KarinaAdrianaSerbanMD

Pulmonology • Denver, CO

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Assistant Professor, Medicine, IN Univ Sch of Med

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Office
1400 Jackson St
Denver, CO 80206
Phone+1 317-944-5000
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Education & Training

Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2010 - 2013
Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & ScienceResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2015 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2011 - 2015
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Alpha-1 antitrypsin inhibits fractalkine-mediated monocyte-lung endothelial cell interactions.
Andrew Mikosz, Kevin Ni, Fabienne Gally, Katherine A Pratte, Seth Winfree, Qiong Lin, Isabelle Echelman, Brianna Wetmore, Danting Cao, Matthew J Justice, Robert A Sand...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2023 Dec 1
4 citations
Marked elevations in lung and plasma ceramide in COVID-19 linked to microvascular injury.
Irina Petrache, Elisabet Pujadas, Aditya Ganju, Karina A Serban, Alexander Borowiec, Beatrice Babbs, Irina A Bronova, Nicholas Egersdorf, Patrick S Hume, Khushboo Goel...> ;JCI Insight. 2023 May 22
Divergent host innate immune response to the smooth-to-roughadaptation to chronic infection.
Emily A Wheeler, Patricia M Lenhart-Pendergrass, Noel M Rysavy, Katie Poch, Silvia Caceres, Kara M Calhoun, Karina Serban, Jerry A Nick, Kenneth C Malcolm> ;Biorxiv. 2023 May 16
5 citations
α1-Antitrypsin Binds to the Glucocorticoid Receptor with Anti-Inflammatory and Antimycobacterial Significance in Macrophages.
Xiyuan Bai, An Bai, Michele Tomasicchio, James R Hagman, Ashley M Buckle, Arnav Gupta, Vineela Kadiyala, Shaun Bevers, Karina A Serban, Kevin Kim, Zhihong Feng, Kathri...> ;Journal of Immunology. 2022 Nov 1
1 citations
Pharmacological sphingosine-1 phosphate receptor 1 targeting in cigarette smoke-induced emphysema in mice.
Khushboo Goel, Kelly S Schweitzer, Karina A Serban, Robert Bittman, Irina Petrache> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2022 Jun 1
6 citations
Macrophage programming is regulated by a cooperative interaction between fatty acid binding protein 5 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ.
Manale El Kharbili, Katja Aviszus, Sarah K Sasse, Xiaoyun Zhao, Karina A Serban, Susan M Majka, Anthony N Gerber, Fabienne Gally> ;FASEB Journal. 2022 May 1
2 citations
The multifaceted protease-anti-protease imbalance in COVID-19.
Khushboo Goel, Karina A Serban> ;Ebiomedicine. 2022 Apr 1
A 56-Year-Old Man With Emphysema, Rash, and Arthralgia
Khushboo Goel, Mehrnaz Maleki-Fischbach, M Patricia George, Darlene Kim, John Richards, Robert A. Wise, Karina A. Serban> ;Chest. 2021 Nov 1
Can Metformin Downshift the Gears of Aging to Slow Emphysema Progression
Irina Petrache, Karina A. Serban> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2021 Sep 20
3 citations
Altered Macrophage Function Associated with Crystalline Lung Inflammation in Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
Joanna M Poczobutt, Andrew M. Mikosz, Christophe Poirier, Erica L. Beatman, Karina A. Serban, Fabienne Gally, Danting Cao, Alexandra L. McCubbrey, Christina F Cornell,...> ;American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2021 Apr 30
13 citations
Ceramide and sphingosine-1 phosphate in COPD lungs.
Evgeny V. Berdyshev, Karina A. Serban, Kelly S. Schweitzer, Irina Bronova, Andrew M. Mikosz, Irina Petrache> ;Thorax. 2021 Jan 29
24 citations
Protein Biomarkers for COPD Outcomes.
Karina A. Serban, Katherine A. Pratte, Russell P. Bowler> ;Chest. 2021 Jun 1
32 citations
Influenza virus infection increases ACE2 expression and shedding in human small airway epithelial cells.
Kelly S. Schweitzer, Taylor Crue, Jordan M Nall, Daniel Foster, Satria Sajuthi, Kelly A. Correll, Mari Nakamura, Jamie L. Everman, Gregory P. Downey, Max A. Seibold, J...> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 2021 Jan 8
16 citations
Role of Glucosylceramide in Lung Endothelial Cell Fate and Emphysema
Kengo Koike, Evgeny Berdyshev, Andrew M. Mikosz, Irina Bronova, Anna S. Bronoff, John Jung, Erica L. Beatman, Kevin Ni, Danting Cao, April K. Scruggs, Karina A. Serban...> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Nov 1
12 citations
Transitional Human Alveolar Type II Epithelial Cells Suppress Extracellular Matrix and Growth Factor Gene Expression in Lung Fibroblasts
Kelly A. Correll, Karen E. Edeen, Rachel L. Zemans, Elizabeth F. Redente, Karina A. Serban, Douglas Curran-Everett, Benjamin L. Edelman, Amanda Mikels-Vigdal, Robert J...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2019 Aug 1
6 citations
Lectin Complement Pathway in Emphysema
Karina A. Serban, Andrew M. Mikosz, Charlie Strange, Sabina Janciauskiene, Jan Stolk, Danny Jonigk, Robert A. Sandhaus, Irina Petrache> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2019 Mar 1
15 citations
Bioactive Sphingolipids in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Kengo Koike, Evgeny Berdyshev, Russell P. Bowler, April K. Scruggs, Danting Cao, Kelly S. Schweitzer, Karina A. Serban, Irina Petrache> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2018 Dec 1
13 citations
Mouse Models of COPD.
Karina A. Serban, Irina Petrache> ;Methods in Molecular Biology. 2018 Jan 1
18 citations
Rapid clearance of heavy chain-modified hyaluronan during resolving acute lung injury.
Kevin Ni, Amar Gill, Victor Tseng, Andrew M. Mikosz, Kengo Koike, Erica L. Beatman, Cassie Y. Xu, Danting Cao, Fabienne Gally, Kara J. Mould, Karina A. Serban, Kelly S...> ;Respiratory Research. 2018 May 31
24 citations
Alpha-1 antitrypsin supplementation improves alveolar macrophages efferocytosis and phagocytosis following cigarette smoke exposure.
Karina A. Serban, Daniela N. Petrusca, Andrew M. Mikosz, Christophe Poirier, Angelia D. Lockett, Lauren Saint, Matthew J. Justice, Homer L. Twigg, Michael Campos, Irin...> ;Plos One. 2017 Apr 27
2 citations
Lost in Trans-IL-6 Signaling: Alveolar Type II Cell Death in Emphysema
Irina Petrache, Karina A. Serban> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2016 Dec 15
13 citations
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Investigations Using Animal Models of Emphysema
Kevin Ni, Karina A. Serban, Irina Petrache, Chanan Batra> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2016 Aug 26
95 citations
Structural and functional characterization of endothelial microparticles released by cigarette smoke.
Karina A. Serban, Samin Rezania, Daniela N. Petrusca, Christophe Poirier, Danting Cao, Matthew J. Justice, Milan Patel, Irina B. Tsvetkova, Krzysztof Kamocki, Andrew M...> ;Scientific Reports. 2016 Aug 17
21 citations
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin and Lung Cell Apoptosis.
Karina A. Serban, Irina Petrache> ;Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2016 Apr 26
16 citations
Scavenger receptor class B, type I-mediated uptake of A1AT by pulmonary endothelial cells.
Angelia D. Lockett, Daniela N. Petrusca, Matthew J. Justice, Christophe Poirier, Karina A. Serban, Natalia I. Rush, Malgorzata M. Kamocka, Dan Predescu, Sanda Predescu...> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2015 Jun 19
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Hospital Affiliations

National Jewish HealthDenver, Colorado