Dr. K Frank Austen MD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
Smiths Building Room 638 Bwh Rheumat Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. K Austen is a rheumatologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Austen specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Austen treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1954
Board Certification
Allergy and ImmunologyAmerican Board of Allergy and ImmunologyABAI
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- gp49B1 inhibits IgE-initiated mast cell activation through both immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motifs, recruitment of src homology 2 domain-containing phosphatase-1, and suppression of early and late calcium mobilization.
- Structural determinants of the eosinophil: chemotactic activity of the acidic tetrapeptides of eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis.
- Cytosolic phospholipase A2 is essential for both the immediate and the delayed phases of eicosanoid generation in mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells.
- T helper cell type 2 cytokine-mediated comitogenic responses and CCR3 expression during differentiation of human mast cells in vitro.
- Low molecular weight group IIA and group V phospholipase A(2) enzymes have different intracellular locations in mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells.
- Phospholipase A2 enzymes in eicosanoid generation.
- The biochemical, molecular, and genomic aspects of leukotriene C4 synthase.
- Properdin: initiation of alternative complement pathway.
- Purification and synthesis of eosinophilotactic tetrapeptides of human lung tissue: identification as eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis.
- Purification and characterization of human vascular plasminogen activator derived from blood vessel perfusates.
- Purification and characterization of human vascular plasminogen activator derived from blood vessel perfusates.
- The gp49A gene has extensive sequence conservation with the gp49B gene and provides gp49A protein, a unique member of a large family of activating and inhibitory receptors of the immunoglobulin superfamily.
- Mast-cell responses in the development of asthma.
- Control of the amplification convertase of complement by the plasma protein beta1H.
- Senescent jejunal mast cells and eosinophils in the mouse preferentially translocate to the spleen and draining lymph node, respectively, during the recovery phase of helminth infection.
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