Publications
Easwaran, M., Kimura, A., Liao, H. Y., Khan, M. I., Golchin, A., Kiessling, P., & Erickson-DiRenzo, E. (2025). Laryngeal Basal Cell Response to Cigarette Smoke and E-Cigarette Aerosol Exposures. The Laryngoscope, 10.1002/lary.70092. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.70092
Kimura, A., Khan, M. I., Easwaran, M., Soo, J., Golchin, A., & Erickson-DiRenzo, E. (2025). Establishing a Mouse Model of Surgical Vocal Fold Injury. The Laryngoscope, 135(1), 213–222. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31732
Khan, M. I., Easwaran, M., Martinez, J. D., Kimura, A., & Erickson-DiRenzo, E. (2024). Method for Collecting Single Epithelial Cells from the Mouse Larynx. The Laryngoscope, 134(2), 786–794. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.30970
Easwaran, M., Maria, C. S., Martinez, J. D., Hung, B., Yu, X., Soo, J., Kimura, A., Gross, E. R., & Erickson-DiRenzo, E. (2024). Effects of Short-term Electronic(e)-Cigarette Aerosol Exposure in the Mouse Larynx. The Laryngoscope, 134(3), 1316–1326. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31043
Martinez, J. D., Easwaran, M., Ramirez, D., & Erickson-DiRenzo, E. (2023). Effects of Electronic (E)-cigarette Vapor and Cigarette Smoke in Cultured Vocal Fold Fibroblasts. The Laryngoscope, 133(1), 139–146. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.30073
Soo, J., Easwaran, M., & Erickson-DiRenzo, E. (2023). Impact of Electronic Cigarettes on the Upper Aerodigestive Tract: A Comprehensive Review for Otolaryngology Providers. OTO open, 7(1), e25. https://doi.org/10.1002/oto2.25
Easwaran, M., Martinez, J. D., Kim, J. B., & Erickson-DiRenzo, E. (2022). Modulation of mouse laryngeal inflammatory and immune cell responses by low and high doses of mainstream cigarette smoke. Scientific reports, 12(1), 18667. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23359-7
Easwaran, M., Martinez, J. D., Ramirez, D. J., Gall, P. A., & Erickson-DiRenzo, E. (2021). Short-term whole body cigarette smoke exposure induces regional differences in cellular response in the mouse larynx. Toxicology reports, 8, 920–937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.04.007
Erickson-DiRenzo, E., Easwaran, M., Martinez, J. D., Dewan, K., & Sung, C. K. (2021). Mainstream Cigarette Smoke Impacts the Mouse Vocal Fold Epithelium and Mucus Barrier. The Laryngoscope, 131(11), 2530–2539. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.29572
Nakayama, T., Lee, I. T., Jiang, S., Matter, M. S., Yan, C. H., Overdevest, J. B., Wu, C. T., Goltsev, Y., Shih, L. C., Liao, C. K., Zhu, B., Bai, Y., Lidsky, P., Xiao, Y., Zarabanda, D., Yang, A., Easwaran, M., Schürch, C. M., Chu, P., Chen, H., … Nayak, J. V. (2021). Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication in airway mucosal tissue and susceptibility in smokers. Cell reports. Medicine, 2(10), 100421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100421
Erickson-DiRenzo, E., Singh, S. P., Martinez, J. D., Sanchez, S. E., Easwaran, M., & Valdez, T. A., (2020). Cigarette smoke-induced changes in the murine vocal folds: a Raman spectroscopic observation. The Analyst, 145(23), 7709–7717. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0an01570a
Singh, S. P., Xia, A., Tusty, M., Victorovich Malkovskiy, A., Easwaran, M., Zarabanda, D., & Valdez, T. A. (2019). Identification of early inflammatory changes in the tympanic membrane with Raman spectroscopy. The Analyst, 144(22), 6721–6728. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9an01772k
Chukkapalli, S. S., Easwaran, M., Rivera-Kweh, M. F., Velsko, I. M., Ambadapadi, S., Dai, J., Larjava, H., Lucas, A. R., & Kesavalu, L. (2017). Sequential colonization of periodontal pathogens in induction of periodontal disease and atherosclerosis in LDLRnull mice. Pathogens and disease, 75(1), ftx003. https://doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftx003
Preprint
Qin, G. T., Zhao, Q., Fujita, A., Damiani, I., Easwaran, M., Basu, S., Gu, W., Li, D. Y., Worssam, M., Palmisano, B., Monteiro, J. P., Ramste, M., Kundu, R., Nguyen, T., Park, C., Weldy, C. S., Cheng, P., & Kim, J. B. (2024). Aryl-hydrocarbon receptor in smooth muscle cells protect against dioxin induced adverse remodeling of atherosclerosis. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2024.09.24.614572. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.24.614572
Conference Proceedings
Damiani, I., Weldy, C., Easwaran, M., Qin, G., Basu, S., Direnzo, E., Quertermous, T., & Kim, J. B. (2024). Abstract 145: Chronic Electronic Cigarette Exposure Accelerates SMC Phenotypic Modulation And Activates The NMDA-type Glutamate Receptor (NMDAR) Pathway In Mediating Vascular Calcification. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 44(Suppl_1), A145–A145. https://doi.org/10.1161/atvb.44.suppl_1.145
Qin, G., Easwaran, M., Damiani, I., Zhao, Q., Kundu, R. K., Nguyen, T., Cheng, P., Fujita, A., Quertermous, T., & Kim, J. B. (2023). Abstract 703: Dioxin-induced Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Modulation And Atherosclerosis Worsens In The Absence Of AHR. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 43(Suppl_1), A703–A703. https://doi.org/10.1161/atvb.43.suppl_1.703
Damiani, I., Easwaran, M., Qin, T. G., Cheng, P., Kim, H.-J., Martinez, J., DiRenzo, E., Quertermous, T., & Kim, J. B. (2022). Abstract 319: Electronic Cigarettes Activate The Heat Shock Response In Vascular Smooth Muscle In Atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 42(Suppl_1), A319–A319. https://doi.org/10.1161/atvb.42.suppl_1.319
Qin, G., Easwaran, M., Damiani, I., Zhao, Q., Kundu, R. K., Nguyen, T., Cheng, P., Quertermous, T., & Kim, J. B. (2022). Abstract 532: Dioxin Modifies The Transcriptomic And Epigenetic Landscape Of Smooth Muscle Cells Leading To Adverse Remodeling Of Atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 42(Suppl_1), A532–A532. https://doi.org/10.1161/atvb.42.suppl_1.532
Easwaran, M., Chukkapalli, S., Rivera-Kweh, M., Velsko, I., Zheng, D., Lucas, A., & Kesavalu, L. (2015). Role of periodontal pathogens in induction of atherosclerosis in LDLR-/- Mice. Atherosclerosis, 241(1), e44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.04.159