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Omar Loya

University of Illinois Chicago

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Jun SuniD· 2 shared Suellen D. OliveiraiD· 2 shared Vinicio de Jesús PéreziD· 2 shared Alan Brito Carneiro· 1 shared DL Williams· 1 shared Dustin R. FraidenburgiD· 1 shared Elizabeth S. Villarreal· 1 shared ES Villarreal· 1 shared

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Sex-linked Lung Estrobolome May Contribute to Pulmonary Hypertension Penetrance of Bmpr2 R899X Mutation via an ET-1high Endoregulatory Macrophage Phenotype

Omar Loya, Elizabeth S. Villarreal, Alan Brito Carneiro, Stuti Agarwal, Dustin R. Fraidenburg, Jun Sun, Vinicio de Jesús Pérez, Tim Lahm, Suellen D. Oliveira

This study identifies a microbiome-estrogen-immune axis that contributes to sex-linked pulmonary hypertension in Bmpr2 R899X mutation carriers.

bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Endothelial c-IAP2 Loss Amplifies P2X7 Receptor-Driven Inflammation and Worsens Infection-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension

ES Villarreal, Ygor Marinho, Omar Loya, Samuel Yaw Aboagye, DL Williams, Jun Sun, SERPIL CEM ERZURUM, Vinicio de Jesús Pérez, Suellen D. Oliveira

This study shows that loss of endothelial c-IAP2 worsens Sch-PH by amplifying P2X7R-driven inflammation and microvascular apoptosis.

bioRxiv · May 22, 2025 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology