Victor Chaban, Ph.D.

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A Short Biography:

Dr. Victor V. Chaban is Professor of Medicine with dual faculty appointment at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Chaban completed his post-doctoral training in Neuroscience at UCLA and graduate studies in Clinical Research at CDU. His area of expertise is signal transduction mechanisms of nociception associated with clinical presentations of visceral pain in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Painful Bladder Syndrome, Chronic Pelvic Pain and others. Dr. Chaban is a member of National Institute of Health and several international study sections. Dr. Chaban serves as Executive Editor for Journal of Autacoids and Hormones and Editor In Chief for the International Journal of Research in Nursing. He is an author of new book: “Unraveling the Enigma of Visceral Pain” by Nova Publishers, N.Y. 2016 and editor of another book: “Irritable Bowel Syndrome: New Concepts for Research and Treatments” by InTech, 2017.
Work Titles
Charles Drew University Professor, Internal Medicine Program Director, Axis
UCLA Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Education:
Degrees:
Ph.D., Institute of Physiology, Ukrainian Acad. Sci., Kiev, 1990 - 1994
M.S., Charles R. Drew University, 2009
Academic Experience:
2001 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Neuroscience
Honors and Awards:
International Union of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Wood -Whellan Award
President’s Award for Excellence in Service to CDU
CDU, Emerging Scientist Award
CRED Scholar Award

Contact Information:

Work Email Address:

chaban@ucla.edu


Website:

Web-Profile

Fax Number:

(323) 563 4887

Work Phone Number:

(323) 357 3672

(323) 568-3350

Mailing Address:

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
1731 E. 120th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90059


Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Chaban Victor V, Cho Taehoon, Reid Christopher B, Norris Keith C   Physically disconnected non-diffusible cell-to-cell communication between neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y and DRG primary sensory neurons American journal of translational research, 2013; 5(1): 69-79.
Chaban Victor   Estrogen and Visceral Nociception at the Level of Primary Sensory Neurons Pain research and treatment, 2012; 2012(2012): .
Cho Taehoon, Chaban Victor V   Expression of P2X3 and TRPV1 receptors in primary sensory neurons from estrogen receptors-α and estrogen receptor-β knockout mice Neuroreport, 2012; 23(9): 530-4.
Chaban Victor, Li Jichang, McDonald John S, Rapkin Andrea, Micevych Paul   Estradiol attenuates the adenosine triphosphate-induced increase of intracellular calcium through group II metabotropic glutamate receptors in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons Journal of neuroscience research, 2011; 89(11): 1707-10.
Chaban VV   Peripheral sensitization of sensory neurons Ethnicity & disease, 2010; 20(1 Suppl 1): S1-3-6.
Li Jichang, Micevych Paul, McDonald John, Rapkin Andrea, Chaban Victor   Inflammation in the uterus induces phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase and substance P immunoreactivity in dorsal root ganglia neurons innervating both uterus and colon in rats Journal of neuroscience research, 2008; 86(12): 2746-52.
Chaban Victor V   Visceral sensory neurons that innervate both uterus and colon express nociceptive TRPv1 and P2X3 receptors in rats Ethnicity & disease, 2008; 18(2 Suppl 2): S2-20-4.
Micevych Paul E, Chaban Victor, Ogi Julie, Dewing Phoebe, Lu John K H, Sinchak Kevin   Estradiol stimulates progesterone synthesis in hypothalamic astrocyte cultures Endocrinology, 2007; 148(2): 782-9.
Chaban Victor, Christensen Amy, Wakamatsu Micah, McDonald Michelle, Rapkin Andrea, McDonald John, Micevych Paul   The same dorsal root ganglion neurons innervate uterus and colon in the rat Neuroreport, 2007; 18(3): 209-12.
Chaban Victor V, Micevych Paul E   Estrogen receptor-alpha mediates estradiol attenuation of ATP-induced Ca2+ signaling in mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons Journal of neuroscience research, 2005; 81(1): 31-7.
Chaban Victor V, Lakhter Alexander J, Micevych Paul   A membrane estrogen receptor mediates intracellular calcium release in astrocytes Endocrinology, 2004; 145(8): 3788-95.
Chaban V V, Li J, Ennes H S, Nie J, Mayer E A, McRoberts J A   N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors enhance mechanical responses and voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels in rat dorsal root ganglia neurons through protein kinase C Neuroscience, 2004; 128(2): 347-57.
Chaban V V, Mayer E A, Ennes H S, Micevych P E   Estradiol inhibits atp-induced intracellular calcium concentration increase in dorsal root ganglia neurons Neuroscience, 2003; 118(4): 941-8.
Micevych Paul, Chaban Victor, Quesada Arnulfo, Sinchak Kevin   Oestrogen modulates cholecystokinin: opioid interactions in the nervous system Pharmacology & toxicology, 2002; 91(6): 387-97.
Chaban V V, McRoberts J A, Ennes H S, Mayer E A   Nitric oxide synthase inhibitors enhance mechanosensitive Ca(2+) influx in cultured dorsal root ganglion neurons Brain research, 2001; 903(1-2): 74-85.
McRoberts J A, Coutinho S V, Marvizón J C, Grady E F, Tognetto M, Sengupta J N, Ennes H S, Chaban V V, Amadesi S, Creminon C, Lanthorn T, Geppetti P, Bunnett N W, Mayer E A   Role of peripheral N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in visceral nociception in rats Gastroenterology, 2001; 120(7): 1737-48.
Gschossmann J M, Chaban V V, McRoberts J A, Raybould H E, Young S H, Ennes H S, Lembo T, Mayer E A   Mechanical activation of dorsal root ganglion cells in vitro: comparison with capsaicin and modulation by kappa-opioids Brain research, 2000; 856(1-2): 101-10.
Young S H, Ennes H S, McRoberts J A, Chaban V V, Dea S K, Mayer E A   Calcium waves in colonic myocytes produced by mechanical and receptor-mediated stimulation The American journal of physiology, 1999; 276(5 Pt 1): G1204-12.
Woodruff M L, Chaban V V, Worley C M, Dirksen E R   PKC role in mechanically induced Ca2+ waves and ATP-induced Ca2+ oscillations in airway epithelial cells The American journal of physiology, 1999; 276(4 Pt 1): L669-78.
Felix J A, Chaban V V, Woodruff M L, Dirksen E R   Mechanical stimulation initiates intercellular Ca2+ signaling in intact tracheal epithelium maintained under normal gravity and simulated microgravity American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology, 1998; 18(5): 602-10.
Chaban Victor   Visceral pain modulation in female primary afferent sensory neurons Current trends in neurology, ; 9: 111-114.
Chaban Victor V   Visceral Pain: Basic Research Concepts and Therapeutic Interventions International journal of research in nursing, ; 6(2): 27-28.
Chaban Victor   Estrogen modulation of visceral nociceptors Current trends in neurology, ; 7(2): 51-55.

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