AnthonyFrancisFirekMD

PubMed

• En Balance: The Contribution of Physical Activity to the Efficacy of Spanish Diabetes Education of Hispanic Americans with Type 2 Diabetes.
  Dequina A. Nicholas, Lorena M. Salto, Kristen Lavelle, Joy Wilson, W. Lawrence Beeson, Anthony Firek, William H. R. Langridge, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, Marino De Leon> ;Journal of Diabetes Research. 2020 Apr 19
• 16 citations
  Effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty-acid supplementation on neuropathic pain symptoms and sphingosine levels in Mexican-Americans with type 2 diabetes.
  Alfonso M. Durán, Lorena M. Salto, Justin Câmara, Anamika Basu, Ivette Paquien, W. Lawrence Beeson, Anthony Firek, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, Marino De Leon> ;Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity. 2019 Jan 8
• 29 citations
  Extracellular Vimentin Modulates Human Dendritic Cell Activation
  Mary Beth Yu, Joshua Guerra, Anthony Firek, William H. R. Langridge> ;Molecular Immunology. 2018 Nov 3
• 3 citations
  Pituitary Apoplexy Presenting as Ophthalmoplegia and Altered Level of Consciousness without Headache.
  Nooshin Salehi, Anthony Firek, Iqbal Munir> ;Case Reports in Endocrinology. 2018 May 9
• 18 citations
  Predicting methotrexate resistance in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
  Mary Beth Yu, Anthony Firek, William H. R. Langridge> ;Inflammopharmacology. 2018 Mar 12
• 4 citations
  Pathologic significance of a novel oncoprotein in thyroid cancer progression.
  Anthony Firek, Mia Perez, Amber Gonda, Li Lei, Iqbal Munir, Alfred A. Simental, Frances E. Carr, Benjamin J. Becerra, Marino De Leon, Salma Khan> ;Head & Neck. 2017 Oct 11
• 6 citations
  Approach to the provision of transgender health care in a veteran population
  Allie Kaigle, Ranya Sawan-Garcia, Anthony F. Firek> ;The Mental Health Clinician. 2017 Jul 1
• 11 citations
  Chimeric Vaccine Stimulation of Human Dendritic Cell Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase Occurs via the Non-Canonical NF-κB Pathway
  Nan-Sun Kim, Jacques C. Mbongue, Dequina A. Nicholas, Grace E. Esebanmen, Juli Unternaehrer, Anthony Firek, William H. R. Langridge> ;Plos One. 2016 Feb 16
• 18 citations
  Interdisciplinary Transgender Veteran Care: Development of a Core Curriculum for VHA Providers.
  Shipherd, J. C., Kauth, M. R., Firek, A. F., Garcia, R., Mejia, S., Laski, S., Walden, B., Perez-Padilla, S., Lindsay, J. A., Brown, G., Roybal, L., Keo-Meier, C. L., ...> ;Transgender health. 2016 Feb 1
• 7 citations
  The Ala54Thr Polymorphism of the Fatty Acid Binding Protein 2 Gene Modulates HDL Cholesterol in Mexican-Americans with Type 2 Diabetes
  Lorena M. Salto, Liming Bu, W. Lawrence Beeson, Anthony Firek, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, Marino De Leon> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015 Dec 23
• 3 citations
  Identification of Anti-Long Chain Saturated Fatty Acid IgG Antibodies in Serum of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
  Dequina A. Nicholas, Lorena M. Salto, Ava M. Boston, Nan Sun Kim, Marco Larios, W. Lawrence Beeson, Anthony Firek, Carlos A. Casiano, William H. R. Langridge, Zaida Co...> ;Mediators of Inflammation. 2015 Nov 8
• 2 citations
  Effect of Group Medical Appointments on Glycemic Control of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.
  Cora A. Caballero, Anthony Firek, Terrell Michael Kashner> ;Diabetes Spectrum. 2015 Nov 1
• 224 citations
  The Role of Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase in Immune Suppression and Autoimmunity.
  Jacques C. Mbongue, Dequina A. Nicholas, Timothy W. Torrez, Nan-Sun Kim, Anthony Firek, William H. R. Langridge> ;Vaccines. 2015 Sep 10
• 23 citations
  Induction of indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase in human dendritic cells by a cholera toxin B subunit-proinsulin vaccine.
  Jacques C. Mbongue, Dequina A. Nicholas, Kangling Zhang, Nan Sun Kim, Brittany N. Hamilton, Marco Larios, Guangyu Zhang, Kazuo Umezawa, Anthony Firek, William H. R. La...> ;Plos One. 2015 Feb 25
• 55 citations
  The role of dendritic cells in tissue-specific autoimmunity.
  Jacques C. Mbongue, Dequina A. Nicholas, Anthony Firek, William H. R. Langridge> ;Journal of Immunology Research. 2014 Apr 30
• 23 citations
  Cognitive impairment and medication adherence in outpatients with heart failure.
  Lee Ann Hawkins, Shirley Kilian, Anthony Firek, T Michael Kashner, Christopher J Firek, Helme Silvet> ;Heart & Lung. 2012 Jul 10
• 13 citations
  En Balance The Effects of Spanish Diabetes Education on Physical Activity Changes and Diabetes Control
  Gina Wheeler, Susanne Montgomery, Larry Beeson, Khaled Bahjri, Eloy Shulz, Anthony Firek, Marino De Leon, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre> ;The Diabetes Educator. 2012 Sep 10
• 5 citations
  The En Balance Spanish Diabetes Education Program Improves Apolipoproteins, Serum Glucose and Body Composition in Hispanic Diabetics
  Ihuoma Chukwueke, Anthony Firek, Larry Beeson, Maribet Brute, Eloy Shulz, Marino De Leon, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre> ;Ethnicity & Disease. 2012 Jan 1
• 22 citations
  Long-term, progressive, aerobic training increases adiponectin in middle-aged, overweight, untrained males and females.
  Pooja P Mujumdar, Penelope J. Duerksen-Hughes, Anthony Firek, David A. Hessinger> ;Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 2011 Mar 8
• 17 citations
  En Balance participants decrease dietary fat and cholesterol intake as part of a culturally sensitive Hispanic diabetes education program.
  Lorena M. Salto, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, Lawrence Beeson, Eloy Schulz, Anthony Firek, Marino De Leon> ;The Diabetes Educator. 2011 Feb 22
• 2 citations
  Effect of the EnBalance, a culturally and language-sensitive diabetes education program, on dietary changes and plasma lipid profile in Hispanic diabetics
  Emmanuel Ojo, Larry Beeson, Eloy Shulz, Anthony Firek, M. De Leon, Hector Balcazar, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre> ;International Journal of Body Composition Research. 2010 Jan 1
• 5 citations
  Impacting obesity and glycemic control using a culturally-sensitive diabetes education program in Hispanic patients with type 2 diabetes
  Ralph M. Peterson, Larry Beeson, Eloy Shulz, Anthony Firek, Marino De Leon, Hector Balcazar, Serena Tonstad, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre> ;International Journal of Body Composition Research. 2010 Jan 1
• 40 citations
  Comparison of body composition by bioelectrical impedance analysis and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in Hispanic diabetics
  W L Beeson, Michael Batech, E Schultz, Lorena M. Salto, Anthony Firek, Marino DeLeon, Hector Balcazar, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre> ;International Journal of Body Composition Research. 2010 Jan 1
• 40 citations
  Initial experience with patient-clinician secure messaging at a VA medical center.
  John M. Byrne, Shane Elliott, Anthony Firek> ;Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2009 Mar 1
• 38 citations
  Improved clinical outcomes using a culturally sensitive diabetes education program in a Hispanic population.
  Shiva Metghalchi, Maribet Rivera, Larry Beeson, Anthony Firek, Marino De Leon, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, Hector Balcazar> ;The Diabetes Educator. 2008 Jul 1
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Journal Articles

• Extracellular Vimentin Modulates Human Dendritic Cell Activation  
  Anthony Firek, MD, ScienceDirect