA, Todd III RF, Harsh DM, Blackwood RA.  Clustering of Urokinase Receptors (uPAR; CD87) Induces Pro-inflammatory Signaling in Human Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils  J Immunol. 2000; 165:3341-3349
• Sitrin RG, Pan PM, Harper HA, Blackwood RA, Todd III RF.  Urokinase Receptor (CD87) Aggregation Triggers Phosphoinositide Hydrolysis and Intracellular Calcium Mobilization in Mononuclear Phagocytes. J Immunol. 1999; 162:6193-6200.

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