B.S., Walsh University; M.S., University of Akron; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Publications
Folzenlogen, S.L., Novak, J. and Banks, R.O. Mannitol and saline induced changes in cardiorenal actions of endothelin. Proc. Soc. Exptl. Biol. Med. 200: 378-382, 1992.
Novak, J. and Banks, R.O. Lead and nickel alter the cardiorenal actions of endothelin in the rat. Proc. Soc. Exptl. Biol. Med., 208: 191-198, 1995.
Granger, J., J. Novak, C. Schnackenberg, S. Williams, G. Reinhart. Role of renal nerves in mediating the long-term hypertensive and renal effects of nitric oxide synthesis inhibition. Hypertension 27 (2): 613-618, 1995.
Granger, J., C. Schnackenberg, J. Novak, B. Tucker, T. Miller, S. Morgan, and S. Kassab. Role of nitric oxide in modulating the long-term renal and hypertensive actions of norepinehrine. Hypertension 29(2): 205-209,1997.
Novak, J., J.F. Reckelhoff, L. Bumgarner, K. Cockrell, S.E. Kassab, J.P. Granger. Reduced sensitivity of the renal circulation to angiotensin II in pregnant rats. Hypertension 30(2): 580-584, 1997.
Kassab, S., J. Novak, T. Miller, K. Kirchner, J.P. Granger. Role of endothelin in mediating the attentuated renal hemodynamics in Dahl Salt-Sensitive Hypertension. Hypertension 30(2):682-686, 1997.
Kassab, S., M.T. Miller, R. Hester, J. Novak, J.P. Granger. Systemic hemodynamics and regional bloodflow during chronic nitric oxide synthesis inhibition in pregnant rats. Hypertension 31(1 pt2): 315-320, 1998
Kassab, S., M.T. Miller, J. Novak, J. Reckelhoff, B. Clower, J.P. Granger. Endothelin-A receptor antagonism attenuates the hypertension and renal injury in Dahl salt-sensitive rats. Hypertension 31(2):397-402, 1998.
Khalil, R.A., J.K. Crews, J. Novak, S. Kassab, J.P. Granger. Enhanced vascular reactivity during inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis in pregnant rats. Hypertension 31(5):1065-1069, 1998.
Alexander B.T., M.T. Miller, S. Kassab, J. Novak, J.F. Reckelhoff, W.C. Kruckeberg, J.P. Granger. Differential expression of renal nitric oxide synthase isoforms during pregnancy in rats. Hypertension 33(1pt2): 435-9, 1999.
Granger J.P., S. Kassab, J. Novak, J.F. Reckelhoff, B. Tucker, M.T. Miller. Role of nitric oxide in modulating renal function and arterial pressure during chronic aldosterone excess. Am. J Physiol. 276(1 Pt 2): R197-202, 1999.
Crew, J.K., J. Novak, J.P. Granger, R.A. Khalil. Stimulated mechanisms of Ca2+ entry into vascular smooth muscle during NO synthesis inhibition in pregnant rats. Am. J Physiol. 276(2 pt2): R530-8, 1999.
Conrad, K.P., L.A. Danielson, J. Novak, L.J. Kerchner, O.D. Sherwood, R.E. Gandley, R. J. Ramirez, and P.A. Moalli.. Is relaxin is the elusive renal vasodilator of pregnancy. In: Relaxin 200 3rd International Conference on Relaxin & Related Peptides. Tregear, G.W., Ivell, R., Bathgate, R.A. and Wade, J.D., 2001.
Novak J, L.A. Danielson, L.S. Kerchner, O.D. Sherwood, R. J. Ramirez, P.A. Moalli, and K.P. Conrad. Relaxin is the elusive renal vasodilator of pregnancy. J. Clin. Invest., 107: 1469-1475, 2001.
Conrad, K.P., R.W. Powers, A.K. Davis and J. Novak. Citrulline is not the major product using the standard NOS activity assay on renal cortical homogenates. Am. J. Physiol. 282:R303-R310, 2002.
Ramirez, R.J., J. Novak, R.E. Gandley, T.P. Johnston, M.K. McLaughlin, C.A. Hubel. Endothelial function and myogenic reactivity in small mesenteric arteries of hyperlipidemic pregnant rats. Am. J. Physiol.281: R1330-1337, 2001
J. Novak, R. J.J. Ramirez, R. E. Gandley, O. D. Sherwood and K. P. Conrad. Myogenic reactivity is reduced in small renal arteries isolated from relaxin-treated rats. Am. J. Physiol., 283:R349-R355, 2002.
Jeyab, A., *J.Novak*. L.A. Danielson*, L.J. Kerchner, S.L. Opett, and K.P. Conrad Essential role for vascular gelatinase activity in relaxin-induced renal vasodilation, hyperfiltration and reduced myogenic reactivity of small arteries. Circ Res. 93:1249-1257, 2003. *authors contributed equally to this work.
Novak, J. R. J. Rajakumar, T. M. Miles, and K.P. Conrad. Nitric oxide synthase isoforms in the rat kidney during pregnancy, Journal of Society for Gynecological Investigation 11(5): 280-288, 2004.
Conrad, K.P., D. O. Debrah, J. Novak , L.A. Danielson, and S.G. Shroff. Relaxin modifies systemic, arterial resistance and compliance in conscious, nonpregnant rats. Endocrinology 145:3289-3296, 2004.
Conrad, K.P., J. Novak. Emerging role of relaxin in renal and cardiovascular function. Am J. Physiol (invited review) 287:R250-R261, 2004
Kerchner, L.J., J. Novak, K. Hanley-Yanez, K.D. Doty, and K.P. Conrad. Evidence against the hypothesis that endothelial endothelin B receptor expression is regulated by relaxin and pregnancy. Endocrinol., Accepted with minor revisions.
Ramirez, R.J.J, C.A. Hubel, J. Novak, J.R. DiCianno, V.K. Kagan, and R.E. Gandley. Moderate ascorbate deficiency increases myogenic tone of arteries from pregnant but not virgin acorbate-dependent rats. Hypertension 2006; 47:1-7, 2006.
Lucitti, J., R. Visconti, J. Novak, B. Keller. Increased arterial load alters aortic structural and functional properties during embryogenesis. Am. J Physiol., in press, 2006.
Debrah, D.O., J. Novak, J.E. Matthews, R.J. Ramirez, S.G. Shroff, K.P. Conrad. Relaxin is essential for systemic vasodilation and increased global arterial compliance during early pregnancy in conscious rats. Endocrinology. 147(11), 2006.
Novak, J., L.J. Parry, J.E. Matthews, L.J. Kerchner, K. Indovina, K. Hanley-Yanez, K.D. Doty, D.O. Debrah, S.G. Shroff, K.P. Conrad. Evidence for local relaxin ligand-receptor expression and function in arteries. FASEB J. 20:2352-2362, 2006.
Jeyabalan, A., J. Novak, K.D. Doty, J. Matthews, M.C. Fisher, L.J. Kerchner, K.P. Conrad. Vascular matrix metalloproteinase-9 mediates the inhibition of myogenic reactivity in small arteries isolated from rats after short-term administration of relaxin. Endocrinology 148(1): 189-197, 2007.
Ramirez RJJ, Matthews JE, Novak J Altered Myogenic Responsiveness in Resistance Sized Mesenteric Arteries after Uterine Perfusion Pressure Reductions in Late Pregnant Rats. Hypertension In Pregnancy. Posted online on September 6, 2010. (doi:10.3109/10641950903322923), 2010.
Reho JJ, Peck JP, Novak J, Ramirez RJ. Hypertension Induced by Episodic Reductions in Uteroplacental Blood Flow in the Gravid Rat. Hypertension in Pregnancy. POSTED ONLINE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. (DOI:10.3109/10641955.2010.507853), 2010.
Jonathan T. McGuane, Leslie A. Danielson, Julianna E. Debrah, J. Peter Rubin, Jacqueline Novak, Kirk P. Conrad. Angiogenic Growth Factors Are New and Essential Players in the Sustained Relaxin Vasodilatory Pathway in Rodents and Humans. Hypertension. 2011; 57: 1151-1160.
Jonathan T. McGuane, Julianna E. Debrah, Laura Sautina, Yagna P. R. Jarajapu, Jacqueline Novak, J. Peter Rubin, Maria B. Grant, Mark Segal and Kirk P. Conrad. Relaxin Induces Rapid Dilation of Rodent Small Renal and Human Subcutaneous Arteries via PI3 Kinase and Nitric Oxide. Endocrinology July 1, 2011 vol. 152 no. 7 2786-2796.
Toot JD, Reho JJ, Novak J, Dunphy G, Ely DE, and Ramirez RJJ. Colony Social Stress Differentially Alters Blood Pressure and Resistance-sized Mesenteric Artery Reactivity in SHR/y and WKY Males. Stress 14,1:33- 41, 2011.
Toot JD, Reho JJ, Novak J, Dunphy G, Ely DE, and Ramirez RJJ. Testosterone Increases Myogenic Reactivity of Second-order Mesenteric Arteries in Both Defective And Normal Androgen Receptor Adult Male Rats. Gender Medicine. 8, 1: 40-52, 2011.
Reho JJ, Peck JP, Novak J, Ramirez RJJ. Increased myogenic reactivity of uterine arteries from pregnant rats with reduced uterine perfusion pressure. Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health. 2,2: 106-114, 2011.
Toot JD, Reho JJ, Novak J, Ramirez RJJ and Ely DE. Alterations in vasomotor systems and mechanics of resistance-sized mesenteric arteries from SHR and WKY male rats following in vivo testosterone manipulation. Biology of Sex Differences. 3,1, 2012.
Presentations
Poster presentation at the FASEB meeting, 1991
Poster presentation at Experimental Biology Meeting, 1993Poster presentation at Experimental Biology Meeting,1994
Poster presentation at Experimental Biology Meeting, 1996
Poster presentation at American Society of Hypertension1996
Poster presentation at Experimental Biology Meeting,1997
Oral presentation at the 12th Scientific Meeting The Inter-American Society of Hypertension, 199
Poster presentation at Experimental Biology Meeting, 1999
Poster presentation at the Society for Gynecological Investigation, 1999
Oral presentation at the Third International Conference on Relaxin and Related Peptides, 2000
Oral presentation at Experimental Biology Meeting, 2001
Poster presentation at Experimental Biology Meeting, 2002
Poster presentation at Society for Gynecological Investigation, 2003
Oral presentation at Experimental Biology Meeting, 2004
Poster presentation at Experimental Biology Meeting, 2004
Oral presentation at the Fourth International Conference on Relaxin and Related Peptides, 2004
Oral presentation at the No-Name meeting, 2004
