Dr. Rocco Venuto
Medicine

Phone: (716) 898-4803


OFFICE LOCATIONS

Erie County Medical
462 Grider Street
Buffalo NY, 14215

Phone: 898-4803
Fax: 898-3928
Contact: Anne Case
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DESCRIPTION OF INTERESTS

The physiology of pregnancy in experimental animals has been pursued by this investigator for approximately 20 years, with special emphasis on the mechanisms controlling blood pressure and renal function during pregnancy. This research has employed a variety of analytic techniques such as radioimmunoassays for prostanoids, renin and various biochemical assays to assess renal function, etc. In addition, physiology studies have been employed, electromagnetic flowprobes, ultrasonic transit time flowprobes, and other invasive techniques to chronically monitor animals to measure cardiac output, regional blood flow, including microspheres and thermodilution technique.

Other studies which have been undertaken include other animals (including dogs and rats) evaluating renal function and nephropathy and the mechanism of actions of various drugs, including diuretics and non steroidal antiinflammatory agents.


SPECIALTIES

Nephrology


PUBLICATIONS

Nainani N, Singh N, Shanahan T, Damodar A, Parimoo N, Ummadi S, Qazi Y, Murray BM, Tornatore KM, Ciccirella JC, Blessios GA, Venuto RC; Cross Reactive Epitope Group antibodies in sensitized kidneys transplant recipients was associated with early acute Antibody Mediated Rejection.; Transpl Immunol; 2008 Nov;
Singh N, Nainani N, Venuto RC, Gundroo AA, Qazi YA, Wadhawan S, Hasan M, Khalil F, Blessios GA, Tornatore KM, Murray BM; Impact of Alemtuzumab induction on; Transplantation; 2007 Jul;
Tornatore KM, Dole KB, Gillis KA, Wallace P, Wilding G, Leca N, Yassa S, Venuto RC; Pharmacokinetic Factors Associated with Pharmacodynamics of Activated T lymphocytes during Immunosuppressive Therapy; Amer. J. Transplant; 2007 Jul;
Singh N, Parimoo N, Ummadi S, Qazi YA, Murray BM, Shanahan T, Tornatore KM, Blessios GA, Venuto RC; Preformed CREG antibodies predispose to humoral rejection in renal transplant recipients induced with Campath-1H; Clin. Transplantation; 2007 Jul;
Gillis KA, Quazi Y, Karam JS, Belessions GA, Schloen M, Venuto RC, Tornatore KM; Serial Pharmacodynamic Responses to Abbreviated Induction with Anti - Thymocyte Globulin in Renal Transplant Recipients; Kidney International; 2007 Jun;
Qazi YA, Forrest A, Tornatore KM, Venuto RC; The clinical impact of 1:1 conversion from Neoral to a generic cyclosporine (Gengraf) in renal transplant recipients with stable graft function; Clin Transplant; 2006 Jun; 20(3); 313-317
Tornatore KM, Gillis KA, Dole KA, Leca N, Yassa S, Wallace P, Venuto RC; Pharmacokinetic Factors Associated with Temporal Pharmacodynamics of T regulatory lymphocytes (Tregs) during Immunosuppressive Therapy (IT); Clin. Pharmacol Ther; 2006; 79(2);
Gillis KA, Quazi Q, Karam J, Blessios G, Tornatore KM, Venuto RC; Serial Pharmacodynamic Responses to Anti-lymphocyte Globulin; Pharmacotherapy; 2006; 19; 217-217
Tornatore KM, Gillis KA, Dole KA, Wallace P, Leca N, Wilding G, Venuto RC; Time Dependent Change in Intracellular cytokines in African Americans and Caucasian Renal Transplant Recipients; Amer J Transplantation; 2006; 6; 141-141
Tornatore KM, Dole KA, Brazeau DA, Gillis KA, Zack YZ, Lecca N, Yassa S, Venuto RC; Race and Genotype Influence on Pharmacokinetics of Cyclosporine; J. American Soc. Nephrology; 2005; 16;
Gillis KA, Quazi Q, Karam J, Blessios G, Venuto RC, Tornatore KM; Serial Pharmacodynamic Responses to Anti-lymphocyte Globulin.; J. American Soc. Nephrology; 2005; 16;
Tornatore KM, Gilliland-Johnson KK, Farooqui M, Reed KA, Venuto RC; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic response of methylprednisolone in premenopausal renal transplant recipients.; J Clin Pharmacol; 2004 Sep; 44(9); 1003-1011
Tornatore KM, Gilliland-Johnson KK, Farooqui M, Reed KA, Venuto RC; Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic response of methylprednisolone in premenopausalrenal transplant recipients; J Clin Pharmacol; 2004 Sep; 44(9); 1003-1011
Tornatore KM, Garey KW, Saigal N, Reed K, Murray BM, Ingalls E, DiFrancesco R, Forrest A, Morse GD, Venuto RC, Morse GD; Ganciclovir pharmacokinetics and cytokine dynamics in renal transplant recipients with cytomegalovirus infection.; Clin Transplant; 2001 Oct; 15(5); 297-308
Venuto RC, Logue GL, Davis PJ, Tornatore KM; CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocyte and cortisol response patterns in elderly and young males after methylprednisolone exposure.; J Med; 1998; 29(3-4); 159-183
Murray BM, Amsterdam D, Gray V, Myers J, Gerbasi J, Venuto R; Monitoring and diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in renal transplantation.; J Am Soc Nephrol; 1997 Sep; 8(9); 1448-1457
Tornatore KM, Logue G, Venuto R, Davis PJ; Cortisol pharmacodynamics after methylprednisolone administration in young and elderly males.; J Clin Pharmacol; 1997 Apr; 37(4); 304-311
Tornatore KM, Reed KA, Venuto RC; Assessment of methylprednisolone pharmacokinetics and cortisol response during the early and chronic postrenal transplant periods.; Transplantation; 1995 Dec; 60(12); 1607-1611
Tornatore KM, Reed KA, Venuto RC, Tornatore-Morse KM; Methylprednisolone and cortisol metabolism during the early post-renal transplant period.; Clin Transplant; 1995 Dec; 9(6); 427-432
Tornatore KM, Reed K, Venuto R, Tornatore-Morse KM; 24-hour immunologic assessment of CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes in renal transplant recipients receiving chronic methylprednisolone.; Clin Nephrol; 1995 Nov; 44(5); 290-298
Tornatore KM, Biocevich DM, Reed KA, Tousley K, Gray V, Singh JP, Murray BM, Venuto RC, Tornatore-Morse KM; Post-transplant diabetes mellitus and methylprednisolone pharmacokinetics in African-American and Caucasian renal transplant recipients.; Clin Transplant; 1995 Aug; 9(4); 289-296
Walshe JJ, Reed K, Venuto RC, Tornatore KM; Pharmacokinetics of methylprednisolone during acute renal allograft rejection.; Clin Transplant; 1995 Apr; 9(2); 74-78
Biocevich DM, Reed K, Tousley K, Singh JP, Venuto RC, Tornatore KM; Methylprednisolone pharmacokinetics, cortisol response, and adverse effects in black and white renal transplant recipients.; Transplantation; 1995 Mar; 59(5); 729-736
Reed KA, Venuto RC, Tornatore KM; Repeated assessment of methylprednisolone pharmacokinetics during chronic immunosuppression in renal transplant recipients.; Ann Pharmacother; 1995 Feb; 29(2); 120-124
Tornatore KM, Logue G, Venuto RC, Davis PJ; Pharmacokinetics of methylprednisolone in elderly and young healthy males.; J Am Geriatr Soc; 1994 Oct; 42(10); 1118-1122
Murray BM, Brentjens J, Amsterdam D, Myers J, Gray V, Pawlowski I, Schewegler K, Singh JP, Venuto RC; The cytomegalovirus-antigenemia assay in the diagnosis of posttransplant cytomegalovirus infection.; J Am Soc Nephrol; 1994 Feb; 4(8); 1615-1622
Reed K, Walshe JJ, Venuto RC, Tornatore KM; Cortisol pharmacodynamic response to long-term methylprednisolone in renal transplant recipients.; Pharmacotherapy; 1994; 14(1); 111-118
Tornatore KM, Walshe JJ, Reed KA, Holdsworth MT, Venuto RC; Comparative methylprednisolone pharmacokinetics in renal transplant patients receiving double- or triple-drug immunosuppression.; Ann Pharmacother; 1993 May; 27(5); 545-549
Tornatore KM, Reed KA, Venuto RC, Tornatore-Morse KM; Racial differences in the pharmacokinetics of methylprednisolone in black and white renal transplant recipients.; Pharmacotherapy; 1993; 13(5); 481-486
Morse GD, Holdsworth MT, Venuto RC, Gerbasi J, Walshe JJ; Pharmacokinetics and clinical tolerance of intravenous and oral cyclosporine in the immediate postoperative period.; Clin Pharmacol Ther; 1988 Dec; 44(6); 654-664
Morse GD, Holdsworth MT, Venuto R, Gerbasi J, Walshe JJ,; Pharmacokinetics and clinical tolerance of intravenous and oral cyclosporine in the immediate postoperative period.; Clin Pharmacol Ther; 1988 Dec; 44(6); 654-664
Murray B, Edwards L, Morse G, Kohli RR, Venuto R,; Clinically important interaction of cyclosporine and erythromycin.; Transplantation; 1987 Apr; 43(4); 602-604
Sreenivasan V, Walker B, John Krasney, Basab Mookerjee, Rocco Venuto; Role of endogenous prostaglandins in volume expansion and during furosemide infusion in conscious dogs.; Hypertension; 1981 Apr; 3(1); 59-66


GRANTS

August 1986 to June 1989
The Role of Prostaglandins in Renal Function During Pregnancy.
New York State Research Council
Amol Lele, E.E. Cunningham, RC Venuto