Rebecca Crawford
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry & Biochemistry Loyola Marymount University
- Los Angeles CA
Education
University of Southern California
Ph.D.
Pharmacology
1981
University of California at Los Angeles
B.Sc.
Physics
1973
Areas of Expertise
Industry Expertise
Event Appearances
Investigation of a Possible Link between Dietary Citric Acid and Serum Ferritin Levels in Newly Diagnosed Hemochromatosis
International Symposium: Iron in Biology and Medicine Sorrento, Italy
1999-05-23
Articles
A 19-year-old man with sickle cell disease presenting with spinal infarction: a case report.
Journal of Medical Case Reports2013
Vasculopathy of the large vessels commonly occurs in sickle cell disease, and as a result cerebral infarction is a well characterized complication of this condition. However, spinal infarction appears to be rare. Spinal infarct is infrequent in the non-sickle cell population as well, and accounts for only about 1 percent of all central nervous system infarcts.
Kikuchi-Fugimoto's disease in sickle cell disease: report of 2 cases.
Journal of the Natural Medicine Association2012
Kikuchi-Fugimoto's Disease (KFD), also known as histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis, is most frequently seen in young women and has been associated with autoimmune disorders such as polymyositis and systemic lupus erythematosus. It is generally a self-limiting disease with recovery time ranging from weeks to months.
The Case for Iron Repletion as a Promoter in Testicular Cancer
Medical Hypotheses1998
The incidence of testicular cancer has increased considerably in this century. Current hypotheses (most specifically, those concerning environmental estrogens) show inconsistencies with this increase, either in terms of time course or individual exposure to proposed promoters.
Proposed Role for a Combination of Citric Acid and Ascorbic Acid in the Production of Dietary Iron Overload: A Fundamental Cause of Disease
Biochemical and Molecular Medicine1995
This paper presents a review of the significant body of literature linking dietary iron overload, not only to heart disease, but also to cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis, and possibly other disorders. Following an analysis of our understanding of the mechanistic role iron plays in oxidative damage, an interpretation of the fact that plasma concentrations of several antioxidants are decreased in the presence of disease is offered.
Phenylalanine hydroxylase isozymes in regenerating liver: Effects of diet and age
Biochemical Medicine1985
Three isozymes of phenylalanine hydroxylase (pi, kappa, and upsilon) have been identified in rat liver, but their individual purposes remain unknown. It may be possible, however, to discern a specific function for each by their differential response to stress. Also, individual variation in time course of response to stress may suggest whether the isozymes are a product of post-translational modification or of separate genes.
