David N. Brindley

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University of Alberta
Medicine and Dentistry
Biochemistry
ProfessorAppointed: 1988

Mailing Address

357 Heritage Medical Research Building
Director, Signal Transduction Research Group
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2S2
Canada

Contact Information

Phone: (780) 492-2078
Fax: (780) 492-3383
david.brindley@ualberta.ca

Qualifications

D.Sc., University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, 1977.
Ph.D., University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, 1966.
B.Sc., University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, 1963.

Expertise and Research Interests

My research interests are as follows:
Regulation of signal transduction by lipid mediators; lipid phosphate phosphatase; phosphatidate; sphingosine 1-phosphate; ceramides.

Other Expertise

Lipids in cancer; angiogenesis; wound healing and vesicle movement.

Consultant for a pharmaceutical company.

Future Research

Study of the role of lipid phosphate phosphatase and sphingosine 1-phosphate phosphatase in regulating cell division, migration, cell death and vesicle transport.

Industrial Relevance

The work examines the role of lipid mediators in regulating cell growth, death and movement. It has application in angiogenesis, cancer, cardiovascular disease and inflammation.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Apoptosis, Biochemistry, Cell Death, Cell Division, Lipoproteins, Medical Disciplines or Fields, Molecular Cellular Entities, Signal Transduction.

Additional Terms:

Cell Death, Cell Division, Chemotaxis, Lipid Mediators, Lysophosphatidate, Signal Transduction, Sphingosine 1-phosphate.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

French: (Functional, Basic, Functional)

Memberships

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
British Biochemical Society
Canadian Atherosclerosis Society
Canadian Biochemical Society

Honors and Awards

1998, Heritage Medical Scientist, Renewal, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
1995, Fournier Pharma Atherosclerosis Research Communication Award, Fournier Pharmaceuticals
1993, Heritage Medical Scientist, Renewal, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
1988, Academico Correspondente of Royal Academy of Pharmacy, Spain, Royal Academy of Pharmacy, Spain
1988, Heritage Medical Scientist, initial award, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
1985, Personal Chair in Metabolic Regulation, University of Nottingham, U.K.

Previous Positions

1985-1987, Professor, University of Nottingham, Biochemistry
1979-1985, University of Nottingham, Reader

Funding Received

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): 'Regulation of angiogenesis by lipid mediators', Oct. 01/01 to Sept. 30/06.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): 'Oxidant-mediated endothelial toxicity & lipid signalling'. (collaboration with Dr. V. Natarajan), Mar. 01/99 to July 31/03.
  • Canadian Diabetes Association: 'Regulation of hepatic triglyceride synthesis in diabetes', July 1/03 to June 30/04.
  • (joint with Dr. D. English): 'Angiogenesis in the pulmonary microvasculature', July 1/03 to June 30/08.
  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC): 'Edothelial & smooth muscle cell regulation by tumor necrosis factor-alpha', July 1/02 to June 30/05.
  • Canadian Diabetes Association: 'Signal transduction & insulin resistance & tumor necrosis factor-alpha', July 1/01 to June 30/03.
  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC): 'Mechanisms & consequences of cardiac insulin resistance', July 01/99 to June 30/02.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): 'Neutrophil signalling by pulmonary endothelial PA'. (collaboration with Dr. D. English), Feb. 01/99 to Jan. 31/03.
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): 'Regulation of mammalian lipid phosphate phosphohydrolases', Apr. 01/99 to Mar. 31/04.

Publications

  • J Mei, C-N Wang, L O'Brien, DN Brindley., Cell-permeable ceramides increase basal glucose incorporation into triacylglycerols but decrease the stimulation by insulin in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, Int. J. Obes. Relat. Metab. Disord., 27, 31-39, 2003
  • DN Brindley, D English, C Pilquil, K Buri, Z-C Ling., Lipid phosphate phosphatases regulate signal transduction through glycerolipids and sphingolipids, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1582, 33-44, 2002
  • J Mie, LS Holst, TR Landstrom, C Holm, DN Brindley, V Manganiello, E Degerman., C2-ceramide influences the expression and insulin-mediated regulation of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 3B and lipolysis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, Diabetes, 51, 631-637, 2002
  • D English, DN Brindley, S Spiegel, JGN Garcia., Lipid mediators of angiogenesis and the signalling pathways they initiate, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1582, 228-239, 2002
  • A Abousalham, TC Hobman, J Dewald, M Garbutt, DN Brindley., Cell-permeable ceramides preferentially inhibit coated vesicle formation and exocytosis in CHO compared to MDCK cells through preventing the membrane association of ADP ribosylation factor, Biochemical Journal, 361, 653-661, 2002
  • L Mantha, DN Brindley, JC Russell, Y Deshaies., Developmental changes in adipose tissue and muscle lipoprotein lipase in the obese, atherosclerosis-prone JCR:LA-corpulent rat, Int. J. Obesity, 26, 308-317, 2002
  • SG Bourgoin, MG Houle, IN Singh, D Harbour, S Gagnon, AJ Morris, DN Brindley, ARNO but not cytohesin-1 translocation is phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-dependent in HL-60 cells, Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 71, 718-728, 2002
  • G Boguslawski, JR Grogg, Z Welch, S Ciechanowicz, D Silva, AT Kovala, P McGlynn, DN Brindley, RA Rhoades, D English., Migration of vascular smooth muscle cells induced by sphingosine 1-phosphate and related lipids: potential role in the angiogenic response, Experimental Cell Research, 274, 264-274, 2002
  • D Wang, H Du, JH Jagger, DN Brindley, GJ Tigyi, MA Watsky., Injury-elicited differential transcriptional regulation of phospholipid growth factor receptors in the cornea, American Journal of Physiology, 283, C1646-1654, 2002
  • Y Mitani, A Mutlu, JC Russell, DN Brindley, J DeAlmeida, M Rabinovitch., Dexfenfluramine protects against pulmonary hypertension in rats, Journal of Applied Physiology, 93, 1770-1778, 2002
  • D English, JGN Garcia, DN Brindley., Platelet-released phospholipids link haemostasis and angiogenesis, Cardiovascular Research, 49, 588-599, 2001
  • C Pilquil, I Singh, Q-X Zhang, Z-C Ling, K Buri, LM Love, J Dewald, DN Brindley., Lipid phosphate phosphatase-1 dephosphorylates exogenous lysophosphatidate and thereby attenuates its effects on cell signalling. , Prostaglandins and Lipid Mediators, 64, 83-92, 2001
  • A Hanna, L Berthiaume, Y Kikuchi, D Begg, S Bourgoin, DN Brindley., Tumor necrosis factor-a induces stress fiber formation through ceramide production: Role of sphingosine kinase., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 12, 3618-3630, 2001
  • IN Singh, LM Stromberg, SG Bourgoin, VA Sciorra, AJ Morris, DN Brindley, Ceramide inhibition of mammalian phospholipase D1 and D2 activities is antagonized by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-biphosphate., Biochemistry, 40, 11227-11233, 2001
  • J Xu, L Love, I Singh, Q-X Zhang, J Dewald, DA Wang, DJ Fisher, G Tigyi, LG Berthiaume, DW Waggoner, DN Brindley., Lipid phosphate phosphatase-1 and Ca2+ control lysophosphatidate signaling through EDG-2 receptors, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275, 27520-27530, 2000
  • J Xu, Q-X Zhang, CS Pilquil, LG Berthiaume, DW Waggoner, DN Brindley, Lipid phosphate phosphatase-1 in the regulation of lysophosphatidate signaling, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 905, 81-90, 2000
  • D English, Z Welch, AT Kovala, K Harvey, OV Volpert, DN Brindley, JGN Garcia., Sphingosine 1-phosphate released from platelets during clotting accounts for the potent endothelial cell chemotactic activity of blood serum and provides a novel link between hemostasis and angiogenes, FASEB Journal, 14, 2255-2265, 2000
  • QX Zhang, CS Pilquil, J Dewald, LG Berthiaume, DN Brindley., Identification of structurally important domains of lipid phosphate phosphatase-1: implications for its sites of action, Biochemical Journal, 345, 181-184, 2000 Abstract
  • D English, AT Kovala, Z Welch, KA Harvey, RA Siddiqui, DN Brindley, JGN Garcia., Induction of endothelial cell chemotaxis by sphingosine 1-phosphate and stabilization of endothelial monolayer barrier function by lysophosphatidic acid, potential mediators of hematopoietic angiogene, Journal of Hematotherapy and Stem Cell Research, 8, 627-634, 1999
  • D English, Y Cui, R Siddiqui, C Patterson, V Natarajan, DN Brindley, JGN Garcia., Induction of endothelial monolayer permeability by phosphatidate, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 75, 105-117, 1999
  • A Hanna, EYW Chan, J Xu, JC Stone, DN Brindley., A novel pathway for tumor necrosis factor-a and ceramide signaling involving sequential activation of tyrosine kinase, p21ras, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274, 12722-12728, 1999
  • SG Payne, DN Brindley, LJ Guilbert., Epidermal growth factor inhibits ceramide-induced apoptosis and lowers ceramide levels in primary placental trophoblasts, Journal of Cell Physiology, 180, 263-270, 1999
  • DW Waggoner, J Xu, I Singh, R Jasinska, QX Zhang, DN Brindley., Structural organization of mammalian lipid phosphate phosphatases: implications for signal transduction, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1439, 299-316, 1999 Abstract
  • R Jasinska, Q-X Zhang, C Pilquil, I Singh, J Xu, J Dewald, DA Dillon, LG Berthiaume, GM Carman, DW Waggoner, D.N. Brindley., Lipid phosphate phosphohydrolase-1 degrades exogenous glycerolipid and sphingolipid phosphate esters, Biochemical Journal, 340, 677-686, 1999
  • DN Brindley, DW Waggoner., Mammalian lipid phosphate phosphohydrolases, Journal of Biological Chemistry, 273, 24281-24284, 1998
  • C-N Wang, L O'Brien, DN Brindley., Effects of cell-permeable ceramides and tumor necrosis factor-a on insulin signaling and glucose uptake in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, Diabetes, 47, 24-31, 1998

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