Assistant Professor
Oral Health and Systemic Disease Research Group
Phone: 502-852-3175
Fax: 502-852-4052
Email: m0mart08@louisville.edu


Research Interests

- Molecular mechanisms of innate cell activation

Recent Publications

1. Rehani K, Scott DA, Renaud D, Hamza H, Williams LR, Wang H, Martin M. Cotinine-induced convergence of the cholinergic and PI3 kinase-dependent anti-inflammatory pathways in innate immune cells. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. (in press, 2008).

2. Ruby J, Rehani K, Martin M. Treponema denticola activates mitogen-activated protein kinase signal pathways through Toll-like receptor 2. Infect. Immun. 75:5763-8 (2007).

3. Scott DA, Martin M. Exploitation of the nicotinic anti-inflammatory pathway for the treatment of epithelial inflammatory diseases. World J. Gastroenterol. 12: 7451-9 (2006).

4. Harokopakis E, Albzreh MH, Martin MH, Hajishengallis G.TLR2 transmodulates monocyte adhesion and transmigration via Rac1- and PI3K-mediated inside-out signaling in response to Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae. J. Immunol.176: 7645-56 (2006).

5. Martin M, Rehani K, Jope RS, Michalek SM. Toll-like receptor-mediated cytokine production is differentially regulated by glycogen synthase kinase 3. Nat. Immunol. 6: 777-84 (2005).