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Environmental Mutagen Society (EMS) 40th Anniversary Article
Impact of EMS outreach: successful developments in Latin America. 2010 (in press).  Olivero1 O. A., Larramendy2 M. L., Soloneski2 S., Menck3 C. F. M., Zamorano-Ponce4 E., Matta5 J., Folle6 G. A., Spivak7* G.
 
  • The article is based on the oral presentations, meetings, and symposium of the EMS that took place in Río Grande, Puerto Rico in October, 2008 . The works from Dr. Jaime Matta’s Lab were selected by the EMS to represent Puerto Rico together with the research presented by other colleagues from Latin American Countries. These works will be published in a special 40th Anniversary Issue of the EMS in the near future.  The selected scientists have all contributed to the advancement of research in their respective countries in a variety of scientific specialties related to DNA repair and cancer susceptibility, genomic organization and stability, as well as, genetic diversity and environmental contaminants

Public Health Articles
  • Matta JL (2009). El Cáncer en Puerto Rico: Perspectiva del 2009. Medicina y Salud Publica, Mayo-Junio, 2009, volumen XV, pp.28-30.
     
Submitted (in review)
  • Matta, JL, Miguel Echenique, M., Negron E, Morales, L. Vargas, W, F Sánchez
    Gaetan F, Ramírez Lizardi E, Torres A, Ortiz Rosado, J, Bolaños G, González Cruz
    J, Laboy J, Barnes R, Santiago Medina S, Romero A, Bayona, M. (2010) DNA Repair as a predictor of breast cancer in women . Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. Re-submitted February 1, 2010, in review.
Publications
 
  1. Matta JL, Rodriguez G., Villa J., Ruiz A. (2010). The role of DNA repair capacity in melanoma skin cancer risk in a population chronically exposed to high levels of sunlight. The Ochsner Journal.
     
  2. Gao LM, Matta JL, Rheingold AL, E Meléndez. (2009). Synthesis, Structure and Biological Activity of Amide-Functionalized Titanocenyls: Improving their Cytotoxic Properties. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 694:4134-4139.
     
  3. Gao LM, Matta JL, Rheingold A, Meléndez E (2009). Synthesis, Structure and Biological Activity of Amide-Functionalized Titanocenyls: Improving their Cytotoxic Properties. Anti-Cancer Drugs, accepted for publication.
     
  4. Feliciano I, Matta J, Meléndez E. (2009). Water-soluble molybdenocene complexes with both proliferative and antiproliferative effects on cancer cell lines and their binding interactions with human serum albumin. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 14:1109-1117. Epub 2009 Jun 18.
     
  5. Feliciano I, Matta JL, Meléndez E (2009). Water Soluble Molybdenocene Complexes with both Proliferative and Anti-proliferative Properties on Cancer Cell Lines. Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. In press.
     
  6. Gao LM, Hernández R, Matta JL, Melendez E (2009).Synthesis, Structure, Electrochemistry and Cytotoxic Properties of Ferrocenyl Ester Derivatives. Metal-Based Drugs. Volume 2009, Article ID 420784, 8 pages, PUBMED.
  7. Cruz A, Vazquez D, Matta JL, Suárez EB (2008). Role of XPD, P53 and PTCH genes mutations in the development of early onset basal cell carcinoma. Ethnicity & Disease, Official Journal of ISHIB. 18(2):S1-2.
     
  8. Suárez EB, Matta JL, Rolón M, Maldonado L, Detrés Y, De la Motta A, Gelado, M, Ramos J, Armstrong R (2008). Molecular identification of the bacterial burden in Sahara Dust Samples using a new method to improve the evidence for the effective management of public health measures during an SD event. Journal of Environmental Health Research 07:2, http://www.jehr-online.org.
     
  9. Riker A, Enkemann S, Fodstad O, Liu S, Ren S, Morris C, Xi Y, Howell P, Metge B, Samant R, Shevde L, Li W, Eschrich S, Daud A, Ju J, Matta JL (2008). The gene expression profiles of primary and metastatic melanoma yields a transition point of tumor progression and metastasis. BMC Genomics, 1:13. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1755-8794/1/13.
     
  10. Hernandez R, Lamboy J, Gao LM, Matta JL, Roman FR, Melendez E (2008). Structure-Activity Studies of Ti(IV) Complexes: Aqueous Stability, Ti(IV) intake by human apotransferrin, and cytotoxic properties in colon cancer HT29 cells. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 13(5):685-692.
     
  11. Suárez-Martinez EB, Ruiz A, Matías J, Morales L, Cruz A, Vázquez D, Villa J, Matta JL (2007). Early-onset of Sporadic Basal Cell Carcinoma: Germline mutations in the TP53, PTCH, and XPD genes. Puerto Rico Health Science Journal Dec; 26(4):349-354.
     
  12. Gao L, Hernández R, Matta JL, Meléndez E (2007). Synthesis, Ti(IV) intake by apo-transferrin and cytotoxic properties of functionalized titanocene dichlorides. Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 12:959-967.
     
  13. Matta JL, Ramos J, Armstrong R, D’Antoni H (2006). Niveles de luz ultravioleta ambiental asociados con apoptosis y necrosis en fibroblastos humanos. Acta Bioquím. Clin. Latinoam 40(4):553-560.
     
  14. Matta JL, Ramos J, Armstrong R, D’Antoni H (2006). Response of human fibroblasts to very low doses of environmental UV radiation. Caribbean Journal of Dermatology and Therapeutics 2:16-27.
     
  15. Phelan MA, Matta JL, Reyes YM, Fernando R, Norcross MA, Blanquet RS (2005). Associations between metals and the blue mesogleal protein of Cassiopea xamachana. Marine Biology published online December 7, 2005.
     
  16. Matta JL, Ramos JM, Armstrong RA, D’Antoni H (2005). Environmental UVA and UVB Threshold Doses for Apoptosis and Necrosis in Human Fibroblasts. Photochemistry and Photobiology 81(3):563-568.
     
  17. Ramos J, Villa J, Ruiz A, Armstrong R, Matta JL. (2004). UV dose determines key characteristics of non-melanoma skin cancer. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 13(12):2006-2010.
     
  18. Ramos JM, Ruiz A, Colen R, Lopez ID, Grossman L, Matta JL (2004). DNA repair and breast cancer susceptibility in women. Cancer Apr 1; 100(7):1352-1357.
     
  19. Matta JL, Villa JL, Ramos JM, Sanchez J, Chompré G, Ruiz A, Grossman L (2003). DNA repair and non-melanoma skin cancer in Puerto Rican populations. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Sep; 49(3):433-439.
     
  20. Gonzalez MJ, Mora EM, Miranda-Massari JR, Matta JL Riordan HD, Riordan NH (2002). Inhibition of human breast carcinoma cell proliferation by ascorbate and copper. Puerto Rico Health Science Journal 21:21-23.
     
  21. Matta J L, Nava J, Milad M, Manger R, Hupka A, Frazer T (2002). A pilot study for the detection of acute ciguatera intoxication in human blood. Journal of Toxicology-Clinical Toxicology 40:1-9.
     
  22. Rojas C, Matos B, Santiago N, Reymunde A, Matta JL (2001). Hepatitis C patients in Puerto Rico have an altered iron balance. Biological Trace Element Research Winter; 84:239-245.
     
  23. Matta JL, Milad M, Manger R, Tosteson T (1999). Heavy metals, lipid peroxidation and ciguatera toxicity in the liver of the Caribbean barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda). Biological Trace Element Research 70:69-79.
     
  24. Matta JL, Nazario CM, Armstrong RA, Navas J (1998). Epidemiological trends of melanoma in Puerto Rico from 1975-1991. Bol Asoc Med P R Jan-Mar; 90(1-3):8-11.
     
  25. Matta JL, Chapman DJ (1995). Effects of light, temperature and desiccation on the net emersed productivity of the intertidal macroalga Colpomenia peregrina Sauv. (Hamel) Journal Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology 189-13-27.
     
  26. Matta JL, Tosteson TR (1995). Preliminary studies on the role of oxygen-derived free radicals and lipid peroxidation in ciguatera poisoning. International Symposium on Ciguatera and Marine Natural Products held in South Kohala, Hawaii, August 8-10, 1994, pp. 109-120.
     
  27. Matta JL, Tosteson TR (1994). Oxygen-derived free radicals as regulators of toxicity in the benthic dinoflagellate Ostreopsis lenticularis. Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Toxic Marine Phytoplankton, Nantes, France, October, 1993.
     
  28. Iglesias-Prieto R, Matta JL, Robins WA, Trench RK (1992). Photosynthetic response to elevated temperature in the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum in culture. Proc Natl Acad of Sci U.S.A Nov; 89(21):10302-10305.
     
  29. Matta JL, Govind NS, Trench TR (1992). Polyclonal antibodies against iron-superoxide dismutases from E. coli B cross-react with superoxide dismutases from the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum. Journal of Phycology 28:353-356.
     
  30. Matta JL, Chapman DJ (1991). Photosynthetic performance and daily carbon balance of Colpomenia peregrina: seasonal variations and differences between intertidal and subtidal populations. Marine Biology 108:303-313.
     
  31. Matta JL, Trench TR (1991). The enzymatic response of the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum (Freudenthal) to growth in vitro under varied oxygen tensions. Symbiosis 11:31-45.
     
  32. Lewin RA, Cheng L, Matta JL (1985). Diurnal rhythm in the cell‑division frequency of Prochloron (Prochlorophyta) in nature. Phycologia 23(4):505‑550.