Howard Crystal

Summary

Affiliation: State University of New York
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Effects of hepatitis C and HIV on cognition in women: data from the Women's Interagency HIV Study
    Howard Crystal
    Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 59:149-54. 2012
  2. ncbi A C17T polymorphism in the mu opiate receptor is associated with quantitative measures of drug use in African American women
    Howard A Crystal
    Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
    Addict Biol 17:181-91. 2012
  3. ncbi Associations of cardiovascular variables and HAART with cognition in middle-aged HIV-infected and uninfected women
    Howard A Crystal
    Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
    J Neurovirol 17:469-76. 2011
  4. ncbi Vascular cognitive impairment: dementia biology and translational animal models
    Frank C Barone
    SUNY Downstate Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1213, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Curr Opin Investig Drugs 10:624-37. 2009
  5. ncbi Polymorphisms of the Kappa Opioid Receptor and Prodynorphin Genes: HIV Risk and HIV Natural History
    Dmitri Proudnikov
    Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China and Laboratory of Statistical Genetics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 63:17-26. 2013
  6. ncbi The relationship between race and HIV-distal sensory polyneuropathy in a large cohort of US women
    Yaacov Anziska
    Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203 2098, USA
    J Neurol Sci 315:129-32. 2012

Research Grants

  1. Substance Abuse and HIV: Genetics and Disease Progression
    Howard Crystal; Fiscal Year: 2007
  2. Substance Abuse and HIV: Genetics and Disease Progression
    Howard Crystal; Fiscal Year: 2009

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Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Effects of hepatitis C and HIV on cognition in women: data from the Women's Interagency HIV Study
    Howard Crystal
    Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 59:149-54. 2012
    ..To compare neuropsychological scores in women infected with HIV, women infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, and uninfected subjects...
  2. ncbi A C17T polymorphism in the mu opiate receptor is associated with quantitative measures of drug use in African American women
    Howard A Crystal
    Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
    Addict Biol 17:181-91. 2012
    ..1 (P = 0.02), 2.4 (P = 0.0004), 2.0 (P = 0.03) and 1.9 (P = 0.07). We conclude that the TT genotype of OPRM1 may increase the risk of substance use and abuse...
  3. ncbi Associations of cardiovascular variables and HAART with cognition in middle-aged HIV-infected and uninfected women
    Howard A Crystal
    Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
    J Neurovirol 17:469-76. 2011
    ..In this cross-sectional study, we could detect neither positive nor negative effects of HAART on cognition...
  4. ncbi Vascular cognitive impairment: dementia biology and translational animal models
    Frank C Barone
    SUNY Downstate Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Box 1213, Brooklyn, NY 11225, USA
    Curr Opin Investig Drugs 10:624-37. 2009
    ..The use of these models is expected to help discover biomarkers and disease mechanism-linked targets for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, thus facilitating early identification and intervention in VCI...
  5. ncbi Polymorphisms of the Kappa Opioid Receptor and Prodynorphin Genes: HIV Risk and HIV Natural History
    Dmitri Proudnikov
    Laboratory of the Biology of Addictive Diseases, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China and Laboratory of Statistical Genetics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 63:17-26. 2013
    ..Whether gene variants of OPRK1 and its ligand, prodynorphin (PDYN), influence the outcome of HIV therapy was tested...
  6. ncbi The relationship between race and HIV-distal sensory polyneuropathy in a large cohort of US women
    Yaacov Anziska
    Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203 2098, USA
    J Neurol Sci 315:129-32. 2012
    ..HIV-distal sensory polyneuropathy (HIV-DSPN) is a common complication of HIV infection, yet race as a potential risk factor is not known...

Research Grants5

  1. Substance Abuse and HIV: Genetics and Disease Progression
    Howard Crystal; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Using all relevant longitudinal data, we will evaluate the effects of gene polymorphisms on the risk of persistent substance abuse, on progression to AIDS and to death, and on the risk of depression. ..
  2. Substance Abuse and HIV: Genetics and Disease Progression
    Howard Crystal; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..Using all relevant longitudinal data, we will evaluate the effects of gene polymorphisms on the risk of persistent substance abuse, on progression to AIDS and to death, and on the risk of depression. ..